Why is it that when you want to try a new recipe, it seems that you are always lacking just one ingredient?
I am a new subscriber to Cook’s Country magazine. I’ve been a part of the America’s Test Kitchen family for a long time, but I’ve used the cookbooks and the Cook’s Illustrated magazine.
So, my first issue arrived and I sat down to browse through it. YUMMY recipes, a lot of comfort food, not especially oriented toward someone on a diet, but great older recipes updated. There were several recipes I wanted to make immediately!
No….I need smoked paprika for the paprika potatoes. Hmmmm, no half-and-half for the cheese sauce for the broccoli. Darn! I need HOT Italian sausage for the “Quick Sunday Gravy,” Dutch-processed cocoa and milk chocolate chips for the chocolate pudding. Ooops…that’s two ingredients. Oh nevermind, it calls for heavy cream, too. I don’t think I have clam juice in the pantry to do the popcorn shrimp, and there are no Granny Smith apples for the apple fritters!
I’ve been told that if the local grocery store runs out of anything, they could call on me, but I can see that I’m falling down on my motto of “Be Prepared!” I don’t mind having to wait on most of this, but the potatoes and fritters are really talking to me! *G* Maybe it’s a good thing I don’t have all the ingredients.
Daily Archives: March 10, 2011
Cookies
The Girl Scouts have Dear Husband’s number!
Our household ordered seventeen, that’s right SEVENTEEN, boxes of Girl Scout cookies this year. Of course, it’s for a good cause, and they are freezeable. (Thank God!)
Our oldest granddaughter is a Daisy. I don’t even know what a Daisy is, but it’s part of the GS system. She was introduced to her first sales experience with the cookies this year. Grampa, not to be outdone by other members of the family, bought ten boxes from her.
We have always purchased cookies from the daughter of a member of my quilting bee. (I know….too confusing. Just keeep reading! lol) This year, DH bought seven boxes from her, still a major purchase.
Dear Husband was wise and put most of the cookies in the freezer right away. For me, out of sight, out of mind, is the way my craving operates. Better to have the cookies tucked away, where I am unlikely to be browsing for a snack. I’m happy to say that I’ve had about a box and a half in just about a month, a record for me!
I was shopping yesterday for our weekly groceries. I had gone shopping without a list, which is a first for me. I’m always prepared with a list that is generated by the meal plan for the week. DH had six things on the list at the refrigerator, and mentioned that he’d really like some ice cream, too. He’d read the list to me the day before, and I could remember all of it.
I knew I needed fresh fruits and vegetables, lunchmeat, quart-sized storage bags, and the ice cream. As I passed the bakery, I was SO tempted to browse, but I am on a kick to use up what we have in the house. I was actually thinking about the two boxes of lemon bar mix in the pantry. It never occured to me to think about the GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!!
I’ll be prepared for desserts and snacks for months to come!
Yippeeeee!!!
The daffodils are coming up!!
As I was coming up the driveway yesterday, I could see a stiff stand of leaves about two inches tall in the bed at the front of the house. Today, I stepped out to check on them, and could see that pods of daffodils are up all along the face of the house. YES!!
Last week, as I fed the birds, I could see that the oregano was greening up. No doubt the other herbs will make a showing, especially tomorrow when it is supposed to be 44 degrees.
This little bit of greening is just the start of a rush that will come during the next month, but it’s always the best. It confirms that spring is coming, that things will renew, and that there is hope that the cycle of our days will continue as expected.
I think I’ll spend a little time with the White Flower Farm catalog, dreaming of just how beautiful the grounds could be.
I’m SUCH a happy camper!