You’ve probably noticed that I switched around the website a bit to show our support for Kamala Harris and Democrats, in general. It’s no secret we are Left-Leaning Liberals  and take pride in being so. We really do believe in standing up and being counted – and in taking our country back from those who would deny so many of us our basic human rights. It’s a cause seriously worth fighting for.

The front page of the site now reads:

Short and to the point. This is MY site. I pay for it. If you don’t like it, go elsewhere. It’s a free site – I’m not losing any money – or sleep – over it.

But I’ve gotten a couple of comments on the site recently, that had me chuckling.

The first one was on a Pork Cutlet Florentine recipe – and my response:

Then I had another one, today on a Pear and Raisin Pie recipe – also with my response:

I do realize it’s childish of me to engage in such a way. I can very easily delete negative comments. But really… where’s the fun in that?!? It’s the same way I feel about all of the texts I receive from those right-wing cretins. Responding with “Fuck you, you lying, traitorous fuckwad asshole piece of shit felon! KAMALA FOR PRESIDENT” has a really nice ring to it, It also gets my point across succinctly and gets my number removed from many of the texting numbers. It’s win-win.

So… enough of the political fun for the moment. In between the comments, we’re still eating…

A couple of days ago, Victor took the last of our homegrown eggplants and made Little Gram’s Eggplant Appetizer. It’s one of my favorite ways to eat eggplant – and there’s no end of things to do with it.

It’s great as an appetizer, but it also works hot, cold, or room temperature as a side or as an ingredient. Last night it was hot, sitting atop polenta, with shrimp sitting atop it – Shrimp and Grits Italian Style!

It definitely worked!

I made a basic polenta and added the eggplant on top. I threw some chopped scallions into a skillet with some butter and garlic, cooked it a moment, and then added some white wine. When it had reduced a bit, I added the already cooked shrimp and heated them through. They went atop the eggplant and a bit of pecorino romano finished the plate.

The flavors all really worked well, together.

In the meantime, I’m going to be starting a Weight Management program through the VA starting tomorrow.

At 72, I’m carrying a bit too much weight on my decrepit knees and my mobility just isn’t where I want it to be. The new hip helped a lot, and the next replacement will help even more, but they can’t fully do their job if the knees can’t do theirs.

I’ll keep ya posted!