The prognosis looks promising. They have so many different chemo-cocktails these days and we are confident one will work for him. He is such a resilient man and has most of his 9 lives left! Thankfully we are back in the Fisher House just like in 2009 only for a shorter period of time.
We are kept busy with appointments, keeping track of Steve's medications and keeping him well fed. To further complicate the cancer Steve developed pneumonia the week before the 4th. He was released on July 3rd. We are fortunate to have wonderful friends who opened their home to us until we could get into the Fisher House in Los Angeles. They went up to Cayucos to enjoy the 4th with family this year and, lucky for us, brought back our mail. We got to rest in their home with two cute kitties, Dewey and Sam. A big thanks to Katie & Mike and their daughters, Natalie and Alea.
July 4th has just past without us in our little town. It is one of our favorite holidays. The population swells from 3600 to about 30,000 or more. There is an adorable parade (what July 4th parade isn't adorable?), bloody mary's flow, everyone has deck or beach parties and the fog usually rolls in just when the fireworks are to go off, leaving us listening to the distant boom booms. I heard that it was clear and gorgeous up there this year, the fireworks were spectacular and our house sitter was having bloody mary's on our deck with friends, but...no sense feeling sorry for ourselves there is always next year. Okay we were pissed to have missed the party.
The "blog dujour" is from last year's brunch. I so loved the crepes that I thought it would make an interesting post. Don't be afraid to try crepes, they are easier than they sound and can be made ahead and kept in the refrigerator overnight or frozen. I got an early start as this recipe yielded alot.
Since I am not at home with my brunch recipe files, I have to rely on the link to the Sunset Magazine's recipe from the July 2010 issue for Peach and Almond Breakfast Crepes.
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/crpes-with-warm-cognac-peaches-almonds-10000001995661
Post 4th of July Brunch, 2010
It has been a long weekend as the 4th was on Sunday and we were packed Friday and Saturday at Peachy Canyon where I work keeping the wine tasters happy. Not feeling too good today (the 5th) but I promised Steve brunch. Luckily I knew what I was going to make already. I have been dying for pancakes which would be too dry for Steve so Crepes seemed a likely substitute. The July, 2010 issue of Sunset Magazine had an article on peaches, one of which was Ricotta Cheese filled crepes with peach compote. It was billed as a dessert but, hey, who says you can't have dessert for brunch or breakfast for that matter? The peaches are juicy and abundant this year. I had some dynamite raspberries and blueberries so added them to the white and yellow peach compote. Since I didn’t have any sliced almonds I added some chopped toasted pecans. Steve can’t eat nuts so I just put a few on mine. Why didn’t I taste them first??? Rancid!! I guess I had them in my little cupboard at the Fischer House in LA last year instead of the freezer and they went off before I could get them home. I used a very good ricotta for this but am dying to make my own one of these days.
I made the full recipe of crepes and layered them with plastic wrap, slipped the extras into a ziplock bag and froze them for later dishes. Since they don’t have sugar in them I can use them for cannelloni's or another savory crepe recipe.
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| Crepes filled with ricotta cheese |
He loved this dish! The fruit compote was saucy enough and perfectly seasoned with cinnamon, sugar and Cognac. And.. it was a one plate brunch.
Steve opened a Witch Creek Winery “Cool Cat” sparkling wine which I could barely get down even though it is one of my fav bubblies. After the first sip I was fine and it was a good match with the crepes.
I am just cruising today and drinking lots of water. The skies are overcast so no need to get too ambitious.
