I wish I could share the recipe for this vegetable paella.  It was really, really good. I’m going to buy the magazine, because so many of the recipes looked so darn delicious.  And then I will post the recipe.  I’m going to make it this summer, with a skillet full of fresh vegetables from fellow band members’ gardens (because they understand that I don’t like dirt and can’t grow anything).

Harley Chick Karen is a fine cook.  She’s always careful to make sure her feathers don’t get in the food.

Seriously, she bought this snazzy headgear while at the Harley rally in Sturgis a few years back. She and Hot Rod Russ rode 5200 miles on their bike that summer.  We’re trying to convince them to visit us at the lake.

My oldest son thinks HRR is one of the funniest people he’s ever met.  “Steve Martin” funny.  Movie star funny.  I say “Russ” and my son automatically starts laughing.

Harley Chick is my go-to person for gluten-free, allergy-free cooking advice.  We also buy fabric together every year at a Sew Expo.  And share a love of country music and cowboy boots and quilts and Keurig coffee makers.  We especially love our Keurig coffee makers.

We had fried ice cream for dessert.  Have you ever had fried ice cream?  It was a first for me.  Really good, drizzled with chocolate sauce…and I forgot to take a picture.  I was too busy shoveling it in my mouth.

To watch a video on how to make un-fried fried ice cream, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhefwQU_dP4&feature