It seems to go in spurts, me typing on this blog. I am forever cooking and making recipes but between work, my munchkin, summer fun entertaining, and all around exhaustion, I forget to write up my reviews, recipes and ideas. The hard part is going up stairs and sitting down at the PC to get the job done. But now we have the iPad and this new Word Press application ROCKS! I can write from here anytime I want. Like right now for instance. Aren’t these words beautiful?

Now food. Let’s see. This morning I didn’t feel like cooking so I nuked some egg, sausage & cheese flautas by Don Miguel. I made toaster strudels and then cut up some bananas mixed with fresh blueberries. Five minutes later we were munching on some “bad for you” food.

Saturday we grilled out and spent the day swimming it was nice and sunny and the menu was no hassle. I marinated skinless, boneless chicken thighs in Kraft’s honey BBQ sauce and my brother-in-law Alex applied fire. We ate them on a bun with tomato and lettuce. I added a little basil leaves to mine and it was great. I made some bean dip and chip dip and bought the other side dishes from Publix. My friend, Beth, brought a fantastic potato salad. I am not a big fan of potato salad but she said she added ranch dressing and then a little brown sugar to tone it down. I will have to get her recipe and post it so you can try it yourself. All-in-all it was a low-key day with simple food. I was pleased most by the fact that we planned the correct amounts. I hate when you plan a get-together and then afterwards you have so many leftovers that you eat the same thing for a week. We did well with this family function because at the end of the day we had very little leftover. We even ordered the right size cake because there were only three pieces left.

So, that’s what we’ve been up to. I promise to post more interesting articles about the food, restaurants and adventures that the Pate’s experience. Cheers!

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