Roger's View of the World, Love and Seafood Gumbo!
Seize the Day! Put no trust in the morrow! — Horace
Nothing is more fun that to play around with the types of bread used for lunchtime sandwiches. The variety of bread used adds a lot of interest to the meal without adding to the waistline!
One of my favorite breads is the humble bagel! I love bagels covered with seeds and containing some surprises! My favorite addition is a cinnamon blend and blueberries!
How was your lunch?
Roger
Karla was a bit distressed when it looked as if the commercial product “Mother’s animal cookies” were about to be discontinued! Fortunately, ‘Mother’s’ decided to keep the brand alive.
Karla wasn’t certain, so we came up with our own recipe… and frankly, it is really yummy! 🙂
cookie:
3 1/2 cups of bread flour
1 1/2 cups Baker’s sugar
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup water
a splash or two of rye whiskey
frosting:
powdered sugar, vanilla and butter ( and a little Amarula never hurts)
350 degrees for 12-14 minutes or until slightly brown.
YUM!
Roger Freberg
Laura , Kristin and Karen take Jenny Craig wherever they go and I think this is the “secret of their success!”
Congratulations, ladies!
Dad
There is a scene in this wonderfully fun movie that… has romance, a bad guy, action and genuine sentiment. The scene pictured above is of Richard Dryfus ( Irv) kissing his wife’s hand and as corny as it might appear out of context… it was moving and sweet.
Here’s a link to read about the movie.
They have a nice quiz on Facebook, which interestingly enough told me I was the goddess “Hera”… oddly enough, there were no god choices! 🙂
See it with someone you love.
Roger
My family was very kind and sympathetic and it would be unkind if I did not take the time to thank them for their interesting gifts.
Laura picked up some Pistachios fro the Island of Aegina for me. Aegina is the home of the best Pistachios in the world… and since I make the best Baklava in the world ( according to them), then I must have the best Pistachios!!! I can hardly wait to make more!
Kristin surprised me with a number of unexpected gifts. I could never guess that she would buy me such interesting things. ‘Things’ that sent me to the internet to discover their history and left me fascinated! She found for me a signet ring used by an obviously high and mighty official in the Ottoman empire to sign his documents… very nice. I look more impressive now. Karen and Kristin bought me some great cook books… I especially want to try the Mousaka!
It’s nice to be remembered… thank you ladies.
Dad