60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday: Nothing Better Than a Summer Picnic!

Hello to you SB Rawz listening in Roanoke, Virginia!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.

I was chatting the other day with my friend and coaching colleague SB Rawz catching up on this and that when she mentioned that she and her partner recently hosted a slurpy, drippy, juice running down your face Tomato Sandwich Picnic Party!

Looking ahead to the weekend what about hosting a picnic with your loved ones to chill in this year’s sizzling summer! You might have to camp out in a cool basement, on an apartment fire escape, tucked in a child’s wading pool, or perhaps a shady grove by a river. We could all use a break. And, no matter how bad it gets nothing beats love, good company, and good food!

To give you a hand with preparations check the episode notes for SB’s Homemade Mayonnaise recipe (from Mark Bittman with an SB twist):

    1 egg yolk

    2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

    1 cup neutral oil (SB uses avocado)

    salt, pepper

    1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice

    Optional: 2 heads elephant garlic, roasted & mashed

Put the yolk and mustard in a medium bowl. Beat together with a wire whisk. Begin to add the oil as you beat, a little at a time (like, teeny, weeny, tiny bit at a time), adding more as each bit is incorporated. When a thick emulsion forms, you can add the oil a little faster.

SB says that your arm will get tired along the way but it’s a worthwhile payoff for delicious, homemade mayonnaise.

Once all the oil is in and has the texture of mayonnaise, add salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste. If you’re into it, fold in as much of the roasted, mashed garlic as delights you.

And, click HERE to access her mother’s grain bread recipe if you’re of a mind to turn out a loaf of your own.  [It’s from Great Whole Grain Breads by Beatrice Ojakangas.]

Nothing is better than a summer picnic! Guaranteed!

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Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts

Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

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