Tuesday

Well, you probably have guessed it, but I overslept again. I fell asleep early and woke up at 2:30 AM. What made it worse is that Wednesday is our department “End of Summer” picnic and I signed up to make “Creamy Dill Cucumbers Toasties” appetizers.

So, I dragged my sorry ass out of bed and got out the ingredients. I doubled the recipe but here’s what you do to make 12 servings: Combine one 8-ounce package of softened cream cheese (fortunately, Jake gave me a trick about softening them in you hands) with 1/2 cup of mayonnaise and one (.7 ounce) package of dry Italian salad dressing mix. I beat the hell out of that with a fork (so I didn’t have to wash the blender, mixer blades or the food processor).

Then I cut up two baguettes (remember I am doubling this recipe) into half-inch slices (sliced on the diagonal). I smeared a thin layer of my mixture on each slice.

Now, I must admit, I did call Carla earlier in the night to ask her about presentation. I was thinking that, by using a vegetable peeler, I could make curls of cucumbers and that would look cool! But Jake said Carla was still at work, and presentation be damned, just use the mandoline and slice them thin.

I compromised by using the waffle cut edge and cut the English (seedless) cucumbers about 1/8 inch thick. Then I put two or three of them on each piece of bread (why they are called “Toasties” I dunno... They’re not toasted).

Then I minced up some fresh dill and dropped it on the cucumbers (from a height). Then I covered my two half-sheet trays with cling wrap, stuck them in the fridge and went back to sleep.

I woke up at 6:30 AM (an hour later than usual). So, I had to hustle to get to work on time (well, close enough I guess). But, I didn’t get to post the Blog and didn’t have a chance to clean out the kitty litter tray. I assume the cats were pissed as there was a hairball on the bed when I got home from work Wednesday night, BTW. I put my “Creamy Dill Cucumbers Toasties” in the fridge and got to work.