Today, I had plans, but they slipped away. I felt like being in the kitchen, away from the world’s woes. First I put on Spotify to listen to some mellow music, then I made homemade BBQ sauce. Next I went to my old recipe book, and pulled out ingredients for Tamale Pie. For those of you who don’t know about this delicious dish, it came out of Texas, or maybe California, and probably from a Home Economics class our mothers took. While it isn’t really a traditional Mexican Tamale recipe, it does involve meat and corn. Our mothers just made it a casserole! Here is some history and the recipe (no olives for me-Yeck!). Enjoy with you family and take a piece to your buddy (Connie, I’ll be there tomorrow, I promise!)
https://quaintcooking.com/2022/07/01/the-history-of-tamale-pie/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale_pie

The one thing I did listen to (and later read the translation) was the speech French Senator Claude Malhuret gave to the French parliament. It was disheartening to hear what Europe is having to do because of that guy in office. I encourage you to listen, and then read the translation. What would our ancestors think of the state of our union, especially our WWII fathers and grandfathers?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/french-senator-speech-trump-ukraine-russia_n_67ca0a83e4b0404dff3019c7

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