SPLURGE!!!

Everybody needs a day to just cut loose and enjoy.  Today was that day for me at least as far as food goes.  We had a very basic lunch of cheeseburgers, macaroni and cheese and baked beans but I spent most of the afternoon and evening in the kitchen trying new recipes from one of my favorite cooks, Ree Drummond.  I will probably not get back on the scale again until Monday and will post the damage, if any, then.

Yesterday I spent most of the day cleaning around the house and was quite happy with all I managed to get done.  I washed a bunch of dishes, which made it much easier cooking today.  I stripped the bed and put on clean sheets.  In the process of doing this, I piled the mattress pad and eggshell mattress cover in a pile and my Roxie decided it was a fine place to curl up and take a nap.  For supper I fixed a favorite of mine called Pastitsio.  I describe it as a Greek lasagna.  YUM!!

Roxie - all curled up and comfy

Today I tried three recipes from Ree Drummond's second cookbook 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks - Food From My Frontier'.  I prepared Knock You Naked Brownies, French Onion Soup and Rib-Eye Steak with Onion-Blue Cheese Sauce.  Oh my... they are ALL amazing.  I also served a baked potato with the soup and steak and I am stuffed.  Can't wait to try more of her recipes. 

Getting ready to mix up Knock You Naked Brownies alongside Ree Drummond's cookbook

That is about all I managed to accomplish today other that washing some dishes along the way.  So, I will close for tonight.  Be sure to check back tomorrow for the posting of another of my short stories.

                Until tomorrow . . . . . . . . . . . .

Copyright 2013 by Betty Williams