Family Food

It all began when daughter Kristine and I headed to the grocery

 store within an hour after she & Richard's arrival from CA.

We have what is commonly called  a "one-butt kitchen"

but, Don & Kristine managed to work together

putting all the food away.

Then Kristine and hubby Richard got to work (after a few

cocktails),  and prepared a special diner for us.

Portabella Mushroom Pizza crust is made from Portabella

Mushrooms, of course, to which are added many typical pizza

ingredients including Don's favorite, sliced pepperoni as well as

lots of sauce and cheese.

We had fun taking pictures of each other as we admired the

end result which looks good enough to eat...

and it was.   And yes, the four of us polished of

a dozen in one sitting!!!

Sunday morning at 7:00 we headed for the pickleball courts

to work off some of those calories.

Wayne was kind enough to show up too, so we could

have a foursome.  Wayne  is also left handed  and 1 year older

than I am.  Let's hear it for the over 80 group!!!

Kristine and I gave them a run for their money...

and Wayne and I showed those kids how the game was played.

After the games, we headed out for a drive to Payson AZ,

elevation 4999' where it was much cooler.

The scenery was pretty nice also...

and Kristine & Richard were happy to see that AZ had

something other than Cactus!!!  

All of the talking and oooohhhing and ahhhhhing made

us hungry again as we returned to Payson after site seeing

along the Mogollon (pronounced Mog y umm) Rim, so we stopped 

for a bite to eat in Payson at Filberto's Mexican food. 

The Chilli Relleno combo platter was more than a "bite to eat"!!!!

And after all that,  it was my day to cook,

 so I prepared a yummy (if I do say so myself) Honey Garlic Shrimp Recipe,

 which I doubled because I just happened to have

a 2 lb bag of Costco "peeled and deveined" shrimp on hand.

Sticky rice and bacon seasoned Caesar  salad completed the menu.

(Who needs dessert?)

Monday was Kristine's 57th birthday so we headed to

the Superstition Springs Mall in Mesa while the "boys" stayed

home.   We wore ourselves out shopping so we had to sit 

down for a break at the food court where we both polished off a

smaller version of Charleys Philly Steak sandwich - minus 

the cheese!

"The Boys" had cocktails waiting for us, so we showed

off all of our mall purchases, which they would find out

about anyway when they saw the credit card bills!!!.

Later that evening, Kristine prepared the colorful

bell peppers,

while Richard slaved over a hot stove as he browned 

and  seasoned the beef/turkey mixture and

filled and backed the stuffed peppers in a hot oven.

Yummy

Kristine & Richard, thanks for coming for a 3 night

visit.  Don't think we could have taken any more...

food that is.   I should have titled this blog

Family Food & Fun...