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A Weekend of Recipes

Father's Day weekend found me hundreds of miles south of my Dad, and at least 40 degrees hotter outside than my Dad on Saturday.  My folks traveled to Wyoming for a cousin's wedding. Congratulations Johanna!! I hear that it was a beautiful ceremony, a wonderful day, and that you were a pretty bride.  Who could want more, right?!

I found myself home for the entire weekend with no obligations filling my calendar.  Saturday, I putzed around the house--cleaned, washed laundry, found new recipes to try, worked on a dissertation, you know anything NOT OUTSIDE in the blistering 112 degree heat.  Yes, I said 112!!  Newton has come to believe that he is now a house dog.  "Hi, my name is Fern and I have turned my blue heeler into a grouchy show heifer.  All he has done for 2 days is eat, want to stay inside, and lay under the fan."

Friday afternoon I had laid a Beef Flank Steak out to thaw.  When using this particular cut of meat, please be sure to give it plenty of time to "soak up" the seasoning or marinade and do not over cook, otherwise, a less than tender eating experience will likely result.  Friday evening I mixed up a rub recipe that I had found and stashed the seasoned steak in a gallon ziploc bag in the fridge. Friday night, I threw together some fish tacos that turned out great.  They definitely will get repeated! Saturday Morning I threw together LemonBerry Cornbread.  I've done it before, and I will likely do it again.  I served it with 2 precooked sausage patties.  The 2 together were filling and a moderate weight watchers points plus expenditure, which is a big deal to me these days.  Saturday night I grilled my flank steak and served it over a salad. I made a cilantro lime vinaigrette to go with it, and paired the entire meal with a Becker Vineyards Malbec.  It was a delicious dinner.  The taste made up for the fact that I dined alone.  I have found that dining alone isn't so bad if one makes the same effort for herself that I would make for guests.  No, I didn't get the living room vacuumed, but I served on pretty plates and used a tall stemmed glass, for instance.  I also FINALLY watched Crazy Heart.  I've had the movie in hand since it came out on DVD.  Since it came out in theaters after I had moved to the middle of nowhere, I waited for DVD release (and apparently then some since I haven't watched until now).  I was okay buying this movie without seeing it before.  It stars none other than Robert Duvall, how bad could it be?? And, I have the sound track and think it's great. 

As I have worked on this post, I have decided to add pages to my blog.  Therefore, please stay tuned.  I think that I'm going to add a page just for recipes to maybe add some flair and simplicity at the same time.  I hope everyone had a blessed Father's Day weekend!  I cannot wait for my dad to get his gift in the mail!!  Sorry folks, work didn't allow me to get to the post office during window open hours early enough in the week for him to get it by last Friday.

Have a great week!

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