I don't have jury duty today so I am a happy camper. I don't know how the jury system works in your state but every 18 months a legal resident is eligible (GEE-THANKS) to serve. I get chosen to serve every 2 years and feel I've done my civic duty. Guess I'm lucky in a county of millions. You are notified 6 weeks in advance for jury duty but don't know if you must appear until the night before. So, I have been stressing about being absent from home all this time. I'm responsible for my brother, and it's important he not be home alone. He is gone on the weekends to his girlfriends house. Now you see why I am relieved. Besides, I can't quilt at a court house.
Without further ado, here's some other "likes" I have today:
1. Home made pizza on the "Green Egg". Last week I had dinner at my son and DIL's home . They made pizza in the "Green Egg". Years ago, we called it a Hibachi. It is a Hibachi- very big and green. Marketing is great cause this is almost exactly like the one my son's father used to cook or smoke a turkey 50 years ago. LOL. Anyway, the Green Egg is quite popular now. My daughter in law made 6 pizzas and my son cooked them one at a time in the Green Egg. Best pizza I ever had because the crust was super thin and topping ingredients were fresh. My DIL also has a real knack with the dough which contains olive oil!
2. Toll House "cookies" made on the "Green Egg". While we were eating our pizza, my son put those prepackaged cookie portions of refrigerated cookie dough in little bread pans and cooked them on the Green Egg, too! Since the Green Egg really is an oven, I think he cooked them for 20 min at 350 degrees. Unbelievable.
Needless to say I had a carbohydrate crash that night but it was so worth it. Oh- and nothing was gluten free, unfortunately. That was my one treat for a month.
3. Community Musical Theater. We are taking my grandson to Seussical this month and I am so excited. Peoria Theater works is 2 miles from my home, intimate but with great performers. And, they have ADA seating where parents can sit next to the wheelchair. JOB WELL DONE.
You know, it's the little things in life that really are fun.
4. Having a reputable vehicle maintenance shop close to home. In a few minutes, I'm dropping off my truck for service and hoping all will go as explained. The shop has been good to this single old woman which is saying a lot. (that's a story for another day).
I have a million things to accomplish today before I can quilt, so I'll close with a reminder to see Lee Anna's post at:NOT AFRAID OF COLOR.
Enjoy summer!
mary
Hi Mary, lovely post with very interesting items. I have never been called for jury duty but understand it could happen any time. It sounds stressful for you so I am happy you got a break. Lots of Green Egg dealers here too and the pizza and cookie cakes look amazing. Yes, a worthwhile treat which we all need from time to time.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the rest of your Thursday!
Thanks so much for the kind words. Have a great day! mary
DeleteWhat fun! the green egg payed off! Nothing smells as enticing as pizza. Local theater is a real treat. I just love live theater in any form!! Long may it continue. Finding a decent car mechanic is like Heaven on earth.
ReplyDeleteThe pizza and cookies look yummy, and what a fun way to cook them! I don't eat that kind of meal very often anymore, so sometimes it sounds really good. I have never minded having jury duty, except for the part where you don't know if you will have to go until the night before. When I was teaching, that involved making sub plans and that was very time consuming! Hope you get some fun sewing time in today, Mary!
ReplyDeleteThank you- I did! 3 hours of uninterrupted sewing. life is good.
Deletemary
So glad you don't have jury duty! I had to go for two days earlier in the year and did a lot of crocheting, but otherwise it was mostly just waiting around! So funny about your big green egg, I'd never heard of one until last week when my partner picked up one second-hand on facebook. He's decided to sell it already (he's a great one for picking up and discarding trends fairly quickly), but we had some quite tasty meals on it first!
ReplyDeleteWow. The one thing I did observe about the Green Egg is it is so much prep work! Enjoy your day! mary
DeleteUgh for jury duty. I was called recently, so I'm off the hook for 3 years. Yay!
ReplyDeleteThat pizza looks so delicious! I want! Those cookie bars look pretty good, too. It's amazing what you can cook on a grill.
That experience reminded me the Green Egg is an oven. I would like to make gluten free cookie dough and cook it in those tins in my oven and then freeze them. So less work than little cookies. heehee.
DeletePizza and Toll House Cookies ! YUM!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a little girl we lived next to my grandparents and there were ALWAYS Toll House cookies there for me when I visited :)