First, the weekend. Let's discuss. It was gorgeous. Saturday and Sunday both were all day sunshine and low humidity which is my favorite.
We had two neighbor couples over Saturday night for drinks and s'mores around the firepit. It's so hot and humid here in the summertime that we rarely have a fire then, but this springtime weather was made for one. I had the traditional Hershey bar option, but also bought some of the thin Reeses (have you seen these? oh my!) and nutella for anyone who wanted to spread that on their graham cracker before adding the marshnallow. Hubs made mine because he toasts them to perfection and I tend to get impatient and end up charred.
Friends we hadn't seen in a while invited us to their club for a Mother's Day brunch and we had a nice time catching up. We came home to find our magnolia blooming -
We have a pygmy magnolia which won't get as tall as other varieties, but the blooms are still large and spectacular. After brunch we took our inaugural boat ride of the season.
Which I do as long as all the planets are correctly aligned. They were. Normally you'll find me here-
Hubs made smashburgers for dinner and they were so good. We followed this recipe and it's a keeper.
We don't have one of those fancy smash tools, but hubs chef spatula, which he's owned for forty years, worked just fine.
And no, he's not a chef. He just plays one on the internet.
All this talk of food feels like an appropriate segue into today's Share Our Lives link up. This month's prompt is-your five favorite and five least favorite foods.
I saw a website saying the top three least favorite foods in America are anchovies, black licorice, and oysters. I love oysters and while I prefer red licorice I don't mind the black. And I like anchovies in some dishes so also not on my list.
Other items that did make the list were fennel, mushrooms, capers, olives (what???), brussel sprouts, and coconut. I feel like mushrooms and coconut are two foods you either love or hate, there's no middle ground there. I'm on the side of love.
After way too much overthinking my list of least favorite would be...
Liver and onions -blech
Kale- I've tried but it's just eh. I mean if I came to your house for dinner and you served kale I'd eat it, but it's not a favorite. I much prefer it in a salad as opposed to cooked.
Tofu-no explanation needed, right?
Lima beans-I like them in certain dishes and I always add them to my homemade vegetable soup, but I don't want a side of limas with my meal. When my girls were little they absolutely loved them and whenever I had a babysitter coming they would get so excited because that meant they could have lima beans for dinner. Yay!! Rachel is coming! We get lima beans for dinner! I think they both still love limas.
Sardines- I will eat almost any kind of fish, but I've never acquired a taste for sardines.
Whew! That was hard. Okay, now for my favorites. And these are just five of my favorites, but not necessarily my top five. Too much pressure.
Watermelon-I love all fruits and could easily have filled the list of favorites with just fruit, but for the sake of variety I've chosen one and watermelon it is.
Popcorn-it's what's for dinner. I kid, but only sort of. When hubs traveled a lot for work I sometimes made popcorn my dinner.
Steamed Blue Crabs- eaten on a picnic table beside the Bay whenever possible. I love a crab cake too, but sitting with friends around a butcher paper covered table where a bucket of steamed crabs are dumped and then picked is one of my favorite things ever. We lived in the Annapolis area for nine years and this is one of the things we miss most. Also what made us crab cake snobs. Just sayin'.
A burger-cooked just right on grill with lettuce and tomato and a side of summer sunshine
Egg Salad -this one kind of popped into my head out of the blue. There's something about an egg salad sandwich that takes me back to my childhood and it's still a favorite for me.
So tell me what foods would make your love/hate list?
I hope you had a nice weekend...ours ended with a four foot rat snake slithering across the yard.
Fortunately for me I married someone who mans the grill, docks the boat, and loves to relocate a snake when relocation is necessary.
What a beautiful weekend and YES to egg salad!
ReplyDeleteI love a good burger too!
ReplyDeleteMy 12 year old daughter loves sardines. At one time I had to do a review on them and she was the only one who ate them.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a lovely weekend. We rebuilt our seating area and fire pit just yesterday and got a fire going in it to try it out (we were in pants and long sleeves so it was plenty cool enough!). I don't like kale or liver/onions either and I have never had blue crabs. I would bet I'd like them though since I do like most seafood.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter makes us smashburgers sometimes. So good- yours looks really good with the onions and cheese. We usually do Reese Cups with s´mores. Have not tried it with the thins or nutella but I´m sure both add a delicious touch (/taste). Sounds like perfect weather to enjoy being outside and on the boat.
ReplyDeleteI could use a couple rat snakes if they eat mice, too. :) Looks like you filled your Mother's Day weekend with many good things and interactions. That smash burger looks delicious! No to liver, no to sardines, no to sushi. Yes to burritos, yes to blintzes, yes to scones! Have a great week ahead!
ReplyDeleteFun post. The lake is beautiful! I don't like lima beans...well I didn't as a child...I don't think I've tried them as an adult, unless they were in a soup. I hate liver, and again that was as a child, I haven't tried it as an adult and don't plan to either. lol
ReplyDeleteI like lima beans but I'm with you on the rest of your don't like list. An egg salad sandwich holds great childhood memories for me too.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the thin Reeses but will definitely look for them. Sounds like it was a nice evening. Lovely bush, we had one at our last house. The boat is awesome and looks like fun. Yum on the smashburgers. I don't mind black licorice. I definitely eat mushrooms. Your list is interesting. That snake is somethin else!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat smash burger looks amazing! It's making my mouth water. I really enjoy spending time on the lake; it's such a beautiful experience. We live just a few minutes away from Lake Shasta and Whiskeytown Lake, and I keep urging my husband to get a boat. You seem to be enjoying yourself on that boat, and I can tell that you are clearly in your element! It sounds like you had a lot of fun with your neighbors. It's good to relocate the snake and even better to have a husband who can do the job! God Bless
ReplyDeleteSunshine and low humidity is a favorite! Oh, I also love crab cakes, but don't eat them that often. I need to make some this summer.
ReplyDeleteSure sounds like you had a great weekend and nice Mother's Day celebration. I always mention three foods I won't eat... oysters, snails, and okra. I'm with you on kale, as well. I'm going to go look at the smash burger recipe next! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful weekend you had! I love that boat ride that you took and shared pictures of; I love that you live on a lake. We would love to live on or near a lake or creek someday; we have dreams of moving to a mountain town in East Tennessee, so we'll have to see if that happens or not. It's fun to dream, though! I am with you on all of those foods, believe it or not, except that I like lima beans. We have a lot in common! I hope that your week got off to a great start, my friend.
ReplyDeleteWe eat a lot of tofu and kale. I have a kale salad which I LOVE in the summer! It's soooo good! And my son has been taking egg salad sandwiches to school for months -- they're his favourites!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a lovely evening on Saturday. The s'mores sound so good and wow! Those burgers look yummy!
ReplyDeleteLiver made it onto my least favourites too and I just can't bring myself to try tofu. There's something just not right about it.
The boat ride . . .looking at your picture, I could almost feel the sun on my skin and the wind in my hair! Nothing like it!
ReplyDeleteThat snake!! Yikes!! I like all the foods you do...but I don't like egg salad. Crab legs are such a treat. We always look forward to them on vacation. Thanks for linking up with us.
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