We found out the proper name for that product & freebie

I was incorrect in calling my candy find a Velvet Crumble it's called a Violet Crumble, which should be easy to remember since the wrapper is purple lol. Hubby checked a tiny shop yesterday morning that carries some Italian food. They didn't have the product he is looking for, but the Italian woman who runs the store understood what he was looking for and told him it's an appetizer called Caponata which is
" a Sicilian eggplant dish consisting of a cooked vegetable salad made from chopped fried eggplant and celery seasoned with sweetened vinegar, with capers in a sweet and sour sauce. Wikipedia" John says it also has olives and some variations include other things like pine nuts. He was able to find some on Amazon and ordered four cans.

It was a gloomy, heavily overcast day yesterday and we didn't do much other than research the Caponata, play on computer, go out to dinner with retirees from his job and check Dad's house for mail. Today we are supposed to have heavy rain so I plan to stay inside and do some housework and make some scones.

Seeing terrible news of storm damage in Texas and heard there is more to come. Prayers go out to all those in the area being buffeted by the storm.


If you didn't want to go shopping in the earlier blue car and prefer pink, today's zip is for you:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o3c56h5mzflzqh2/ws_ShoppingTherapy_31.zip?dl=0

Weather, food, freebie

What a severe thunderstorm we had yesterday afternoon/evening! My father was visiting and he was just about to leave to go home when the skies opened up. Talk about a heavy downpour. It went on and on, not letting up for a couple hours with lightening everywhere. A leak developed in the master bathroom. Oddly enough, the drip was coming through the exhaust fan. My husband offered to drive Dad home in the truck because roads were badly flooded. When the storm finally slacked up, Dad insisted on driving himself home. He called to let us know he made it safely and told us about flooded areas he saw. Then today I saw the terrible flooding in MD. Wow - what destruction. We were lucky.

Today we have been cooking together. My husband decided to try creating a dry rub for baby back ribs. I made potato salad and when the ribs were ready we added fresh corn on the cob. What a feast! John's ribs were a big hit. So much so that I told him I don't want short ribs in the crock pot any more; I want these!

I do have another Beach Weather zip for you today:

Link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57614067/2016%20freebies/BeachWeather/ws_BeachWeather_11.zip
BTW I finished M. J. Roses's new book on Thursday and can't wait until she does another in the series!