Hello all my FOODIE FREINDS, hope you enjoyed the 4th of July. We are just returning from vacation at the Jersey shore with the family. The weather was just awesome and the ocean temp was swimmable even for me. The "shore" as we in Jersey say, holds such great memories for me. As a child, my parents would splurge on a one week vacation "down the shore", always an ocean front cottage where we would stuff in 7 kids and two parents. My brothers, would very often sleep on the porch, my 3 sisters and I would get a bedroom, it was usually the size of a closet.
Did we care? Nope, we were all just happy to be at the shore. It was such fun playing on the beach, building sand castles, burying the little kids in the sand, swimming in the ocean and flying kites at night on the beach. The really special night was Wednesday. That was when we went to the boardwalk in Seaside Heights to go on the rides, play games to win these really awful (looking back now) prizes, and watch the free fireworks display.
The night always ended with ice cream cones...gotta say, I really had a great childhood, filled with lots of love, laughter and of course, the usual sibling arguments over dumb things. But when I look back, I have nothing but sweet memories.
Ok, so now you know why I have been absent from all the #foodfightfriday fray. But I am going to try my best to get back in the kitchen.
With all my fresh herbs coming in, I went for slow roasted lamb chops on a bed of rosemary, thyme, parsley, basil and chives.
Slow roasted in the oven at 325' for around 45 minutes, these chops were tender and yummy. I also roasted some
potatoes, added some fresh peas on the side. BOOM ! dinner is served.
I know that meal looks great, but check out the sign I found in "MRS. B'S" WAREHOUSE...It's a consignment shop, a fun place to look around in, find someone else's junk that becomes your little treasure .
I grew up watching "I LOVE LUCY", Lucy and Ricky Ricarrdo with their friends Fred and Ethel Murts, were always so funny to watch. Some of the scenes can still be recited by my sisters and I. "Vitavegavegamen". I know you youngsters out there won't get any of this , but that's what happens to me when I go 'down the shore". I take that trip down memory lane. So sweet to me that I can almost smell it.
Hope all you wonderful chefs have your aprons on and your skillets hot, cause here we go 