Why I love the lake

There's the same kind of peace at the lake that there is at the farm. That silence that is seldom interrupted by the far away motorcycle reverberating off the hills or the party boat headed to a swimming cove.
There are beautiful sunsets and cool breezes. And air so pure I wish I could bottle it.

Then there's also the day's catch. This year has been a lot better year for us so far. When I went home for Mother's Day weekend, the Hubs went out to Stockton with a fishing guide and learned which fish to fish for in which areas.

Here we have bass, crappie and walleye. I actually caught fish on Sunday for the first time ever (well except for catfish on the farm a good ten years ago). I had one that was big enough to keep, a 16 1/2" bass, and reeled in probably a dozen more. I didn't realize until we pulled in to clean them that my fish was the biggest catch of the day. I looked in the live well and said "Who caught that huge fish?" and our friend Chris informed me it was mine!

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A weekend in the life of Anna

I went to the farmer's market in the morning and then came back and worked on the greenhouse and garden. Yesterday however, we went to the lake bright at early. As we were leaving Lake Stockton, it started sprinkling. Then it seemed like the moment we got home it started pouring. Then there was devastation last night in Joplin. For photos, see here: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110523/news/705239934/photos/

I'm going to try menu planning. At least to the point where I can purchase groceries more efficiently. On the books for this week:

Enchilada Casserole (a recipe from the Mother In Law. I thought I posted it on here, but I can't find a link to it)

Couscous with Chicken, Lemon and Olives (from The Joy of Cooking)

The Couscous dish takes one leek, but they're sold in a bundle of three, so there may be Potato Leek Soup (also from The Joy of Cooking) this week as well. 

Baked Cheese Grits (I'm going to make these Saturday morning) All I can say is Mmmmm... cheese, grits and eggs. (Oh, and this is from The Joy of Cooking as well... I think I need to venture out of this cookbook next week.)

Also, I have a feeling I'll be eating a lot of salad soon, so I got buttermilk to make ranch dressing, and to make garlic cheese biscuits (from The Taste of Home Baking Book).

The verdict on the cuban bean soup from last week? Amazing. It's probably the best seasoned soup I've ever had, AND the Hubs ate some!

The Hubs with the smallest bass I've ever seen. We brought home two walleye to eat and he probably caught half a dozen other fish, but they weren't big enough to keep.

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