A belated Happy 4th of July. A great day to celebrate a special event. I hope everyone had a great time with family and friends
Traveling Neighbors
- Kaare and Laurie are off on a road trip to Colorado. Hopefully they are having a great time.
- I went over to Montana, near Flat Lake area to visit with one of my nieces. Jerry drove over to pick me up.
- Edy has been collecting miles again, this time to London with a side trip to Venice. Home for a few days and then off to a work trip to San
Recipe Du Jour
Grilled Salmon fillets
½ C extra-virgin olive oil
½ C soy sauce
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
4 (6-8 oz each) salmon fillets
- Mix olive oil, soy sauce, garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl or zip-lock bag, coating fish with marinade; seal bag or cover bowl. Refrigerate 1-2 hours.
- Lightly oil grill or pan and bring to medium-high heat. Remove salmon from marinade and cook fillets 5-10 minutes, until opaque throughout and fish flakes easily.
Serves 4
Recipe from Costco magazine
Tips Du jour
Kosher Saltshaker
When sprinkling Kosher salt on steaks or other foods your prepping for grilling it is hard to get a even coating using your hands. Holes in a regular saltshaker are too small for the larger grains of Kosher salt to pass through. Try storing your Kosher salt in a clean spice jar with a shaker top. The holes are a perfect size to dispens
e the larger grains.
Hulling Strawberries
The serrated tip of a grapefruit spoon is a better tool to remove hulls from Strawberries than a paring knife for removing the green crown from strawberries. It’s faster, easier to maneuver and wastes less fruit.
Keeping tomatoes
Place unwashed tomatoes stem end down and at room temperature, we have found that this prevents moisture from escaping and bacteria from entering through the scar, prolonging shelf life. If the vine is still attached leave it on the tomato stem end up.
July birthdays
- Jerry
- Edy
- Betty
Don’t forget
The Annual Potluck is coming up on August 25th. Be prepared for a jolly good time with all your RMC neighbors.
Restaurant review
This time we are reviewing a restaurant which is a bit of out of the norm for us and way out of the neighborhood.
Palm Court Grill in the Original Davenport
When we are traveling east, we often stay in Spokane. We usually stay at the Davenport tower hotel, a Marriott property. We treat ourselves to a wonderful dinner at the Palm Court Grill in the Original Davenport across the street. This hotel is reminiscent of the old Olympic Hotel in downtown Seattle.
The restaurant takes the Passport card, so if you have one of those your meal is cut in half, the same way for breakfast in the AM. 
We usually manage to hit this place at least once a year and pay for the Passport with one visit with dinner and breakfast. I admit it is a bit of an extravagance but well worth it. You obviously don’t need to stay at the hotel to enjoy a meal and use the Passport card.
Oh, did I mention that the dessert is worth a trip to Spokane on its own.
Davenport Hotel, 800 899 1482, 10 S. Post St. B, Spokane WA.
Pretty Posies
I hope you all are enjoying the containers in the front of our building. We changed the display this year, adding a bit more color. Thank everyone who have volunteered in helping to keep them watered and healthy. Thank you, Betty, for helping with the shopping and planting them.