Thirty What?
It was 37 degrees this morning. That ought to get everyone’s attention. Us, not so much.
We went on with our usual morning routines.
When I heard Dennis come into the house at eleven, I thought it would be for more coffee. By the time he had found his way to my bedroom porch where I had been stitching, I looked up. I looked up and Dennis was in his shoes and shirt and jacket, but no pants. Hmm. I think I knew the rest of the story. Dennis had been over at the blue barn acre and it was either sandburs or burdock that his pants were covered in and he had left them in the patio porch.
Each day he tells me that if nothing more gets done at the acre, he will be happy. Curry . . . put your money where your mouth is. Too funny. He knows doggone-well, the pants can get cleaned up, but not in the house and not by me.
It has been cool enough that I decided to put an oven dish together. Right now, my arms are taking a break. My blue speckled round roaster is filled to level with goodies. There are also two glass freezer dishes sitting to the side to be filled, sealed, and put into the freezer for another time. The ingredients start with medium sized egg noodles cooking to tender. Two cans of drained white chicken meat loosened with a fork to shredded status in my strainer and then into the roaster. One can of cream of chicken soup over the chicken and mixed well. One can of drained white corn and one can of drained green beans that have been chopped and into the roaster both items go. The pasta is cooked and while it is still hot, two generous tablespoons of Better Than Bullion roasted chicken flavor stirred in. Folding all the ingredients is a pull on the arms. All that is left is a portion of a jar of Alfredo sauce poured over. I always save a bit of the Alfredo, so I can pour some heavy cream into the jar and shake, shake. More folding over and over and over with my wooden spoon.
What will ensue is a hearty oven meal heated at 325 degrees for one hour, served about five thirty. Two frozen dishes of the same into the freezer for another time.
When I do some dishes, why not make it worth while. I do spray my roaster and my two freezer dishes with Pam. The freezer dishes do have snap on lids, but I always stretch over some cling free wrap before the covers go on which will easily be removed before they go into the oven after they have been thawed. Some foil over the top saves the top from drying out as the oven makes magic.
Hmm. That has been my adventure for the afternoon . . . what has yours been?