Clams

Debbie and Dan came over last night for an impromptu dinner. I made my famous roasted brined chicken, rice pilaf, fresh from the garden green beans, tomatoes, sliced cukes and french bread.

We received the most fabulous gift too - freshly dug clams... here's a picture of them after I steamed them open - can't wait to make linguine tonight with clam sauce -YUMMY!!! I bought a shellfish license to use on vacation but due to the unbearably hot weather, didn't attempt clamming. The license is good until March 2010, and I'm now anxious to try my luck at clamming - they are so delicious straight from the ocean - thanks again Dan!

Wild Turkeys, Garden Wonders and Pretty Views

I had a fabulous time golfing at TPC Boston yesterday.

Not only did our team win 2nd Low Net, we also got to watch the construction of the staging and preparation for the upcoming Labor Day weekend Deutsche Bank Championship.

As an added bonus we also spotted some wild turkeys feasting in the fescue behind a sandtrap.




This morning while trying to get a little weeding done, I decided to dig up some potato plants that sprouted from last years potato plant area of the garden. I was so excited to see that potatoes can survive through the winter in the ground and regrow the following year... I fried them up for dinner - they were very yummy!



Today's golf adventure at Shaker Hills in Harvard, MA proved to be very enjoyable, at least for the first 14 holes. We teed off as a twosome an hour and a half after the prior groups and had the course to ourselves until we caught up to the foursome in front of us. We played the first 14 holes in less than 3 hours then our round came to a sudden halt. It took over an hour to finish the last four holes. One of my least favorite things in golf is having to wait - totally throws of the rhythm and raises blood pressure. Fortunately it was only for the last four holes. At least I got to snap a shot of a very pretty view.

Tomorrow's another day on the links - Wedgewood Pines in Stow - I hope to play better than today.

You might lose some bottoms...

if you triple the amount of blueberries in the scone recipe! I wanted to bake up some batches of scones to freeze for vacation and wanted to load them up with blueberries, so I put in 3x's what the recipe calls for and ooooops - some of the scones lost their bottoms! They aren't as pretty as they could be but they sure are yummy! (I typically use 2-2.5 x's the berry amount with no problem, but I guess I now know the blueberry max.)

I just took the 2nd batch out of the oven (this one was made with soy milk since I ran out of 1% moo juice). I'm going to have David do a taste test and see if he notices a difference.

and I wonder if they'll lose any of their bottoms!