Sylvia's Scenario

We had a lovely low-key Mother's Day this year due to our "stay-at-home" orders in our state for the coronavirus.  Thankfully, it was 86 degrees so we could sit outside and enjoy the warm evening.  Lauren came over and I marinated a pork tenderloin with my  teriyaki  marinade and then made this new Asian cabbage salad recipe. We all loved this recipe, especially the ginger peanut dressing. I got it from a blog called Well Plated by Erin  who blogs on healthy, wholesome, from-scratch recipes, the type of recipes I'm always eager to try out. I also loved this recipe because it is so colorful and full of all kinds of healthy vegetables. I'm trying to make recipes to keep our immune system strong so that includes eating lots of vegetables and this recipe certainly fits that category.  This could actually be a main dish salad by simply adding some grilled chicken breast to it.  I think I will try that next time.  It would also be good...

This recipe has turned into my go-to recipe for fried chicken, even though it is not fried chicken but it satisfies my urge for it - another comfort food.  I was getting my taste buds all ready for real Southern fried chicken next month when we have our annual Masters Weekend  which involves eating Southern food all weekend.  But now that has been cancelled like everything else because of the Coronavirus.  I'm so sad.  It's still hard to believe it has come to this.  Our state closed restaurants and bars five days ago (except for take-out food) and then most everything else followed like beauty parlors, my physical therapy and massage clinic, a lot of retail stores and malls.  There really isn't any reason to go out anymore.  We are just waiting for our state to give the order to stay at home, like California, Illinois, Connecticut, and New York which means only going out to the grocery store, when necessary.  (Officially, it means all "no...

Seafair is in full swing now with the Blue Angels arriving yesterday and they will begin practicing this week for their air show on Sunday.  That means bridge closures and lane closures - in other words, don't try to drive anywhere Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.  If you avoid certain areas, I guess it's O.K, but actually, it's still bad because everybody is looking up to try to see them.  It's worse than driving and texting when the Blue Angels are flying around town.  Today, was the Parade of Ships when navy ships arrive in Elliot Bay.  We watched th em   last year  while Marge and I dined at Duke's for lunch.  This year, we took a picnic lunch down to Alki to watch them on the beach.  It was a lovely day to be on the beach, not too hot, not too cold.   Bruce joined us briefly for a lunch break and took the above picture of us before he had to return to Fremont Brewing for work again.  I brought a simple picni...

Memorial Day weekend is about barbecuing so today we made chicken satay.  Not the usual hot dogs or burgers but almost just as easy.  Or if you are venturing out on a picnic for Memorial Day, these are perfect.  I've packed these up for picnics before and they work great since they are on wooden sticks making them easy to eat. If it isn't barbecuing weather where you are, you can also broil them in the oven and they turn out just as well.  The peanut sauce is the frosting on the cake with these marinated chicken skewers. 4 servings (2 skewers each) 8 - 8" wooden skewers 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 8 strips 1 Tbsp. brown sugar 2-1/2 Tbsp. soy sauce 2 tsp. fresh ginger, diced 1 tsp. grated lime rind 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 1.  Soak wooden skewers in water.  This prevents them from burning during barbecuing. 2.  Combine chicken and the rest of the ingredients. 3.  Let st...

We're already having a heat wave and it's only April!  The temperature reached 89 degrees at the airport today and it was pretty close to that at our house, too. That broke an all time record around here and we're expecting another one tomorrow.  Yesterday, it was also in the 80's so we went down to Alki Beach to enjoy it all.  We weren't the only ones, as you can see... But it's always fun going down there, especially when we stop into our favorite  Cactus  for a little refreshment.  That really hit the spot on a hot day.  So, today we barbecued chicken in the backyard and I made this lovely Spring salad that was perfect for a hot day. The quinoa made it very light and fluffy and high protein, too. (1 cup of cooked quinoa provides 8 grams of protein). I got this recipe off another blog Two Peas and Their Pod and loved the aparagus and avocado in it. I also loved the basil in it because we just planted our basil in the ba...