Every so often, my husband goes out of town. Well, that's the time for me to whip out all my recipes that have any form of peppers in them. He detests them sooo badly, that "that wonder of a veggie" can't even step foot in our house. I know, I'm deprived, but honestly that small challenge is hugely outweighed by the wonderful person that he is, so I live with it. BUT, when the chance arises...I go for it.
Glorious Peppers
Well, I found this recipe on Pinterest and wanted to share it with you. It's easy to whip up and is full of wonderful coconut and red curry flavor, plus it abounds with colorful veggies!!! Excuse the few chips in my favorite bowl and the picture a bit fuzzy. It certainly did the trick though and held that bowl of yumminess perfectly!!
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Here's the link if you want to dazzle your family with it!!
Part B for the day.....
Barking Dogs and Sonic Eggs
Oh Boy!! Little did I know that a device so seemingly wonderful would cause such a stir!!
We live in a neighborhood where the backyards are pretty much non-private and extremely close. Well, that's fine if you have a dog like ours who does not bark, she has probably 10 times since we got her 9 years ago. And we love it that way.
Well, the neighbor to the left has 3 dogs, and takes in dogs. Now this seriously is a wonderful thing to do for those poor creatures that have been neglected and/or abused. Good for her! BUT, when they bark, waking us up every morning, or anytime we step out our back door, or when another pooch is being walked by by his master, and there is no consideration for those around... NOT COOL!
Yay for Husband's Great Ideas!!
My husband had a brilliant thought. Get one of those gadgets that omits a noise that stops dogs from barking!! So off to PetSmart we go and the nice lady helped us pick out one that was "Pet Friendly and harmless" for dogs because we didn't want to in anyway hurt them, just get their attention anytime they barked by our fence that said in dogs terms, "Stop"!! Well, let me tell you, it worked like a charm. Our meals with barking dogs, our noisy evenings on the deck, and our early morning wake up calls were done!! Sing Hallelujah!!
So, next day, I'm enjoying a nice afternoon with one of my daughter-in-laws and 4 of our grandchildren, here to watch "Planes", which I've wanted to see so badly with them. Just when the movie starts, I get a knock at the door from that certain neighbor. Little did I know that when I opened the door I would be hit by a barrage of ugliness, told she would call the cops, being called "Sick Ba@*+#rds", and so on, all because her dogs were nervous after coming in, due to the Sonic Egg doing it's thing. I kept my cool, talked calmly, but closed the door after she yelled those last nasty words in earshot of my grandchildren.
The reason I'm telling you this seemingly insignificant story, is we are faced with people in this world who are just not very nice and it's sometimes very hard not to "engage" in a crazy situation, and also, to not take offense. But to go even further, how do I show this person love, especially after making one of my grandchildren cry because of the situation? I just have to bring to my mind the person who showed the greatest compassion, that being Jesus, who when beaten, stripped of his life, who chose love over hate. He chose to not be offended, but asked The Father to forgive them. This is my greatest example, this is who I'll try to emulate. It's hard, but so was what He went through.
So, the egg will stay "on" if they continue to bark, not because I'm trying to get back at her, but we like our peaceful home and surroundings now. My dilemma is how I get her to actually see God's love for her through us, after this situation??
This I need to know how to do.
Blessings and Love....
PS The police did come, but at our request. He talked to her about her confronting us like she did, and to let her know that "the egg" is perfectly safe and OK for us to have.
Now on to make some taquitos filled with, yup, salsa with peppers.:)
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