CARD NIGHT : CANASTA

IT MIGHT SEEM STRANGE TO START THIS POST WITH A CAKE RECIPE BUT IT’S JUST A PREPARATION FOR THE CARD NIGHT WHERE CARDS, MERRIMENT, DISCUSSION AND FOOD ARE THERE. THE RECIPE, PISTACHIO CARDAMOM BUNDT. (MARTHA STEWART CAKE PERFECTION)

PREPARATION

BUTTER AND SUGAR MIX

MIXING BATTER

INTO THE PAN,

COOLING, OUT OF THE OVEN

BEVERAGES TO BRING. DRIZLY DELIVERY

WE’VE ARRIVED AT THE DESTINATION FOR CANASTA, DOOR TO DOOR BY UBER, CHEERS!

BEFORE THE CARDS ARE DEALT

OUR VERY GOOD FRIENDS MADE THIN CRUST PIZZA FROM THE GRILLE, ADDED THE PICKLED JALAPENOS MY WIFE MADE FOR AROMATIC HEAT EVEN THOUGH WE ARE IN A HEAT WAVE SUMMERTIME CLIMATE SHELTERING IN AIR CONDITIONED SPACES

THE CARDS ARE DEALT ………………… IT’S GUYS VS GALS TEAMS (MARKERS ARE TO SIGNIFY WHO PICKED UP FROM THE DISCARD PILE FIRST TIME WITH A NATURAL PAIR) HOUSE RULES : GAME TO 5000, NO MELDING OF BLACK 3’S

INTERMISSION… CAKE TIME, NOT BAD, GOOD TO TRY DIFFERENT RECIPES. IT’S BASICALLY A POUND TYPE CAKE RECIPE WITH A PISTACHIO GLAZE. THAT’S IT FOLKS

BRUSHETTA STYLE TOMATO BREAD WITH BROCCOLI

ANOTHER QUICK MEAL UTILIZING THE VORTEX OVEN

tomatoes from the garden

Bread, garlic paste and tomatoes prepped

ADD SHREDDED CHEESE TO BREAD THEN TOMATOES

ADDED SOME BROCCOLI TO HAVE ON THE SIDE, NOT SHOWN, SPRINKLE HERBS ON THE TOMATOES

vortex adds nice char to the brocolli

SERVE UP WITH SOME FRESH GRATED PARMESAN , DRIED ONION FLAKES ADDED TO THE BROCCOLI. (USE DEHYDRATE SETTING ON THE VORTEX WITH SLICED ONIONS). A GLASS OF WINE WOULD PAIR WITH THIS MEAL. CHEERS!

giving the peace sign ?

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missing blog photos

Some of the blog photos are linked from Google Photos. My guess may be that when I do house keeping or changes there the links from Google to the posted photos change, They are not static. Looking into this. Photos may be missing from blog postings. My WordPress photo storage is almost full. Reviewing my previous postings those that are relevant will stay. Others will be deleted to free up photo storage space.