What You Need To Know /Tasty Thursday

This Tasty Thursday, What you need to know in this picture is not the French,

it's the French Chef, 

Paul Bocuse.

Google, do your thing and Explain to the people about the Godfather of Chefs.

What you need to know about this early Christmas present isn't that it's new,

it's the creme dele creme of cast iron cocotte.

Used by world reknown chefs.

What my mama will call 

'that fancy Dutch oven'.

And it Will be initiated this evening.

And what you need to know in this hastily written recipe isn't the ingredients,

But the Instruction,

"Don't stir".

And What is in the recipe is enhanced by this ingredient.

The secret's out.

Here's the side dish you won't be ashamed of,

Spanish Rice.

It cooked so evenly, it was criminal.

Coming from a wife of a retired narcotics officer, 

This. Is. Serious.

If you MusT have a recipe, 

this is a decent one. 

And Remember,

"A messy kitchen is a 

Sign of Happiness"

This Must Be July

I'm still striving for the status of Master Gardener with tomatoes by July 4th....but it didn't happen this year. These first ripened tomatoes arrived Friday last week.

Boy were they delish!!!

This is the 'unexpected' for the week. It's our depiction of spilled nail polish we've created just for Rachel.

Got a new area rug out of it though :)

These are our variation of 'tube funnels'. We recycled 2-liter & 20 oz. soda bottles by cutting n connecting with good ol' duct tape. Red neck? Maybe. But was loads of fun that made a much cooler outdoor play experience being we've had 100 degree plus days this week and last.

Note the cooperation associated with this type of play. Huge social skills being achieved.

Did I mention cooperation?

These are the things engineers are made of!