Father's Day accomplished . . .

 
Proof of Father's Day Dinner accomplished. The picture is actually a plate of leftovers which my husband requested for his lunch at work tomorrow. Now, that's a compliment! Oh, what IS it? Meatloaf, grilled mushrooms, yellow squash, green peas, and mashed potatoes with gravy.

My 'secret' to coming up with gravy is to save the drippings, sauces, braised meat juices from previous meals. I freeze them in small containers and then use them for making gravy. I had some beef gravy left from stew last week. I thinned it down with some wine, checked the seasoning, and then pureed it with a grilled mushroom or two, and a small slice of the meatloaf to incorporate the flavors. My blender is pretty good at getting ingredients really smoothed out.

Hope everyone else was able to give their husbands/fathers a wonderful day. Please feel free to share your special recipes of the day.

Peach Crispy from the oven . . .

My dessert offering for this evening ended up being a Peach Crispy. It is kind of amazing that the peaches I used were from our tree . . . last summer! I think this is my last bag of peaches but have hopes for this year's harvest. And to make Father's Day more special, I got my husband the 'real' vanilla ice cream for his dessert and not the low-fat stuff I usually have in the freezer. I know, I'm positively saintly! AND, if you believe that, I might have some swampland you might like to purchase . . .

Who will save our Church?

Who is going to save our Church? Not our bishops, not our priests and religious. It is up to you, the people. You have the minds, the eyes, the ears to save the Church. Your mission is to see that your priests act like priests, your bishops like bishops and your religious act like religious. --Abp. Fulton J. Sheen

What's for Father's Day?

Our pastor was very emphatic about wives and children giving proper respect to their husbands/fathers today. In between the serious notes, he said that we must prepare them a sumptuous feast and when they began to eat their meal, we must keep them cool and comfortable by using a hand-held fan. I heard lots of laughter which lead me to believe that not too many households would be employing the use of a fan today.

On the good side, I am planning a nice dinner for my husband. On the 'bad' side, he has to work today. Sigh . . . He had to work on Mother's Day, too, so I guess we are square in that aspect.

Dinner will probably be meatloaf, which he enjoys, whipped potatoes, and fresh vegetables from his garden. Not sure on dessert, yet, but I do have some peaches from our tree which I froze for just such an occasion. My only question is pie or cobbler?

Noticed this when I was in school . . .

"Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant than would take even a little trouble to acquire it."
       -- Samuel Johnson

Some quotes for Father's Day!

A father is always making his baby into a little woman.  And when she is a woman he turns her back again.  ~Enid Bagnold


Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!  ~Lydia M. Child, Philothea: A Romance, 1836


It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.  ~Johann Schiller


A father carries pictures where his money used to be.  ~Author Unknown