Barbecue season at last!

First, sorry for the long absence. Our hard-drive crashed! We had a back-up, which is a laptop, but typing on it is a chore. I think I averaged about two typos per word.

Summer seems to have finally arrived in North Idaho - sunshine for 3 days now! So Carl has taken some of his cooking outdoors to the Barbecue. Why is it that even though we have a gas grill (no charcoal aroma) steak and burgers smell better when cooked on the barbecue?

Meanwhile, he's also gotten hooked on frozen veggies cooked in the basket in the top of the rice steamer. Just turn it on and set the timer for 15 minutes - no worries about getting things overdone, and the nutrients stay in the veggies. It works for fresh things too - he used it for asparagus and it turned out perfect.

Hope you have sunshine, too!