PIZZA ITALIAN STYLE FOR A SATURDAY NIGHT

Real Italian pizza can include anything. Tonight I am making 2 pizzas one with swiss chard from the garden and the other with zucchini slices. Healthy-yes? Buy some pizza dough from an Italian place like Grande Cheese locally. There are many recipes for making your dough if you want! Spreading it on a greased pizza pan or cookie sheet works before putting the ingredients on the dough! Watching my weight lately, fresh veggies are good! Barb will take some pictures I am sure. Saturday night with pizza and salad  is a good meal. Barb likes a glass of wine with her meal!

JUNE IS THE BEGINNING OF FRESH PRODUCE FROM MY CANADIAN GARDEN

June birthdays are over. Lots of cake and celebrations. Loving the barbecue season. Mostly steak and chicken but I am barbecuing my baked potatoes too. The garden has given me a first feed of zucchini. The parsley, oregano and basil are growing well and have been used in some dishes. I made a simple tomato sauce with the fresh basil on Saturday night to put on our spaghetti. My bean plants have flowers on them so it won't be long before I can write about eating beans fresh from the garden. Hopefully my painful knee will be better after Friday-getting a cortisone shot. Then maybe it will be on to some farmer's markets just in time for the beginning of fresh produce.

If not Barb threatens to go without me!

GRANPA TOOK A BREAK ON OUR CANADIAN FATHER'S DAY

Father's Day started actually on Saturday with my Italian t-shirt as a gift from my daughter and family. I could wear it for the game. Sunday was breakfast at the Sunset Grill which included my favourite one- peameal bacon with eggs sunny side up. And brown toast with jam. Of course lots of coffee. At an outdoor table, it gave ample room for the little grandchildren to move around. The baby chomped on a piece of toast near me. A perfect time for Granpa! No cooking as Barb made some penne with the ragu sauce I had made on the Thursday. Granpa loves to cook but  not on Father's Day!

GRANPA HAS A BREAK ON SUNDAYS

Barb likes to cook on Sundays. So breakfast was scrambled eggs, bacon and whole wheat  toast along with an espresso coffee. Sometimes it is nice for the cook to have a break. Wonder what she will make for dinner today?