My mother-in-law was here for a week and her last night she made homemade flour tortillas that are still in the frig, and very good. I made fajitas with specialty fajita beef from the farmers’ market, good onions and peppers from my weekly delivery of produce.
The fajita beef, though drained, stewed and was rubbery. Too bad I’ve another 1# package in the freezer. Perhaps the dog will like it. What kind of question is that? Of course she will! I’ll thaw it, drain it and chop it up in the food processor and make burgers of it for her.
Now, the house is clean as a whistle, I’ve done all the sheets and towelss in the guest room and it was ready the same day she left, for new guests. Today I concentrated on our room, sheets and towels and now we’re ready for the weekend! I always try to get as much laundry et al as I can out of the way so that Jim and I can enjoy our weekends, brief as they are.
So for two days we went out for dinner, casual as always. Tonight he tried going to a meeting for work but it was a bust so he stopped and picked up Mexican food en route home. I do enjoy entertaining but it does take energy to make sure one’s guests are well taken care of. I take pride in entertaining and not over-scheduling guests so they can enjoy the mountains and clean air and activities.
Labor Day weekend we are planning on a brief trip, and the dog is already taken care of so it’s just a matter of where we wish to go. I’d say a maximum 6 hour drive each way. Big open spaces out here, so we have several choices. We’ve just about got the place to ourselves again, only long-termers remain after school starts. It’ll be quiet for a couple of months, until ski season. Cheers, Dee
Cooking with Dee 