Ellipsis Weekend Cooking... The Last Of Summer Eats

 

Blackberry Smash Sweet Tea - Pioneer Woman - Recipe

"Hard work should be rewarded by good food."

~Ken Follet

It's the first weekend in September, which means it is Labor Day weekend, the last official holiday weekend of summer, 2026! So, lets end summer on a delicious note, shall we? It's been a strange summer, as food goes, but it's time to put all the gloom and doom aside, and take a bite of some amazing recipes. I hope you will enjoy the recipes I have come up with! They sound amazing to me.

Grilled Lemon Chicken Dijon - Food Network - Recipe

Creamy Gold Potato Salad - NYT - Recipe

Zucchini-Peach Salad With Creamy Lime dressing - NYT - Recipe

That should make for a delicious Labor Day meal, and it's a lot more fun than the usual menus of Hot Dogs and Hamburgers! 

 Enjoy your holiday!

89 Days And Barf To Go

 

NBC News

Cyclospora Outbreak 2026: Maps, Foods To Avoid, States Most Impacted, As States Hit 22,000 Cases

"I got food poisoning today, but I don't know when I am going to use it."

~Steven Wright

Summer fruit salad, partially from my own garden ( 2007 ) 

back when we could trust the CDC.

George W. Bush administration

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We are heading into the last stretch of summer, and I would love to say I feel good about having some wonderful dinner salads, or fill my daily breakfasts with luscious fruits, but with the way things seems to be going right now, I just even think I want to try, to try. I just can't bring myself to buy fruits and vegetables from anywhere. Although yesterday, I had a fit of rational thinking, and decided to try some tree fruits, like oranges and peaches. When I got one home, I scrubbed them really good, and cut opened a very nice, Cara-Cara orange, only to find it was dry and mealy on the inside.

 It's seems no one else is keen on purchasing the fresh stuff, even if it had never been anywhere near a, Taylor Farms, or Walmart, so I suppose I am not alone in my hesitancy. I will be returning the oranges to Costco, continue to read the updated recall lists, and I will keep myself updated on things in general, but with what all Trump has done to my trust of the FDA, CDC, and medical advice we are currently subjected to, my trust has eroded to the point I might never eat the way I used for at least Trump's last two years in office.

Interesting Reading...

San Francisco gate

Taylor farms says ex-president committed $32 million fraud, including U.C. Berkeley gift. 

NYT

Scared of Cyclospora, Americans turn to Local Lettuce

Update to my original post

New York Times

Two deaths linked to Cyclospora outbreak in Michigan