Suppah Six

Summer is a crazy time for pity dinner - lots of comings and goings make Friday nights busy.  We had family visiting, now we have fishing trips.  But do not fear - you can't keep us out of the kitchen for too long!

Break in the action... mid May brought visitors to our town and work took me out of town.  We missed a few weeks in May, but Memorial Day weekend eve was grillin' time. We had Bacon Cheeseburgers... mixed some crumbled bacon and cheese with the beef- YUM! I also provided my crunchy noodle salad - cabbage slaw, ramen noodles and green onions with an oil and vinegar dressing.  Simple, but tastes great.

I needed some comfort food after a busy work week and a warm "sandwiches" with potato salad hit the spot.  Hoagie Bake and classic Potato Salad were simple to shop for, easy to cook and yummy to eat.  Not the most complex flavors or techniques, but some Fridays should be easy! Frizz could not join us due to work demands - we missed you!  We will have a few weeks hiatus due to visitors and travel.  Things get busy as the weather warms up.

We wrapped up the month and welcomed the early spring with a great meal... Chicken Florentine and Orzo with Peas and Mint.   This was a real winner winner chicken dinner.  Everyone seemed to really enjoy it- even Dory, who never likes her own cooking!  It was good to get back on schedule with such yummy eats.

The season of travel and other distractions contributed to some missed PD's... Dory & I visited her folks at the Icehouse... C Pap and Bubbles checked out the fishing on the Jersey shore... and Frizz enjoyed some hometown southern hospitality. We left poor Squirt on his own for a while.  Sorry buddy!

The return of meat - the people rejoiced!  Balsamic Steak Tips with Horseradish Mash. This was well received - though Bubbles seemed to feel it was a bit sweet.  Didn't stop him from cleaning the plate and enjoying the leftovers!

We closed out Fish Friday season with Buffalo-Style Catfish Strips with Ranch Dressing .  Of course, we departed from all the low fat / no fat ingredients and even ended up frying them rather than baking.  Oh well... we have a talented chef to make those kinds of upgrades!  Added some blue cheese dressing for dipping as well.  Celery had to be rationed to ensure a balanced presentation for the table.  Squirt was a late arrival, but we saved a little for him anyway!