Day 179

A clay pot sitting in the sun will always be a clay pot.

It has to go thru the white heat of the furnace to become porcelain.
Mildred White Stouven

Winning is not a sometime thing.
You don't win once in a while,
you don't so things right once in a while,
you do them right all the time.
Winning is a habit.
Unfortunately, so is losing.
Vince Lombardi

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
Only thru experience of trial and suffering
can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
Helen Keller

Day 178

Our girl The Barefoot Contessa
convinced the owner of The Red Car restaurant in NYC
 to share this yummy dish.

BAKED FONTINA

1 1/2 pounds Italian Fontina Val d'Aosta cheese,

rind removed and 1-inch-diced

or use the Wisconsin variety

1/4 cup good olive oil

6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme leaves

1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary leaves

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 crusty French baguette

Directions

Preheat the broiler and position the oven rack 5 inches from the heat

Distribute the cubes of Fontina evenly in a 12-inch cast-iron pan
Drizzle on the olive oil
Combine the garlic, thyme, and rosemary and sprinkle it over the cheese and olive oil
Sprinkle with the salt and pepper
 and place the pan under the broiler for 6 minutes
 until the cheese is melted and bubbling and starts to brown
Serve the baked Fontina family-style
right out of the oven in the cast-iron pan
 with crusty chunks of bread for everyone to dip

This recipe was downloaded from her site
The cast iron pan keeps the cheese hot and runny 

Day 177

Walking, I am listening to a deeper way.

Suddenly, all my ancestors are behind me.

Be still, they say.

Watch and listen.

You are the results of the love of thousands.

Linda Hogan

The blossom vanishes of itself as the fruit grows,

So will your lower self vanish as the Divine grows within you.

Vivekenanda

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

Victor Hugo

Let no one ever come to you

without leaving better and happier.

Be the living expression of kindness:

kindness in your face

kindness in your eyes

kindness in your smile.

Mother Teresa

The greatest service that anyone can give

is continually to think aright -

continually to send forth love, to forgive,

White Eagle

Man has not invented God:

he has developed faith,

to meet a God already there.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Day 176

TOFU SCRAMBLE

Rinse and drain a package of firm Tofu

Mash in a bowl until it resembles cottage cheese

Heat 1 tablespoon of Oil in pan

Add 1/4 teaspoon each

Cumin

Coriander

Fennel seeds

Cook one minute till fragrant

Add a small amount of chopped red Onion

And chopped green or red Pepper

Add Tofu and cook 2-3 minutes

Fold in one or two coarsely chopped Tomatoes

Some fresh chopped Parsley or Cilantro

Season with Salt and Pepper

Excellent with garlic toast

and tomato juice with a squeeze of fresh lemon

Day 175

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself.

There is a microscopically thin line

between being brilliantly creative

and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth.

So, what the hell. Leap!

Cynthia Heimel

Live with intention.

Walk to the edge.
Listen hard.
Practice wellness.
Play with abandon.
Laugh.
Choose with no regret.
Continue to learn.
Appreciate your friends.
Do what you love.
Live as if this is all there is.

To follow, without halt, one aim;
That's the secret to success.
Anna Pavlova

Day 174

CHUTNEY CHOPS
Grill 2-4 thick loin Pork chops
until charred on the outside
and just barely pink on the inside
Add a bit or Butter and/or Oil to a small pan
Add a few tablespoons of Major Grey's Chutney
to pan and saute
Add a little Cream
(I squirted in some whipped cream from a can!)
Cook till bubbly and
pour over sliced pork
Yummy!
Chicken Breasts can be used, too

Day 173

I have been so scattered!

Posted the same cake recipe twice!

Maybe I'm back to normal....maybe not.

Here's my beloved Randy Morris - Martin  in Bequia.

Shoot for the moon, Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.

 Les Brown

You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face,
 and show the world all the love in your heart.
Carole King

Opportunities are usually disguised by hard work,
so most people don't recognized them.
Ann Landers