<p>My H is from California and his favorite fresh fruit is a nice, ripe fig. He picked them right off the tree in his father’s yard.</p>
<p>FIL used to have fig trees. Right off the tree, at the height of summer, those things were out of this world.</p>
<p>timely, I agree. I thought Get Smart was just right - a good summer guilty pleasure. </p>
<p>I want to go see Wall-E - just waiting until D or S1 sees it, to give us a clue about whether S2 can come along or not.</p>
<p>Now, from Taste of Chicago…today we have Ann Sather cinnamon rolls and</p>
<p>Eli’s cheesecake in six different flavors. Help yourself. </p>
<p>If your in the Chicago viewing area, tonight (Weds) 7pm, channel eleven </p>
<p>pbs will have a segment on local hs students.</p>
<p>Anybody we know, Cottonwood??</p>
<p>We went to the fair last night and D tried a deep-fried twinkie. She loved it. I, however, cannot get past the name. Glad I saved myself for a virtual cinnamon roll. yumm!</p>
<p>New at the fair this year is some kind of deep-fried sandwich made with a krispy kreme donut instead of bread. And I thought the twinkie was out there!</p>
<p>Harriet, et al</p>
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<p>We’re not in the area, so will miss the show, but kudos to Friend of Cottonwood’s Son for being newsworthy in a good way.</p>
<p>We had about half a waffle’s worth of batter left. I cooked it this morning. I just toasted it and then had it with Nutella. MMM,MMM good! Meanwhile my youngest is teaching his friends how to back an apple pie. I just got a call confirming oven temperatures. Getting deja vu here, except I’m my Mom! :eek:</p>
<p>Nutella is one of those things I eat with a spoon right out of the jar. Cannot buy it as I cannot eat it in moderation…</p>
<p>Thanks, Mikasauntie and Harriet! That teacher should get a Golden Apple!</p>
<p>How long do you grill sweet corn, wrapped in foil? How about chicken thighs? </p>
<p>I brought more cherries and grapes today. What else is in season? Ice cream later.</p>
<p>Ice cream <em>later</em>? What can you mean? It’s always time for ice cream, right now! ;)</p>
<p>OK, ready. Do you want our usual Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip? Or do you want to try one of these new flavors? Which appeals to you?</p>
<p>I’m glad somebody is here.</p>