Running low on time and with a cranky baby, I searched online for a simple dilled potato salad recipe. Finally, I realized I was wasting too much time and gave up the search hoping I could make up a good one on my own. It worked! And I was proud to say it was about as simple as I could ever imagine.

If you're planning on going out and taking advantage of the BOGO for Toufayan Pita Bread Pockets at Publix this week, keep this in mind. The Oat Bran kind of pocket has 1 gram more fiber and at least 5 calories less per serving than the Multigrain or Whole Wheat kinds. Stunned? I was. Just one more way reading the label (occasionally) pays off!

Our apricots were perfectly ripe. It was time to experiment as much as I wanted! I mashed just one and served it over a scoop of vanilla ice cream with caramel cookies on the side. So fast. So easy. And healthier than many alternative toppings!

Easy and beautiful, this dessert was created out of desperation. I had Egg Roll Wrappers at the end of their life, and I had apricots getting soft. Surely I could do something with them. And just for the record, I couldn't make a shortcake or other sweet cake because I used the last of my sugar on a double batch of sweet potato muffins earlier in the week.

I spent a few minutes searching online and finally gave up, creating my own recipe.

Last night's project requires a lot of explaining. One of the first contact emails I ever received on Eat Like a Rabbit was from my mother-in-law recommending the Cauliflower Paprikash recipe in Moosewood Cooks at Home. It has taken me these two years to get up the nerve to make it--with a few adjustments.

Partly about sanity, partly about losing the baby weight, some of the other moms in the neighborhood and I get together and walk around the neighborhood. We enjoy the conversation between adults (even though it's often about the kids) and are proud to be instilling the early habit and value in our kids about Vitamin D, fresh air, and physical activity.

We're so glad our group is growing. And we're glad to finally have a baby boy in the group! Sorry, we don't have any boy clothes to share!

We didn't get around to making oatmeal this weekend. We didn't get around to stocking the freezer with PB&Js, either. But it's on the list for next week. What I did get done was a batch of sweet potato chocolate chip muffins, four of which went to friends down the street who greet us when we walk and four of which went to new neighbors with a new baby. I love sharing the happiness and goodness of life! Another batch is on the books for this week followed by a batch of banana bread.

Along the lines of great sauces, here's a recipe I cooked up just Monday night to serve with the bread for Paul's birthday dinner.

My husband just sent me a link to Cook Mom Pics--ok, he actually sent it two days ago, but he claims I never feel his emails are urgent--about patterns for making felt play food. When I was growing up, we had the expensive stuff from Fisher Price. We had a lot of it! But with the felts, there are many more creative options than we ever had. I also suspect they will be easier to store because some of them would collapse.

There are no pictures to accompany this post. However, the meal really didn't look much different than our first trip. Unfortunately though, the situation was significantly more depressing than the first trip. And along with that, I must ask for sincere apologies for not pointing out previously that the rice is not vegetarian. I just found out myself.

Kraft sent me coupons to try out some products for free. Actually, it has nothing to do with my blog. Anyone can sign up for Kraft First Taste. Anyway, I decided to eat the individual deep dish pizza one day for lunch. I also have to share my opinions with Kraft. And I will be equally honest when I publish both reviews. I baked my pizza in the oven, and cannot imagine it coming out crispy in my office microwave, but might be acceptable in our more programmable microwave at home.

How exciting! (And no, the marketing person did not tell me about this. It was just luck.) I just came across a coupon for Savory Choice Vegetable Broth on the $5 Dinners website. The value is $1/1, and you can print two coupons per computer. That makes these little gems $3.99 a pack for 12 cups worth of concentrated broth. Good thing I haven't gone to the grocery store yet!

The week was winding to a close. We had been having a blast. BUT I was doing my best to keep Nora on her schedule (which meant getting up at 0530 in Denver, 0730 our time, while keeping up with Paul, Brent, and Tim and their late hours. Not that I'm complaining. I'm just pointing out that it is a bit of a challenge remembering all the events of the evening when we dined here.

First I'll explain the photo as I'm sure it's getting more attention than the topic at hand. We were flying to Tennessee this past weekend, but we had to first stop off in Atlanta. The weather in Atlanta prevented us from even taking off from Orlando. We were delayed two hours, during which Nora was an absolute angel. She got lots of attention; plus the copilot asked Paul if he had a camera and let her visit the cockpit.

As I mentioned last week, we sat with my grandmother over Memorial Day Weekend while my parents went away. My grandmother has difficulty chewing, and I was looking for soft foods that would pack on much of the summer flavor, but not be too difficult for her to enjoy. The zucchini tart and accompanying salad really fit the bill. I've even made the salad again since then. The key is to have the freshest ingredients. It helps when it comes out of your own garden! I believe the fresher the ingredients, the less salt and pepper you have to add.

There have been a number of websites repeating this fascinating story from Time Magazine about creating a meat substitute with the taste and texture of chicken. It intrigued me, and I had to think on the story for a couple days before forming an opinion.

I knew this recipe would be a challenge. It looked hard. But the onions were on sale, and I was feeling ambitious. I had enough batter leftover from this tart that I remade the broccoli and cauliflower tart with it later on in the week. That was a great time-saver.

There's no menu plan this week. As you can see, we enjoyed a long weekend in the Rockies. More stories and pictures to come, I'm sure.

Congratulations to Midge and Diane for winning the silicone baking mats!

Thank you to everyone for the great ideas of time-saving kitchen utensils!