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 have 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
Didn't even know that Dr. Pepper still exist! Haha, we don't see it here!
ReplyDeleteYour valentine dinner sounds delicious! What a great find with that paint.
ReplyDeleteThe 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.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to your garage project! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteBlackberry? Who would have thunk it? I will try it, no harm doing so.
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