What's for Dinner ~ Thursday July 4th Edition
I think we are having Chicken and Steak Fajitas with black beans and rice today. Yum.
You?
Happy 4th!
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Flag is out and we are about to go out for a sea trial to test the newly rebuilt engine. Keep your fingers crossed.
We are in a very, very popular spot for watching fireworks in LA, so will sit tight tonight.
I've got some cheddarwursts and other snacks and some good wine.
I will be celebrating the end of boat repairs!
Oh, well. What can you do.
Hope you have a great fourth, maddezmom! Do the kids like fireworks? I hated them as a kid, but I love them now and we have a great seat for some fabulous fireworks tonight.
So a few of us are just going to chill here and relax.
Sorry about the boat. 
SLO doesn't hold fireworks (fire hazard) but all the beach towns have shows over the water. 
We will have a massive fireworks display here with lots and lots of boats on the water. Will be sharing food with friends and neighbors. Should be lots of fun.
Wish you were here!
We had five days of chilly, damp weather and today it's around 80 and sunny for a change. Going to a local place with an outdoor eating area. A great people-watching place as well! 
I hope that your engine stops over-heating. That must be annoying!
I love people watching, too.
And an interesting people-watching time it was. Unfortunately, an old man fell across the street from the restaurant. Several people went to his rescue, and came to the restaurant asking for water and napkins because the man was bleeding from the nose. Some of the waitstaff joined the passersby who were helping; then an ambulance arrived and eventually took the man to the hospital.
There's a senior citizen building not far from where this took place and I imagine he lives there. Afterward, a hook and ladder came to clean up the sidewalk, though only after the police took photos.
I had excellent cream of broccoli soup and shrimp tempura. Your potluck picnic sounds like fun!
No fireworks here either. My town stopped having them a couple of years ago because of security issues since the town to the west of us is on the rough side. I imagine the expense of hiring police from other towns played a part in the decision as well.
On edit: I'll watch the Washington, D.C., fireworks on PBS.
chips, watermelon, peanut butter cookies, iced tea.
I made chicken and eggplant parmesan last night and it was scrumptious.
Hope you are surrounded by friends and family!
In a cast iron pan.
Green salad.
Corn.
Potato cakes with sage.
I'm gonna' steal madezmom's idea for dessert of berries and whipped cream.
cbayer, as I read your posts, I find myself wanting to see what you see tonight. Any chance of you shooting a pic or two?
I don't know if you have that capability out on your boat.
Even though it's over-heating, you'll figure it out and soon be back to normal.
If I walk to the end of the block off my private road, I can see fireworks across the skyline of Manhattan. Might do that this year. I'm one of those people who hate crowds, so I haven't been going to fireworks for the last six or seven years.
Cher
