Month: October 2016

October 29, 2016 Paul Groves

Ron and I made a visit to Disneyland on a Wednesday… because we could. We were celebrating a little because we just had new passport photos taken at AAA and sent off the applications for our tourist visas for China and India. Whew. Disneyland was decorated for Halloween. As the day wore on, we saw…

October 20, 2016 Paul Groves

People ask about the ports we will visit on our Around-the-World Cruise in 2017. Here is a nice image that shows it all. The adventure begins January 4, 2017.

October 20, 2016 Paul Groves

Besides fettuccine, we made a hand cut pasta called pappardelle. This was tossed with a roasted butternut squash and pesto mixture with hazelnuts instead of pine nuts and parsely & sage instead of basil. Yum!

October 20, 2016 Paul Groves

The sauces we made to go with the pasta were simple and tasty. Ron is stirring a lemon cream sauce with salmon. This was mixed with the fettuccine we made.

October 20, 2016 Paul Groves

Ron and I took another cooking class together at Sur Le Table. I’ve always wanted to try making pasta from scratch. It was a pretty easy process. We are going to practice at home and invite some friends to try the result.

October 10, 2016 Paul Groves

It has been a month since we visited Ketchikan, but I just noticed this picture. There is always a “photo op” when you leave the ship at a port. I pity the poor guy or girl in that eagle suit. How many times has it been worn? How many times has it been cleaned?? I…