Dear Speaker Ryan...

We don't need a moment of silence to honor the victims of Orlando. We need legislation to limit access to assault weapons.

We don't need lip service. We need action.

Almost 15 years ago our society found out the hard way terrorists can use airplanes as weapons of mass destruction. We responded. We now go to the airport 1-2 hours earlier than we used to get through TSA security checks. We take off our shoes, our belts, our jackets. We get patted down. We go through xray machines.

We have a no fly list. So why is it our government can identify people they feel are too risky to allow on a plane, but the same people are OK to purchase an assault weapon? What's wrong with this picture? I'm not saying making the no fly list the no buy list is THE solution, though it may constitute a start. What I am saying is limits need to be set on who should have access to assault weapons, or more importantly who should not.

Avenotto...

It's been months since I made avenotto. To remind folks, it's sort of like risotto, but with steel cut oats instead of rice.

Last month grocery outlet had organic Tom Yum soup base. This is an SE Asian chicken citrus soup base, with both lemon and lime in it. I had snow peas that needed to be used, baby bell peppers in red, orange & yellow, sweet red onions, & Aidell's Carmelized onion chicken meatballs, as well as Gruyere and mushroom chicken sausages also from Aidell's.

A light dusting of grated Parmesan & a glass of a fruity Chenin Blanc & I am well sated. LJ had two servings.

There is enough left over for dinner tomorrow and likely Thursday as well for the both of us.

I need to check the cheese drawer; now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure there's a chunk of pecorino Romano in the fridge.