Labor Day

                That’s it!  I’m done with summer.  It’s September and I’m going to go ahead and pretend it is fall.  Went ahead and put up all the decorations up Sunday.  So many pumpkins.  But they were not enough.  Time for a pumpkin mission!!  Got some pretty cool stuff.  It remains to be seen if I don’t still find something else for the house.  You can’t really have too many pumpkins, can you?  The décor and smells of fall are great to come home to.  Real shame the weather has not fully transitioned.  The mornings have at least been nice and brisk.

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                What else did I do on the extended weekend?  I ate.  I had WAY too many foods that I have avoided due to the diet.  Hamburger on an actual bun.  Nachos two times.  A 7 layer burrito from f***ing Taco Bell.  A pathetic excuse for a pizza.  Was the Domino’s guy that sliced it drunk?  Was he having a laugh?  Either way, I managed to eat the ENTIRE hideous/glorious thing.  I felt like a heifer.  I also might have over indulged in a few adult beverages.  Hey, it’s my weekend to do what I please.  Which means I did not do much.  It was a very lazy weekend.  Pumpkins were the most excitement to be had.

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                I guess I should mention that I spent much of my time watching hurricane Dorian coverage on The Weather channel.  How exciting is that?  Pretty exciting and pretty terrifying.  It was an unprecedented storm.  With wind speed reaching 185mph it ranks as one of the top 5 strongest to ever hit the Atlantic basin.  And unlike most Cat 5 hurricanes, this one stalled out right over the Bahamas.  40 hours to be exact.  That’s like having an EF-3 tornado stay in the same place for almost 2 days.  Imagine the devastation.  Actually, look it up.   Parts of the Bahamas literally do not exist anymore.  The island will forever be altered.  I will admit here that when I saw the damage I choked up a bit.  It’s an absolute tragedy.  Watching it unfold in real time…

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                That sums up my exciting holiday weekend.  Fall decorating, pumpkin mission and a hurricane.  Don’t be jealous.

Jalapeño!

Monday I made some cheesy chicken & squash with some green sauce.  Throwing Julio’s green sauce into the mix was a game changer.  You can’t do wrong with that stuff.  If only I could crack the recipe.  Goals in life.  Delicious!

Tuesday we had my mother over for dinner and some wine.  Bekah made a delicious bun less chicken burger.  This is the second time she has made this meal and I think it was even better this time around.  My mom took home the leftovers for lunch.  Good job Bekah.

Breakfast for dinner.  Loaded omelet with a grilled steak.  I sautéed the mushrooms with sherry wine and butter, added spinach and of course sautéed onion and jalapeño.  The steak was just salt & pepper.  We need to do breakfast for dinner more often.

Thursday we had a Korean dish with gochujang sauce.  I’ve mentioned gochujang before.  I’m not kidding.  You need to try it.

Cocktail of the Week: Pineapple turmeric tonic