I love plain pasta with butter, garlic, salt and pepper. Sometimes I’ll add a sprinkle of poultry seasoning too. I’ve always liked it.
I too wish you were closer. I’d be happy to let you ride my horse, he’s a really good egg. He’ll take good care of a beginner but he expects a more experienced rider to be a little more tactful.
Are there any therapeutic riding places in your area? I know that you wouldn’t be a typical client but maybe some place would be able to meet your needs.
I’m right there with you. I have always loved to people watch and what better than with a cool beverage?
And geez you guys complaining about the heat. Send some my way. We are pretending it is October here with temps in 50s and 60s and mostly overcast. It’s July already! Where is our summer? Though of course we may be whining next week that it is too hot…go figure :rolleyes: And I STILL have no tomatoes - flowers, pretty green leaves and lots of them and tall thick stems - but no tomatoes. grrrr
I love a good plate of simply pasta 
How do you “do” the garlic? Saute in the butter, just mince raw or ??
I love garlic but haven’t found the trick to serve it with pasta to get it nice and tasty.
Tomatoes on the vine is what I buy all year around, then let them ripen on the counter.
Some times it takes a couple days, some two weeks, just keep checking them every day.
They go from ripe to squashy in hours some times.
With those, some are very good, some less so.
A few harder and tasteless, like a chunk of soft wood.
Don’t even try to eat those.
The trick to store tomatoes, don’t expect them to be “real” tomatoes.
Saying all that, they are still tomatoes and do fine for most we want to use them.
That is, if you can’t find “real” tomatoes, of course.
Real tomatoes I think are a different plant than store ones, different in texture and taste.
As for hot, it is 99F here, has been for a while now, is just HOT.
Wow That is amazing Shiloh, 60’s?? I’d kill for 80’s right now, Well if it was just not for the humidity.
Your tomatoes need some heat. make sure you are keeping them well watered. You wait, this will end up by you in a week. LOL Are you northern CA? on the coast?
OH Bluey, I know about the crappy store tomatoes. They are gas ripened. Well at least in the winter.
Hot house. Uck. I am a true Tomato snob. since I grew up picking them on my farm on Long Island.
I just got these cause I really want a BLT. LOL
They are not too hard, or too squishy, but taste, well that remanls to be seen.
Will report tonight! :yes:
I cheat and use the minced garlic in the little jar. Still yummy and quite strong.
I grew up in the mountains picking vegetables every morning that would sell in the store.
Tomatoes were my breakfast.
You can’t eat enough of them.
Curious, my dog loved very ripe tomatoes.
Would also eat as many as he could reach.
I will take any tomatoes in place of none, no snob here.
I don’t think they make tomatoes like they used to any more …
Hope your BLT will hit the spot.
I slice whole cloves and saute lightly in olive oil. I like the butter melted on the pasta, not cooked. And the olive oil can take a little more heat. Yep, just gained a pound thinking about it.
Yes that is perfect. The butter does not hold up that well, and the Olive oil, well it just adds that special something with the garlic. I need to get some more olive oil. I have been out, and that was what was missing from the Pasta last night.
Oh I love Cold Pasta too. Left over.
I always have Zesty italian dressing around.
The oil separates to the top and you can use it as plain olive oil, other than it will be somewhat seasoned with the spicy taste.
You can still use the rest as is for salad dressing, even if some of the oil is missing.
Really, that dressing itself makes most anything very good, even pasta and most vegetables.
I’ll confess I’ve never used the jarred garlic as I usually have at least parts of a few heads lying around.
I’ll have to try messing with “duplicating” the jarred by mincing (with knife, not garlic press) and light, quick sauce in OO. I do love the addition of salt and pepper
I have a friend who marinates everything from fish to pork to beef in Italian dressing before grilling—it always turns out great!
I have chicken marinating in egg, lemon juice, garlic, parsley salt and pepper before it goes on the grill. Oh, I also then dredge the chicken in bread crumbs and parm cheese.
You guys are giving me ideas, I may drag the grill out of the garage yet.
Well I made the BLT. Eh… Pretty much like when you go to a restaurant and you see this on the menu, and you order it, and it is … well, a so so sandwich.
The bacon and lettuce were fine, on bakery English muffin bread. And yes it is a yummy bread, white and dense. Get it from a local store. And then there was that sad excuse for a tomato. Juicy, and red is all that could be said.
Ahh well something to look forward to!
no ? avacado ??! :winkgrin:
just dropping by to say ‘hi’ !!!
Not far from Salinas. I live in a mountain canyon and every night about 6p the fog rolls in over the mountains and hangs out until about 8p or so. It looks like someone is pouring meringue down the hills. So bloody spoilt (as my British friends would say) - I live about 30 min from the ocean, too. Well, 45 minutes but I speed! lol
Delicious summer pasta - spaghetti noodles with a little butter and lemon juice on them and fresh parsley. Needs no salt or pepper.
Oooooohh Zu Zu, Still disrespecting the classic, BLT I see. :lol: Well in all fairness, maybe since I won’t be around forever, I should give it a try. (((HUGS))))
Aaaavaaaaacaaaaadoooo…:disgust:
Where’d BUSY go? :lol:
Well WWIII has begun, In all fairness, It has not been bad, well it is just dark, so we will see.
I wish I could see them over the trees, it would not be just noise.
I think about all the critters wild and domestic this time of year, so much fear. Birds?? Oh my god.
the poor things. The goober boy, is sitting next to me while I type this. Seems hiding under the bed or couch is not as safe as next to me. He is actually handling it quite well. I just talk to him.
WOW they are going for the big guns. I should go see if I can catch a glimpse. once in a while one makes it over the tree line. Man those things are expensive. LOL
Hope your critters are all safe and snug. Happy 4th my wonderful friends.
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