Next week it’s Taco Bell every night

Monday: Poppy seed chicken casserole

I first had this at my sister-in-law’s house. It’s shredded chicken, sour cream and cream of mushroom soup (and poppy seeds), topped with crushed Ritz crackers and baked. Ultimate comfort food.

Tuesday: Sweet potato risotto

I’m hoping there will be leftovers from tonight to work as a protein with this.

Wednesday: Black bean soup & grilled cheese

Thursday: Undecided

I’m having a “procedure” — for that delicate lady issue — Thursday morning, and I’m not sure how I’ll be feeling Thursday evening. We shall see.

Friday: Pizza

World’s greatest food.

An open letter to my dad from his favorite landlocked daughter

Hi there!

I know you probably won’t get this until you’re finished sailing the high seas, but I decided to write it anyway to say I hope you had a really lovely time and I don’t like it when you go on cruises because I can’t call you. Here are some calls you would’ve gotten this week if you hadn’t been on a cruise.

  1. How do I open the garage door when the power’s out? I think there’s supposed to be a pull-thing to disengage it, but it looks like ours doesn’t have that. Oh, never mind. The power just came back on. I’m just going to leave the door open just in case.
  1. I found a copycat recipe for Outback’s Alice Springs Chicken, and it’s awesome. It has bacon, honey mustard and cheese on it. Poppy even ate it! She said it’s in her Top Twenty. (Like there are 19 other foods she’ll eat.) I’ll send it to you.
  1. I made some sandwich rolls, and they turned out perfect. I’m thinking about opening a bakery. But I’ll only sell sandwich rolls. I’m going to call it Roll With It.
  1. Perry Mason and Paul Drake are coming the first weekend in May to build the fence. When are you going home?
  1. It’s your move on Scrabble.

I love you! Come visit some time. I can’t promise an unlimited crepe buffet, but we do have very friendly cats.

Sincerely,
Nichole