I've been out of the tackle loop for awhile but I'm back for this week's Tackle #150.

This week's tackle was all about the

Kitchen

where I spend an inordinate amount of time.

First off was to juice these wonderful lemons a couple of friends gave me and freeze it for future batches of fresh lemonade.  I freeze the concentrate in 1 cup portions which makes 1/2 gallon when I reconstitute it.

I think it is just great that they can grow all these lemons on their own tree.  I would love to do that but we haven't had too much success with the apple and plum trees we planted around here.  Still working on it though.  Can't give up.

Baking & Picnic Food

was also part of my tackle this week.  My SIL will be getting married in a few weeks.  She does not want a traditional wedding cake but instead wants to have a dessert bar with a variety of tasty items.  She has enlisted my help for which I feel quite honored. 

So, after trial and error I finally finished up yesterday with

3 lbs. peppermint bark

92 nougatine wafers (don't these sound fancy? they're soo easy to make)

63 cream puffs

I made her a tasting tray with a sampling of the various things I have made so far; she was quite happy with it all.

These were my two wonderful assistants who were always so very willing to help sample. (You wouldn't have guessed, I know.)

I also was asked to bring potato salad to a family supper we went to last night. I don't usually make the stuff but I found two recipes online that turned out quite well.

Potato Salad by Food Network - This recipe could probably stand to be pepped up some but I thought it was good (with some more salt & pepper added as well as garlic powder & paprika).

Baked Potato Salad at All Recipes - This recipe is the one I received the most compliments on.  You serve it hot and it has cheese and bacon so how can you go wrong?   The cheese caused it to have quite a bit of oil on the bottom. Does anyone have any ideas on how to eliminate that problem?

That's it folks.  Now, I've just got to go tackle that kitchen.  Eeooww!

To see what other tackles have been done this week, go here.

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