{"id":18448,"date":"2015-05-02T06:33:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-02T13:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=18448"},"modified":"2015-05-04T09:00:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T16:00:03","slug":"day-of-cooking-gardening-and-dancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=18448","title":{"rendered":"Day Of Cooking, Gardening, And Dancing!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul was out in the garden at 7:00 picking and grinnin&#8217;&#8230;OK, just picking!\u00a0 PAul brought in green beans, carrots, beets, several kinds of squash, Swiss chard, and squash blossoms.\u00a0 We split up the bounty and dropped off some with the Ward&#8217;s before firing up the oven!\u00a0 Then the work began!\u00a0 From 9:00 until almost four, we cleaned, diced, sliced, cooked, created, and made enough food for an army&#8230;. Let&#8217;s see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kale Chips<\/li>\n<li>Cauliflower Soup<\/li>\n<li>Cauliflower Gratin\/Casserole<\/li>\n<li>Beets Tops<\/li>\n<li>Swiss Chard<\/li>\n<li>Pickled Beets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We finally got done and sat for a nice glass of wine before hitting the showers.\u00a0 Our feet really hurt&#8230; Seven hours of standing in the kitchen will tend to do that to you!\u00a0 We must say that working the garden and then working in the kitchen for hours creating food that we immediately consume is rewarding on many levels.\u00a0 The time together, working as a team, and the benefits of knowing what we eat are simply great!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18449\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18449\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18449\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-1-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"Beets were magnificent\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-1-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-1-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beets were magnificent<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18450\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18450\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18450\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-2-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"Cauliflower casserole\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-2-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-2-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cauliflower casserole<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18451\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18451\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18451\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-3-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"Beet tops\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-3-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-3-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-3-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-02-3.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beet tops<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We stopped by Old Ranch for a quick visit and a drink.\u00a0 We ran into JR and Karen and they were treating their prom-going grand-kids and their dates\u00a0 to dinner on the patio!\u00a0 What was nice is that all the teens were died in the wool conservatives!\u00a0 Yeah JR and Karen!<\/p>\n<p>We went to Garden Grove and met up with the Zaitz, Roberts, Mike and Irene and danced until 10:30&#8230; 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