Well, thanks!
I remember this controversy 
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September? SEPTEMBER???
Ok then.
Thanks @LindaWhit for starting the thread!
Tonight was a lazy dinner (on my part and overall.
The vegetarians started a diet last week which has been exhausting for them and mentally exhausting for sil and me in terms of meal ideas.
Tonight I suggested Viet summer rolls for them, which were a hit other than the diet quantity.
I was out in the garden giving some of the tomato plants a military haircut to take off dead and diseased leaves, which took a lot longer than I wanted - and I’m only half done.
After pork-a-palooza we are on to brisket-palooza. The trial piece had been cooked sous vide and was sitting in the fridge, so I suggested we eat that - it was smoked to finish while I was conducting tomato plant spa.
I sautéed a bag of frozen spinach with onions, garlic, chilli flakes, and tomatoes - did you think this was going to be a tomato-free meal? HA! Homemade bread from the freezer, grilled. And the smoked brisket.
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@Saregama! You git those bad tomato leaves! I’m right behind you.
I’m wearing white at least once more. But not with gazpacho on the menu. This might be one of the last batches. My tomatoes are toasted.
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No one has mentioned adult children coming home to (hopefully not sullen) parents!
We are getting delivary at the door from unknown local restos, and I know ALL the local restos! It is 15 minutes from one end of town to the other, WITH traffic! She must think this is Queens.
Surprise! Chicken thighs! Yay! Husband knows all the places that serve thighs, and avoids them. They both looked away as i enjoyed the skin. But also mapo tofu, which she enjoyed, and I’ve never tried.
This will be fun. Mostly.
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“NW Pacific Grilled salmon” or something like that…yet again. The flag is for mercy. “Take me out!” of the broiler they cried. Husband’s got no mercy and stayed in the broiler.
Dreaded (by now) tomatoes on the side.
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Yes @retrospek, wonderful comfort food. We put peas, a little celery for crunch, green onions, and pearl onions too. We were out of potato chips, so we topped it with French’s fried onions. It was really good, plus leftovers for lunch tomorrow. And yes, really no salad needed!
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This has to be one of the most beautiful chopped salads of all time. We’ll trust you on the deliciousness. 
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Thank you 
Yes, it was delicious and almost too pretty to eat.
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Made the Cauliflower, plum, yogurt salad from Six Seasons.
https://www.eatyourbooks.com/library/recipes/1805665/roasted-cauliflower-plums-sesame-seeds
We enjoyed this a lot. I needed more sesame seeds, but my bottle was almost done so, next time. Hot dog on a sad little crushed bun dug out of the freezer. A little mustard and sauerkraut on top.
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Long day today, too tired to cook, pizzas delivery.
Last night, cat went out as usual to take his night walk, he didn’t came back home to sleep like he usually did (he was never an overnight outdoor cat). Both of us did a few rounds of night searches, nothing. Woke up this morning, still no cat. More rounds of searches, and I started to ask around neighbours. At midday, he presented himself at the door, with wounds in all his paws, he lost nearly all his claws. Brought him to the vet later this evening, since he refused to eat or drink or even to sleep in the afternoon. Some shots and cleaning, he was suddenly alive, and started to eat. He is now forbidden to go out at least for 5 days. Happy ending! Damned cat, next time he won’t be this lucky!
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Bad kitty!
Here is our Emma, named after my wife’s maternal grandmother.
Strictly an indoor cat, not even allowed in the basement (where my office and lab are). She is my wife’s constant companion. The picture shows her sitting on my wife’s desk. There she has a good view of our bird feeder. She loves the birds, except blue jays.
Dinner tonight is take-out Chinese. This will be seven take-out meals since February.
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Lovely pict!
Pixel couldn’t be an indoor cat, as he was a stray cat, he lived on the street for some time before living with us.
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Great name. Back story?
Thanks. Husband chose it, we both work in the graphics, we need to deal with pixels everyyday!
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@Auspicious, your Emma looks like our Molly; I really like tabby cats, they’re quite smart IMO.
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Glad Pixel returned to you, albeit a little the worse for wear. Poor baby. Our cat has done that a few times (we don’t sleep well when she pulls all-nighters), but maybe since she’s only about 2, she’s very good at a fast scramble to safety. Not sure @naf.
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All’s well, at least in the near term. We had a male cat who would come home tattered. In fact, both his ears were permanently scalloped. I don’t remember his staying out overnight, but he certainly was able to find trouble enough.
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i was thinking of making salmorejo after i go to the FM tomorrow…
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