Dreaming of Summer...

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So I have been dreaming of summer and I can not wait to start planting this year. I love to have a fresh herb garden and freshly grown tomatoes, zucchini and cucumbers. I would love to grow watermelon but space is too limited on my new balcony.  I love picking fresh herbs especially when they are for a dinner like this.  

This Grilled Garlic and Mint Chicken is so wonderful and juicy. It is just simple hearty food. One of my favorite bits of the chicken is the crispy skin and burst of mint that fills your mouth. I served this with a grilled vegetable salad with balsamic vinegar. Yum!

This is a family favorite recipe, but we haven't made it in a while.  Enjoy!

Award and Not So Stylish Handwriting

Many many thanks to Roberta from More Thyme than Dough for passing on this 

Stylish Blogger Award to me with the sweetest comment, 

 " I am going to name the person who started this all with me because this blog keeps getting better and better. Check out her recipes for Blood Orange Sorbet and Pina Colada Sorbet. Oh my……..!!"  Thanks so much Roberta!

The Rules:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award

2. Share 7 things about yourself

3. Award 15 recently discovered great bloggers

4. Contact these blogger and tell them about the award

7 more things about me:

Mom  and I took a road trip from LA to San Fransisco 

I still keep in touch with my high school exchange student .

 I work out with an exercise ball, but sometimes I just jump on it

I hate shopping for shoes

I sleep in my La-Z-boy recliner

I ate chicken chicken feet in DC

I can't wait to show you all my big surprise soon!

Letty do's Salad

3 plus years ago I was introduced to this very extraordinary salad and a new friend. A new gal TC, got hired in to work in our office.  We were having a pitch-ins and TC wanted to bring her favorite salad, Letty do's Salad, her families salad. This salad is one of my favorite odd foods. It is such a mix of interesting ingredients. I wasn't sure how it would taste. Some of the ingredients were not normally put together, like sugar and olive oil and uncooked ramen noodles.  But I like to try just about everything. 

Calamity Kate's Birthday Month Extravaganza: Week 1

So this is not an April Fools Prank.

 I am hosting a month of giveaways to celebrate my birthday!  

Just so you know, I am not a birthday celebration person. Well, I am for other people, just not for myself. Its not that I worry about getting older, but I just don't like my birthdays. So I am changing it up and celebrating you during my birthday… the best of both worlds. 

Oh, by the way I have another HUGE change planned for Friday April 8th