I made a cold green bean salad to accompany my neighbor's sausage sandwiches. I decided to go with a salad that called for basil since I had so much. Unfortunately the basil ruined the salad. It was bitter! I don't know if I chopped too much or if the herbs get stronger later in the season. Lesson learned. I'll stick with a tried and true next time.

Sunday dinner was a “cooking without a recipe” meal. I cooked bulgur, and while it was cooking, I sauteed celery, carrots, and onion in avocado oil, then added sliced mushrooms, minced garlic, yellow squash, the last two snow peas from our garden, leftover pork, and the deglazed drippings from when this pork was cooked, and some from the freezer. I combined it with the cooked bulgur and added a little pepper. Next time I would add some sage or thyme.

Portobello mushrooms were on sale at Harris Teeter today, so I stuffed some for dinner - I found online a healthy spinach artichoke filling that I adapted slightly - they were very good - I will make again. Will had an egg burrito wrapped in one of his homemade tortillas. We were both happy with our choices.

That's good to hear about your sister, Joan. I'm sure she's more comfortable in the nursing home than the hospital.

Joan, I'm happy your sister is feeling better!! You'll be visiting her soon.

Our dinner was grilled Greek chicken breasts, leftover potato salad, and corn on the cob - our first of the season. But not from our garden - we have not grown it for years, because the racoons always got into it the night before it was ripe.