BASQUE CHEESE CAKE - UNO - TATER TOTS - THE LAST DETECTIVE - CITADEL S2 - JIBBER JABBER

Basque Cheese Cake

Rainy days here have found my wife getting out her mixer and playing with new recipes. Pictured here is her second attempt at making Basque Cheese Cake with the double flavoring of lemon and vanilla. The plating and addition of strawberries was my attempt a trying to achieve a good photo. Of course, this was my portion and it all disappeared after the second photo.

I am not a fan of cheese cake. More often than not, I find it lacking in flavor and with a texture that is not palatable for me. But she knocked this attempt out of the park. It was all I could do not to gobble the portion. Small bites, enjoying the flavor prevailed.

All that was missing was a great cup of coffee. She promises a repeat today for lunch with a French Press cup of coffee.

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UNO

To help pass the dreary afternoons cooped up in the house, we have found playing a few hands of UNO a fun and relaxing way to pass the time. We are relearning the rules and both improving our game. Simple fun with a good cup of coffee.

 

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IT'S WHATS FOR DINNER

Frozen tater tots was dinner last night. The cheese cake snack a few hours earlier was filling and neither one of us wanted more than a snack.

It was good excuse to practice using the air fryer and try for very crispy tots. Fifteen minutes at 400 degrees worked well. Letting the tots set for a few minutes helped.

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THE LAST DETECTIVE 

We finished watching all 4 seasons of this drama/comedy detective series last night, from 2003/2007. A British series that grew on us after a few episodes. Streaming on Prime. You may or may not like giving it a try. Story telling is good, characters are well acted and the filming gives a good feel for the people, times and places.

We binged Watched CITADEL S2 also this past week. I am neither a fan nor "not a fan." I expected more story depth and interest. It was a good vehicle for action shots but that got old quickly.  Stanley Tucci did keep me coming back for another episode. I doubt I will come back soon for a second watch.

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JIBBER JABBER

My wife awakened me at 2:45 AM by calling may name out in a manner of getting my attention without alarm. I was drop dead asleep, but her calling out my name in the middle of the night still flips the on switch. "Weather alert just called with a thunderstorm warning."

Not an emergency, but actionable this time of the season. I fumbled with covers and dry mouth from snoring.  I could not hear thunder or see bright lightening through the bedroom windows. She further eased me into the awakening with a "should I put the coffee on?"  The promise of coffee always starts each morning in the plus column.

Long sweats, thongs for shoes, a favorite raggy grey sweat shirt and a final  sitting on the edge of the bedside. Dressing for thunderstorms while waking up consumes those first moments. 

I walked through the kitchen, went out to the porch and to the carport. I turned on the carport light and the light inside the shed by the storm shelter. 

The long of it was that the fast moving storm burned itself out before hitting us. Some soaking rain. A half hour later I returned to bed, snugged in and dropped off for the last hour of sleep. 

We have a few more storms heading our way today. Looks like a few hands of UNO, some homemade tomato soup and a half a baloney sandwich today may be the highlights.

Thanks for the visit this week.