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We are about to head out. Argh! Yay! Worry not- I'll blog from the great state of OR.

Grilled bread with thyme pesto and lemon cream, Purple Majesty

I cannot even talk about how delicious this thyme pesto dish is. Holy hell! We just ate every bit of it.

The grilled bread- delish. I used Ciabatta. The preserved lemon cream- bliss. The only bummer was the need to peel, from the stems, a lot of thyme leaves. Nonetheless, I'd make this again STAT.

And, my purple potatoes were the epitome of fresh and tender. I steamed them and then tossed with tomatoes from my yard, basil, shallots, lemon juice, EVOO and Maldon (do you have/use Maldon? Great flake/finishing salt). Yum.

Off to pack (I hate to pack).

Chris Matthews just kills me.

Hilarious comment by Oliver, makes sense though

I was just packing up Percy's dog food for his stay with my in-laws. Years ago, my MIL had gotten him a monogrammed tote for such weekend trips. Anyway, Oliver asked what the bag was, and I said, "It's Percy's. See here is his name." Oliver replied, "But Percy doesn't have hands." Hilarious and such a good point.