Sadie loves the pool. She has her own dock that she can use to get out of the pool. Lately she is being difficult bringing back the pool ring. She retrieves it just fine but then will not give it up and takes it way on the other side of the pool and drops it…we will get her figured out soon.
Maybe we just need a bucket of toys!
Maddie and Baby K were over, Baby K slept the entire time.
We made scalloped potatoes with ham. Maddie likes to learn how to make different foods for her growing family. We made the rue with equal parts butter and flour (1/4 cup each) stirred and stirred some more then add 3 1/2 cups of milk and stirred some more until almost boiling then poured over sliced red potatoes and ham sliced up in bite size pieces. Bake for about an hour and fifteen minutes at 350 degrees F. I have an oval blue and white speckled enamel pan that I like to use for many things I put in the oven. I like to add some Parmesan Cheese before serving. ( If you make the rue with rice flour it is a gluten free dish)
Noah stopped by after work to check on the elderly.
Happy first day of July!
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They really are funny! One wonders what going in in their brains.
ReplyDeleteAlthough we adopted our golden retriever dog as a dumped stray that was fully grown, we never could teach him to drop things. He was great at jumping into the water to retrieve but as soon as he came to shore, it was always a contest of him keeping the object from us as we chased it down and get it from his mouth by force while telling him to drop. Every. Single. Time.
ReplyDeleteScalloped potatoes was always one of my favorite comfort dishes made exactly at you described. Unfortunately, I have become lactose intolerant and can't eat it... at least not without taking pills and making sure I am going to be around a bathroom in very short notice at some random time the following day. Thus I tend to follow inertia and just not eat it anymore, among many other things I used to enjoy like a scoop of ice cream on my sour cherry pie!
Those grands are checking on you two oldies. I think it’s called role reversal! 🤭 Sadie has an independent streak to her.
ReplyDeleteGosh, that sounds delicious. Typical doggie moves, Sadie.
ReplyDeleteI think your grandkids are enjoying having you close by so they CAN visit daily. And how wonderful that Maddie wants to learn various recipes that are probably good childhood memories.
ReplyDeleteI love scalloped potatoes with ham. I'm glad Maddie got to learn how to make it...from the master. :-D That Sadie...what a cutie patootie! Love, Andrea xoxo
ReplyDeleteThis is a great that Maddie is interested in cooking and that she has you to teach her. Sadie girl looks good up there on the deck of the pool... My daughters dogs enjoy our pool and sometimes try to take over with all of their splashing... Hope all is good in your neck of the woods....
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU A fun exciting time---doggo, swimming, grandkids and great grandkids
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ReplyDeleteSadie is a water baby! It must be fun to watch her and all the others in the pool. That is the coolest above ground pool I've ever seen. Did Andy build the enclosure? Do you parboil your potatoes first for the scalloped potatoes? Good for Maddie learning from the expert!
Hi Sam yes Andy built the deck, he can build almost anything! Nope I just peal and slice the potatoes…no boiling required!
DeleteI'm sure Sadie would love a bucket of toys--lol!
ReplyDeleteSo nice that Maddie likes to learn new recipes for her wonderful family. Add some cheese in those potatoes and those are my favorite ones! :)
Happy first day of July!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if I have trouble making good scalloped potatoes because I don't bake them long enough. You baked yours an hour and 15 but it was a big pan full. I make much smaller recipe. Still....next time I'll bake mine longer.
ReplyDeleteHappy Canada Day! (You're in Minnesota, so you'd understand.
ReplyDeleteSounds about like the way I make scalloped potatoes, but I add cheddar cheese and a bit of chives. This is making me hungry!
ReplyDeleteIt is wonderful you are spending so much time from family! I am sure Maddie will treasure the cooking lessons. And just gazing at Baby K has to be wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThis may be Sadie's way of telling you she wants a bucket of toys!
ReplyDeleteThat potato dish sounds nice
ReplyDeleteSounds like a nice day. Is that far guy in the pool picture? Thinking of you both and praying for you every day. Take good care.
ReplyDeleteYes it is!
DeleteLD...My mom made rue two meals a day. Milk gravy was a standard always. I didn't know the exact measurements but my wife makes the rue around here anyway.
ReplyDeleteYour scalloped potatoes and ham sounds divine! Love this photo!
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