tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post3810438740056224753..comments2023-10-19T11:49:41.233-04:00Comments on The not so exciting adventures of a dabbler...: Precipice (FFwD: Warm Scallop Salad w/ Corn, Nectarines & Basil)Cher Rockwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067437991540780000noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-18022424137443226532012-08-16T15:34:46.535-04:002012-08-16T15:34:46.535-04:00I really enjoyed your post. I also love the idea ...I really enjoyed your post. I also love the idea of cooking the peaches in sherry, and your very-fun presentation.Jorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551478803291803446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-6822139925976751532012-08-14T15:00:56.541-04:002012-08-14T15:00:56.541-04:00Lovely post, Cher!! Bravo on the "lobster&quo...Lovely post, Cher!! Bravo on the "lobster" choice. I can never muster enough courage handling live lobsters :DKiran @ KiranTarun.comhttp://kirantarun.com/foodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-17487793932408393192012-08-14T12:38:14.247-04:002012-08-14T12:38:14.247-04:00Hmmmm, I think in my house husband and I are '...Hmmmm, I think in my house husband and I are 'free-falling'. It's just as unnerving as the edge of the precipice. You see, the walk toward the precipice is where we are walking our kids toward adulthood, and the free-fall comes from our jumping (not theirs) when they suddenly stand and stiffen up their knees and refuse to hear us anymore (at least for awhile). Knowing we can't go backwards, we jump! We have yet to see the bottom.....Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130186040094430384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-57942948944007733852012-08-14T12:37:18.777-04:002012-08-14T12:37:18.777-04:00Cher, Lovely post! Lovely salad!! Glad you went fo...Cher, Lovely post! Lovely salad!! Glad you went for the lobster! Life on the other side of parenting can be very fulfilling and wonderful! Mine has been!!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10228293655739439430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-70475265389302434642012-08-13T22:11:56.342-04:002012-08-13T22:11:56.342-04:00Cher I know I said this before but I am going to s...Cher I know I said this before but I am going to say it again. I really enjoy reading your posts. Your words are ones that flow from the heart and that makes it so easy for them to find their way to every readers heart.<br />Being someone who shares your fear of heights and is always told I worry too much for my own good when it comes to my kids (I declare a state of emergency when my daughter has exams and she is just 8!), I can only imagine how scary it is to facing the challenges that you are facing. However,from the short time I have been following you I know you are a strong spirit, I know you will make it through and with flying colors <br />I wish your "lobster moments" will be many and frequent so that they will make the moments in between easier to handle Sawsan@chef in disguisehttp://chefindisguise.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-36523610119120975742012-08-13T16:58:04.456-04:002012-08-13T16:58:04.456-04:00Cher, there are some awards waiting for you at my ...Cher, there are some awards waiting for you at my page!Paula @ Vintage Kitchen Noteshttp://www.vintagekitchennotes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-42318164377890707532012-08-13T03:44:52.848-04:002012-08-13T03:44:52.848-04:00Cher, wonderful, just wonderful post, pictures, fo...Cher, wonderful, just wonderful post, pictures, food, memories and all! Skipped this week but was busy posting about other things - on some days there is other things than food that are important to us! Have a wonderful week - I love the expression "Lobster Moment" and I know I will carry that around in my head for quite a while.Andrea_TheKitchenLionesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188562947486964076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-2926463421544274762012-08-12T22:09:42.627-04:002012-08-12T22:09:42.627-04:00Even with all the bittersweet going on in your lif...Even with all the bittersweet going on in your life, you still keep smiling. I loved your tale of sneaking the lobster and not telling the girls. The scallop salad for a starter sounds perfect to whet the appetite before lobster. Yum!Betsyhttp://aplatefulofhappiness.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-23976622347708641472012-08-12T21:52:14.611-04:002012-08-12T21:52:14.611-04:00Cher, I love that you went with the lobster! Life ...Cher, I love that you went with the lobster! Life does throw some crazy things at us, but it's nice when you get a chance to treat yourself! <br /><br />My, what a wonderful meal! So happy that you were able to enjoy!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-9031997740044820532012-08-12T14:56:34.349-04:002012-08-12T14:56:34.349-04:00I love this post Cher! That pic of the lobster is ...I love this post Cher! That pic of the lobster is great and it's so nice that you got to spend some alone time with your husband - adding lobster to the mix is just the really delicious icing on the cake! :)Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421134043676404865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-1306918103581755852012-08-12T12:27:40.749-04:002012-08-12T12:27:40.749-04:00Cher, best of luck with all of the changes in your...Cher, best of luck with all of the changes in your life. I'd say that the occasional lobster splurge is the way to take them on. I love your posts, I look forward to them every week. Your honesty about life and all that it throws at us is refreshing. Sending positive vibes your way to help you take on the challenges that you are currently facing.Rosehttp://oneexpatslife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-65934025063909335662012-08-11T19:31:38.399-04:002012-08-11T19:31:38.399-04:00Cher, believe me, it's difficult right now bu...Cher, believe me, it's difficult right now but you will find so much enjoyment as the girls<br />go on. When Tricia went away to college, hubby and I had fun planning our visits and<br />each and every event as time went on. After your girls finish, hopefully you will get a<br />chance to enjoy traveling as much as we did. Oh! and by the way, the scallop salad<br />looks great.Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425003763467324952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-45545883883861010462012-08-11T17:08:22.082-04:002012-08-11T17:08:22.082-04:00Not every fall has to be a bad one - a wise thing ...Not every fall has to be a bad one - a wise thing to remember. Great post Cher! Three cheers for the dude and the lobster moment. My husband was just looking over my shoulder and wishing we had that lobster last night. He loved the salad but wanted more... <br /><br />My oldest is one year away from leaving the nest and out this afternoon in my car - how did that happen??!!!Beth (OMG! Yummy)http://omgyummy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-46048106103384811572012-08-11T10:29:23.445-04:002012-08-11T10:29:23.445-04:00What an amazing meal and wonderful, sharing post! ...What an amazing meal and wonderful, sharing post! I feel as if life is a constant trek from one precipice to another. When traveling on flat land I now get anxious because I know another one is coming. The lesson for me in all of it is that is I now have the confidence required to survive them. :) Lobster is on my bucket list. Never made one!Trevor Sis Boomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265530630570337679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-9784301034408889482012-08-11T09:33:09.269-04:002012-08-11T09:33:09.269-04:00Cher, Now that was "a big knot in the stomach...Cher, Now that was "a big knot in the stomach" Post for me as well as giving me "been there, done that" memories. While the girls leaving the nest is what you all want and have been parenting toward for all their lives, it is unbelievable difficult for the Mother. Always. As Melissa and I crossed the state line from Iowa to Minnesota as I was taking her to St. Olaf to college, I started crying, pulled the car over and said, "You don't have to do this. You don't have to go to college." She looked at me as if it were another "Mother-is-out-of-her-Mind" moment, and it was. As for aging parents and death and sickness. As I learned the past 10 years, this is Life. Aging is not Kind. So, what you do, I found, is grab the "Lobster Moments", as many as you can and as often as you can and just enjoy the hell out them.Mary Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495234299898574943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-2626417740434115092012-08-11T08:43:24.416-04:002012-08-11T08:43:24.416-04:00I love this post. It's funny how the older I ...I love this post. It's funny how the older I get, the more I realize how little I know. Life gets richer and richer, but also scarier. I hope there's lots more lobster in your future!loavesandstitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734299562815560073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-64034325127114258152012-08-11T02:41:52.833-04:002012-08-11T02:41:52.833-04:00Great post, Cher. It's good to know that there...Great post, Cher. It's good to know that there are "lobster moments" even in the most challenging periods of life. I wish I'd thought to pull out a bottle of sherry when I was pan-frying my nectarines tonight. That, and all the butter, must have put this dish over the top.Teresahttp://onewetfoot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-23579126670047546072012-08-10T19:29:48.407-04:002012-08-10T19:29:48.407-04:00Great story and great looking salad! :)Great story and great looking salad! :)michellehttp://www.jemangelaville.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-81056513960227464572012-08-10T18:30:49.227-04:002012-08-10T18:30:49.227-04:00haha, I hide out to eat certain things sometimes o...haha, I hide out to eat certain things sometimes or we choose to wait for dessert until after bedtime LOL! looks great! including your lobster!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-87055153776221442352012-08-10T16:50:31.161-04:002012-08-10T16:50:31.161-04:00Thank you for sharing your "lobster moment&qu...Thank you for sharing your "lobster moment", Cher! So important to know how to sponteneously celebrate during the stream of moments in life -- something I almost forgot this last month. Thanks for bringing me back, you wonderful food friends!Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794564985125332951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-22455796566194444722012-08-10T15:42:31.332-04:002012-08-10T15:42:31.332-04:00I like how you plated your salad in a deconstructe...I like how you plated your salad in a deconstructed way! Very avant garde!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-87736012276533977462012-08-10T13:10:23.936-04:002012-08-10T13:10:23.936-04:00So many folks are new to scallops... I make them r...So many folks are new to scallops... I make them regularly. But lobster... never I can't handle the screechy sound they make when you cook them. Your meal looks fantastic.Diane Balchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13354023885009559689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-88360074364583832922012-08-10T12:52:11.787-04:002012-08-10T12:52:11.787-04:00Wonderful, insightful, and delicious! I don't...Wonderful, insightful, and delicious! I don't have kids but I am turning 50 in a few weeks. How did I ever get this old? I don't feel 50 - people tell me I don't look 50 - but, I'm going to be 50! So, I hear you. I'm impressed you guys found a way to celebrate the moment!<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013133019797358257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-74639898807359799512012-08-10T12:02:02.522-04:002012-08-10T12:02:02.522-04:00Lobster - delicious:) Your salad looks terrific! ...Lobster - delicious:) Your salad looks terrific! Have a nice weekend.Geri Saucierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07731651805926681460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850658802486564843.post-41625102764633595202012-08-10T09:51:29.876-04:002012-08-10T09:51:29.876-04:00A cute post - and love your plating.A cute post - and love your plating.Cakelawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205068748520541380noreply@blogger.com