Friday greetings!
How’s your week been?
Chill or not-so-chill?
Did ya do any tiny projects around your space/place that’s been calling out for attention?
Super cool read today!
BEGINNING WITH:
STACY’S WORLD
Indeed – Stacy, Carol and I had a memorable lunch celebrating Carol’s birthday at this outstanding local Mexican restaurant. Who can believe we have such an upscale restaurant right here in our little ol’ town that is absolutely blowing up with new homes and new neighbors moving in — fast!
The food was mouthwatering greatness – however, the laughter, conversation and love outshined the food.
And, yes, I too am a recipient of numerous pieces of Carol’s talented, original watercolor artwork:
Birthday greetings, Easter hello, Thanksgiving greetings, Christmas Wishes and thank-you notes.
And, yes, all are framed or displayed, carefully positioned, around my home.
All bring beauty, love and joy.
Hat tip to ya, Carol, and thank you.
I don’t know about you, but Stacy’s find of the corn on the cob recipe cooked with the jalapenos and honey has my full attention!
Same, bacon wrapped chicken recipe via an old school family recipe!
Both – Totally on my make it ASAP list!
Stacy never fails us with her innovative ideas and finds.
Thank ya, Stac!
Lucky us!
QUICK QUESTION
If I could have 3 wishes —
They would be in this order:
- One more day with Peter
- One more day with my dad
- One more day with my grandpa and grandma
I would hug-hug-hug, express my love and how much they mattered in my world, take a walk holding hands, talk, ask questions that I forgot to ask, laugh and relish just one more day.
You?
JERRY CLOWER’S
ELEVATOR STORY IS SIDE-SPLITTING PIECE OF LAUGHTER!
Jerry is a master of story-telling!
RECIPE!
CHOPPED LEMON/GARLIC/ANCHOVY SPREAD
An outstanding topper for fish and/or epic as the star spread on a toasted bread slice – thick slices of toasted artisan bread with sauteed tomato slices resting atop. Feeling a little daring? Add sauteed red onion slices with the tomatoes!
THANKS ALL FOR SLIDING BY ON THIS FRIDAY AUGUST 16
We are grateful and we appreciate the love + sharing + engaging
READY?
SET.
ENJOY!
STACY’S WORLD
FUN TIMES. FUN FRIENDS.
Hi Daymaker Family!
Cheryl and I had the pleasure of spending this past Monday with Carol for her birthday lunch.
Carol is our dear friend and a big part of the Daymaker Family! She is so incredibly sweet and fun and interesting.
PIC 1
TRIPLE THREAT
Our visit this week. It was a super fun lunch!
Some of you already know how sweet Carol is from the back-and-forth chit-chat in the Comments on Daymaker.
But what you may not know is that Carol is a very talented artist!
She has painted and gifted Cheryl and I several beautiful cards over the past years.
I love every one of them. However, the card I post today —
PIC 2
Is my favorite. She painted ME!
Her depiction of me is ‘SPOT ON” right down to the little scarf tied to the basket and the little pointed toe leopard skin shoes. Her attention to detail is amazing.
Thank you again, sweet Carol for sharing part of your birthday with us!
PICS 3 & 4
Are recipes I found online.
These recipes are so easy and sound so delicious that I just had to share them.
In the BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN Recipe —
I would line my baking dish with foil. And cook in the pan on top of a wire baking rack so the bacon grease will drip to the bottom for easy clean up. When I bake anything in the oven (that is bacon wrapped) the cheap, thin bacon works best.
Regarding the boiled CORN ON THE COB with jalapenos and honey Recipe —
I would also scoop out those buttery, honey flavored jalapenos and some of the juice from pot and freeze them to add to future dishes … like stuffed pork loin.
RECIPE (!)
CHICKEN STRIPS WRAPPED IN BACON WITH BROWN SUGAR SPRINKLES
GRANDMA’S OLD RECIPE
BY POGBAA MARTINIZ
- 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
- 8 strips bacon
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Cut each chicken breast into 4 long, thin chicken strips
- In a bowl add the brown sugar, salt and pepper
- Add the chicken tenders and toss in the brown sugar
- Wrap the chicken in a strip of bacon and put into your baking dish
- Sprinkle over the remaining brown sugar mix
- Cook for 20-25 minutes or until bacon is cooked through and crisp (as pictured)
RECIPE (!)
CORN ON THE COB WITH HONEY AND JALAPENO
BY ANGELICA EASY RECIPES
Trust me when I say this is sooooo good!
INSTRUCTIONS:
- In a large skillet, add water about half way up the skillet
- Bring water to a boil
- Add 1 stick of butter
- 2 TBSP honey
- 1 cup milk (or 1/2 cup half and half)
- Blend liquids/butter together carefully
- Add 4 pieces of fresh corn on the cob
- Add 2 sliced, clean jalapenos (the flavor is delicious and not too spicy)
((Note – don’t skip the honey. It doesn’t make it too sweet. It brings out the sweetness of the corn.))
