Home Again!

As much as I enjoy traveling, I love coming home again more.  We got up early Monday morning and drove back to Memphis, getting in around 12:30.  Walter went to work and I went to the grocery store!  Monday night we ate comfort food:  spaghetti and salad and ice cream.  Soooo good!

Speaking of ice cream, or rather, frozen yogurt, we had some Pinkberry's in New Orleans.  This is real frozen yogurt, not fake ice ream.  It has that tangy yogurt taste.  I did a little web search and came up with a recipe.  I'll let you know if it compares.

More from the street parade on Saturday:

A street parade for some unknown reason

The Vice-President (of the United States) was in town on Sunday.  The Secret Service made Pam and me detour around the block where he was doing whatever he was doing - we look so dangerous...  So no picture of Mr. Biden.

Sunday we went to the New Orleans Museum of Art where a very mean lady at the reception desk told us that the Brooks Museum was not reciprocal.  Pam checked online with the Brooks and it's not, but she didn't have to be so mean about it.  It's a pretty good museum, but we like the Brooks better.  This Kandinsky was donated to the museum by the owner of Longe Vue:

Emeril's Spaghetti

EMERIL’S SPAGHETTI SAUCE

I love this because it's so easy and it makes so much.

2 small onions, chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 lb Italian sausage

2 lbs ground chuck

2 28 oz cans diced tomatoes

2 12 oz cans tomato paste

4 c water

¼ c sugar

1 T salt

1 T dried basil

2 t black pepper

1 t crushed red pepper

1.  Put onions, garlic, sausage, and chuck into a large pot.  Brown, breaking up meats

          into small pieces, then drain

2.  Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer

          approximately 2 hours

Makes 12 cups – can divide and freeze