It’s Saturday again so here we go. If you would like to participate please either click on the picture above or click this link.
Only barbecue this summer with friends!
At Easter holiday weekend we were enjoying lunch at the beach with friends when somebody mentioned barbecues and one of us said that he hadn’t used his barbecue this summer. I have written and moaned often recently about our dismal summer so this wasn’t too surprising. I don’t possess a barbecue so I didn’t enter the conversation on this subject.
However, it was decided that we would fire up the barbecue today and invite those friends and another couple for dinner.
So we agreed that I would prepare the vegetables and today we have been to the market to buy them. They really are so much fresher than those in the supermarket and look so good.
This is my stand by dish that uses all and any vegetables with the potatoes. I make it like Au Gratin Potatoes but put other vegetables in the mix. This is also great because I have only one dish to clean up and it is always a success.
Today along with the potatoes we shall have cauliflower, leeks, onions, and zucchini/courgettes. A great accompaniment to the steak and sausages on/off the barbecue.
Often when I am on my own, I make this dish as a main course. Filling and very tasty. If you haven’t already tried it do so. Let me know how you get on.
And still no sign of Andy. Where could he have got to? I wonder if he would like this vegetable dish.
And noodling (my sister’s word) around the internet today I
found this gem in an article in Time Health of April 27 2011
“Armadillos — the armored placenta mammal found throughout much of the South. You probably imagined that, at worst, the threat posed by armadillos would be to your car by becoming roadkill, but that’s not all. According to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine, armadillos may actually be spreading leprosy to human beings. “There is a very strong association between the geographic location of the presence of this particular strain of M. leprae [a strain of the bacteria that causes leprosy] and the presence of armadillos in the Southern U.S.,” said Stewart Cole, the head of the Global Health Institute at EPFL in Switzerland and a lead author on the paper. “Our research provides clear DNA evidence that the unique strain found in armadillos is the same as the one in certain humans.”
Perhaps somebody at border control has seen this item. Oh oh – I worry for poor Andy.
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hmm… quite challenging, your 6 word saturday… will join later 🙂 thanks for sharing your little blog with the world!
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Thanks for dropping by – hope to see you again soon:)
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The vegetables at the market always look inviting, lovely colourful picture you have there.
I’m sure Andy Armadillo will arive soon, looking forward to when he does. 🙂
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Yes those vegetables look and taste fantastic. And we are hopeful that Andy might arrive tomorrow – finger crossed. 🙂
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Eating and shopping for such healthy food is a great distraction as you and Lotte wait, and wait and wait. Several folks told us about the connection between leprosy and armadillos, but the bakery and the candy factory never denied Andy entrance.
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I am sure that he will be welcome wherever we go. 🙂
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That casserole looks yummy! I expect that Andy will love it . . . if he ever shows up. 😉
Thanks for the reminder ~ I finally participated in SWS!
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I think SWS is fun and quite challenging. 🙂
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Your dish looks delicious. I’d definitely invite you to my barbecue! 🙂
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Oh good because that is one dish I can rely on. 🙂
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New Zealand customs can be tricky…beef jerky had to be thrown out at NZ customs a few weeks ago…maybe they don’t allow armadillos to enter NZ either???? : ) Ohhhh…Andy….where could you be???
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Yes our customs are very strict. A friend had an orange in her bag that she picked up in the hotel and forgot about. She was fined $200. Oh what will I have to pay to get Andy released?
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Do we get the recipe for the fab looking vege dish?
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Hi Darlene – I just make it the way you would make potatoes au gratin. I layer the vegetables potatoes first then some cheese and milk and built it up to the top layer and finish with more cheese. I cover it to start with and then remoe the lid for the final say 20 minutes. As you can see, there is nothing difficult or particularly measured or timed in this dish. Tastes different every time. Enjoy:)
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