- After adding corn, turn burner heat to low
- Let cook 5-7 minutes
- Turn off burner heat and cap skillet with a lid
- When ready to serve remove corn cobs with tongs
The jalapeno flavored butter clings to the corn and it’s a perfect side to any meal or cook-out!
MEME FOR THE DAY:
“TODAY I AM GOING TO BE SENSIBLE AND BEHAVE MYSELF.”
Stop laughing! It could happen.
HAPPY DAY TO ALL!
Stacy’s World
Is exclusive to Daymaker Readable Art
Comment or ask questions to Stacy via today’s Comments Section!
QUICK QUESTION
YOU’RE GRANTED 3 WISHES
WHAT ARE THEY?(AND YOU CAN’T ASK
FOR MORE WISHES)
ELEVATOR
BY JERRY CLOWER
I have moved from Yazoo City, Mississippi to Amite County — Route 4, Liberty, Mississippi. After I got back to the old home place, I found out there is a grown adult man in that county that never been out of Amite County. He’s a logger, hard worker. He just chooses not to go nowhere. He logs and stays at the house.
Well, he had a boy who went off to college and got a pretty big job, and bought the old man a satellite TV dish. The old man was watching the Nashville Network and saw Jerry Clower on the Grand Ole Opry.
He told his boy, “I can’t stand it. I said I never would leave Amite County, but I want to go the Grand Ole Opry and see Jerry.”
The young man loaded up his pap and took him to Nashville. He was having a good time! They took him downtown to look at them tall buildings. That old man looked at them tall buildings until the roof of his mouth sunburned.
They went out and checked into the Opryland Hotel, got on the elevator and the door shut. That old man braced himself. The elevator stopped on the second floor, the door opened, and the ugliest woman in Tennessee got on — I mean she would stop a Volvo. The door shut, and the elevator took off and stopped on the third floor. The elevator door opened, and this ugly woman got off. The door closed, but before the elevator moved, the door opened again, and a beautiful young lady, Miss Tennessee, walked on. The door shut.
The old man looked at his boy and said, “Son, we need to run your mama through this thing.”
COPYRIGHT 1992
JERRY CLOWER
STORIES FROM HOME
reprinted with permission, University Press of Mississippi
CHOPPED LEMON/GARLIC/ANCHOVY SPREAD
This was absolutely one of Peter’s favorites!
Before you do the eeewwww thing regarding the anchovies – give it a try!
HERE’S HOW WE MAKE IT:
FOR ABOUT 1 CUP
- 1/2 large lemon, plus optional lemon juice to taste
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 TBSP chopped, salt-packed anchovy fillets (12 – 16 fillets)
- Freshly cracked black pepper
NOW WE GET DOWN TO BUSINESS:
- Cut the lemon into thin slices, removing seeds as you go. Chop the slices into coarse confetti. You should get about 3-4 TBSP.
- In your smallest saucepan, combine the lemon confetti with the garlic and moisten with about half of the olive oil.
- Set over low heat until the oil is hot to the touch.
- Remove from the heat and let cool ( this will soften the lemon).
- Add the chopped anchovies and the rest of the oil.
- Stir and reheat until warm to the touch.
- Stir in plenty of freshly cracked pepper.
- Taste.
- Add more lemon juice if you like.
- Rewarm and stir just before serving.
This little lemon/garlic/anchovy topper is fabulous on fish — but even better — spread atop a big piece of toasted of artisan bread with sauteed tomato slices and thin slices of red onion. Breakfast or light lunch.
~ Hippie Cowboy recipe box
Elevator…Hilarious! 👍👍👍
Thank you, Cheryl and Stacy, for a fun, delicious, memorable birthday! And wonderful gifts – with a plural. Next time we meet you’ll see me sporting the absolutely cutest, classiest, most beautiful crossover bag EVER. And my house smells so wonderful with the gorgeous scented candles. But it was the company that made my day. Thanks again ever-so-much!!!
Your recipes are begging to be tried! My grill master wants to prepare them on the grill – and I’m all for that!
My three wishes are much like Cheryl’s – one more time with my parents, Papaw, Grandmother and infant nephew. And for the same reasons – more hugs, more questions.
The anchovy spread is intriguing, especially the sandwich suggestion – wonderful for a summer lunch!
Thanks again, Daymaker, for starting and ending my week with smiles!
Wow, what a beautiful painting of Stacy. I love its suggestion of a woman on the move in a joy filled day. My question to the artist, how long does it take, as a skilled artist such as you, to paint a watercolor like this? — For me, it starts with a stick figure, then I take my PRANG watercolors and paint some clothes and etc on it. Since it is unrecognizable I would write STACY on the bag.—- I certainly appreciate Carols’s giftedness likely more than most people! Closing with 3 last words: “Happy birthday CAROL.”
Thank you, Marty. My cards take anywhere from an hour to 2 or 3, depending on the detail. I love that you also are a watercolorist. I’d love to see some of your work.
Yes indeed carol is very talented I love it! What a gift❤️
Thanks, J. I’m a late-to-the-table painter and learning as I go.