Zucchini Crudo and Blowdrying Chickens

Zucchini and summer squash in this form, thanks to Michael Symon, are a revelation.  A whole new vegetable, almost.  They tenderize and soak up herbal flavors beautifully. So simple, making for a fabulous salad, especially now that we are looking forward to hot weather, and the season of abundant squash.

Get out your mandolin, a few veggies, lemon, dill, some garlic, and you're off.

For Chicken Fanciers

I finally got my daughter to videotape their Silkie rooster doing his famous chicken dance.  I've been hearing about it for ages.  Apparently he does it quite often for Kealani, who is here encouraging him, or egging him on, more like it. Somehow I was expecting something a bit more complicated, but hey, what can you really expect from a bird?   And, we don't call him Fricassiee, Tajine or Adobo, he's too precious for that.