Yesterday, Devin & Sherman surprised me with 3 dozen roses and some raspberry-filled chocolates — so sweet. Today I get my favorites to eat. I’ll make fresh guacamole for snacking this afternoon. Then for dinner, we will have saffron chicken, grilled corn, and sauteed mustard greens. Dessert will be strawberry shortcake.

I fixed the marinade for the chicken this morning, and it smelled so good. I love the combination of saffron, lemon juice, ginger root, and turmeric. Combined with some Greek yogurt and parsley, the flavors are just exotic enough to give it that Middle Eastern flair. So yummy!

As an added bonus, it really cooled off yesterday afternoon. Today it will only get up to around 67 degrees F. Just perfect for eating outside.