It is cold today! There are
frost warnings out for tonight! A matter of hours ago, it was 80 degrees here,
then tornadoes, then rain, and now frost warnings? So this dark day has felt like a
throwback to winter again. Add to that my oven has been throwing fits for
months. It is not that old, but is just being wild about when it wants to heat.
Two new thermostats later, DH decided yesterday to dig deeper. All day long
that oven laughed at him and refused to NOT not work so he could not tell what was
going on.
This morning I turned it on;
it worked again. So I hustled like crazy to bake and freeze while I could. It
was gluten free blueberry muffins, sugar free brownies, bacon ahead (I do bacon
in the oven), and a double batch of mac and cheese made with cream (shame on me) and white
cheddar from Ireland. Yum, good!
I also made a German potato
salad and a lentil soup…yes, soup weather again. This is a favorite lentil soup
recipe, but today I made it with some black lentils from The Hill in St. Louis
and tossed in a little browned ground turkey. This will be supper.
This afternoon I decided to
read, but was greatly disappointed in the Picoult novel. Picoult writes great
stories, but this is an earlier one and lacks the pizazz she has developed over
time. Titled Picture Perfect it is
about a movie star who is abusive to his wife. It is too much like a soap
opera for me. I am skimming, longing for a the end so I can move to something
better.
While I am waiting for a good
book, I am also waiting for that lovely sun to return. I am so grateful to have
been spared from the tornadoes on Sunday. They were in my “backyard” so to
speak. In Joplin, the skyline is still clean and desolate enough from the F5 in 2011 so that the Galena
and Baxter Springs funnels could be seen. And then there is Quapaw, Oklahoma….not
far away at all. And.. one touched north of Ft. Scott…a favorite haunt of ours only
about 60 miles from here.
So in light of the big picture...a petulant oven, a dark and ugly day, frost in the forecast...well, it could be worse. I will practice gratitude along with prayers for the victims from Mother Nature's last tirade.
4 comments:
Intermittent faults (in anything) are beyond sucky.
I am truly impressed with the fruits of your industry though. Yummo.
And hope that Spring returns to you quickly and that world wide weather moderation can be found.
Well my gosh, Claudia, your food offerings look yummy. Do you use Splenda in the brownies or what?
It's going to be dark and cold here tomorrow, too, with tons of rain. Sorry for the people experiencing far worse.
Loved your Blue Willow platters for the Sunday breakfast!
Guess we'll have to make our own sunshine for awhile! Susan
I read that Picoult book slower than I have EVER read anything of hers. (Usually, I inhale them.)
Yes, the weather is crazy right now...
Your food looks yummy and making me hungry. This weather is nuts!
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