I've been making a loose menu for the week just to be sure I buy the ingredients I need.
I am getting a little weary of my tried and true salad with protein routine, though. We've had cold weather which calls for something a little more comforting. This week I tossed some things together in my mini crockpot for a grown up version of Pork and Beans Soup: Cannelini beans, pulled pork, some frozen stock, a dash of this, a dab of that. Served with cornbread, it was really good, but alas, still involved a bit of effort in the kitchen.
Stopping by my favorite tiny Goodwill, I found two books, these scroll-y plaques, and a frame I'm going to use in the garage. Four dollars and change. I haven't decided where to hang the plaques, so I found a space to keep them for now on one of my bedroom walls and they are kinda looking just right there. Might leave them.
I found the new blackberry Dr. Pepper Zero and bought two so I could use the $1 off coupon, which seems ridiculous but I am fixed for soda for a few months. Ha! My grocery cart looks so different now than it did when I was feeding other humans. A lot of what I buy isn't even food, its all the other stuff you need: personal care items, household supplies, and lots of etc. The life of a single woman who is struggling to cook.
For Valentine's Day, I treated myself to a ribeye, peppers and onions, a salad with Ancho dressing and candied pecans, and this triple chocolate layer cake. I have had way too much sugar the last week or so and I totally get it having an addictive effect on your body. But this was a perfectly lovely Valentine's Day. I might even had had a dark beer.
This week I bopped over to Home Depot to peruse their Oops paint and low and behold, found a 5 gallon bucket of white paint for the garage project with the girly name of Chantilly Lace. (the roller you see pictured was 1 cent!) Next week I have Monday off so I figure I may as well get started on this, weather permitting. Happy Weekend,
Gina
3 comments:
Didn't even know that Dr. Pepper still exist! Haha, we don't see it here!
Your valentine dinner sounds delicious! What a great find with that paint.
The cake looks amazing! I have cut out a lot of sugar and it has worked wonders for my arthritis, but that’s not to say I don’t really miss it, not to mention baking fabulous cakes like this one.
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