I know what happened to my crust last night – I didn’t use 1/3 wheat flour! I used it all up and did what my brother did – instead of checking the cupboard I bought another five lbs. so by December (pre-end-of-contract) I probably had 30# flour.
Whole wheat flour makes the dough crustier and more resilient in rolling out. And it’s healthier, too, how about that. We ate leftovers, reheated for lunch and have one measly slice left that I may eat cold for breakfast. I used to love cold pizza for breakfast!
Sorry I’ve not been in touch for the past few days. Things have been busy here and the job market seems to be heating up. More info when I have something concrete to report.
It’s the same-old saving money thing. I made meat loaf tonight because I got a great deal on the meat. With it I served boiled red potatoes with butter, salt and pepper, and my grandmother’s Cuke Salad (on this site).
For tomorrow I ran into the butcher and he had a cart full of meat I got first dibs from. I chose two relatively thin lamb arm chops. I was advised to braise them but found a recipe that would have me marinate them in lemon and herbs et al then quickly grill them. I’ll think more about that in the morning. Today was a busy day.
Yesterday I stopped up the garbage disposal with 1.5 cups of cooked rice. The first half went down OK. Turns out our drain from the disposal was made too small (to save $$$) so I was advised to only place liquids in the garbage disposal. Why do we need a disposal if we can’t use it? Granted, I put no fat down it, or citrus peels. But two eggshells should go down in a few seconds with a little cold water and a pulse. We pay too much to live here for them to have put in 3/4 HP disposals with a pipe that can’t handle any use whatsoever!
And tomorrow is Friday. I haven’t yet checked out the movies coming out this weekend. We haven’t seen one in weeks and it may be time to go to a matinee, but only if something good is out. I wouldn’t mind going to one of our two favorite theaters and playing Jurassic Park with Jim for 15 minutes for five dollars. Forget lunch or a movie! It’s the only two-person arcade game I’ll play with him. Gave up on air hockey because he won every time and gloated about it.
Now I get to start on the freezer. I’m sure there are some treasures buried there to thaw and try. I know that frozen raw dog food used to take up a lot of it, 12# at a time, but she’s now on dry food with extras to save and give me some space.
I’ll let you know how it’s going! Hope all’s well and that you’ve planned a pleasant weekend. Cheers! Dee
Cooking with Dee 