I hate everything

except for tortellini.

Mom and I went dress shopping today. I think I hate bridal gowns.
The first store said we need an appointment.
The second store was consignment and was okay. I found a lovely gold sequin 1920s flapper gown. Except I'm an hourglass and there was no shaping it.
The third store was totally by the book low end catalog. Polyester. Beads. I said, "I'm looking for something wild and unusual." She handed me something off-white, "This is unusual."

We stopped in at MODA and found the perfect shirt for John. It's linen with gold brocade cuffs and collar. I'll have him go and try it on. The attendant was a sweet old Rastafarian man.

Prickly Pear and Strawberry Sticky Rice

"Oh... I don't know what happened to this tomato but it looks pretty bad..."
"It's a prickly pear."
"Oh."




1/2 cup sliced strawberries
1 pink prickly pear fruit peeled and diced
2 cup leftover rice (Jasmine!)
1 cup milk or rice beverage
1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
1/4 cup mild honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Simmer until most of the liquid had been absorbed.