Yeah, well, I’m not going to lie…
there can be some letdown after a big vacation when you
come home to bills, laundry and work.
there can be some letdown after a big vacation when you
come home to bills, laundry and work.
Here’s what can help…
1. Try making some of the best dishes you had on vacation.
Caponatina was served at practically every meal in Sicily either as a side dish or appetizer.
Caponatina was served at practically every meal in Sicily either as a side dish or appetizer.
Alie’s Eggplant Caponatina
•sauté one chopped onion in olive oil with 1/2 cup of pitted olives and 1/4 cup capers
•stir in one can chopped tomatoes
•grill one sliced eggplant and 2 peppers and 2 squashes.
When cooked, chop and add to tomatoes and onions.
• add salt and pepper, two tablespoons sugar and 1/3 cup white wine vinegar
•mix, taste and garnish with toasted pine nuts and fresh basil
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Easy Orange, Fresh Fennel, Mint and Scallion Salad
We had this on a sailboat on the Mediterranean Sea.
We had this on a sailboat on the Mediterranean Sea.
It’s the four ingredients mentioned in the title and just drizzle with honey.
2. Enjoy something fun in your own town
(we went to museums in Paris…why not in SF?).
(we went to museums in Paris…why not in SF?).
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Or take your lunch to the park or beach.
3. Buy yourself some blooms or pick some
3. Buy yourself some blooms or pick some
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