Dorothy, I'm glad to see that your kitchen is becoming so much more usable. (My dad had one of those Jennair stoves at his house and I think a friend took it home before we sold the house. I never figured out how to use the grilling feature.)

At Costco I found good nectarines today. Last time they were a bit over-ripe. I also picked up a couple of ingredients for lunch over Labor Day weekend with friends. I'm thinking that fish taco ingredients will go very nicely wrapped in a butter lettuce leaf instead of a tortilla for the diabetic friend. They sound great anyway!

I also stopped at the nearby Aldi, where I buy my bread - their 12-grain and whole wheat are nice-sized loaves for $2.09 each; the last time I checked a two-pack of Oroweat loaves at Costco costs about $12. I freeze these loaves and pull out slices as needed. I had tried a couple of Aldi's little frozen pizzas but decided to get a larger fresh one today, cut it in quarters, then freeze it. I add a few things to the top but I like this regular crust better.

No trips out until Monday, but plenty to do around here in the meantime. I must mow, for starters, and trim around the garden beds. I made two jars of pickled okra today, and I'll be making them one or two at a time as soon as more okra is ready (I have a jar of prepared brine in the fridge and can do one jar at a time.) I took a bag of some of my accumulated unused okra next door (I try to use the very freshest for pickles) - what I gave her is more like grocery store okra, in that it's a few days after it was picked. She'll fry or boil it soon, and was quite pleased with the gift. I said toss it if it gets too old - she laughed and said it won't have a chance. :)

Our high temperature was 91^o - high compared to what some folks are seeing, but so much better than most of the rest of the summer.