We thought we had everything in our winter arsenal but were missing one thing. Ski pants. I can don a pair quickly in the morning to take Zoe out instead of long johns and jeans, and Jim can take her out on a snowy weekend afternoon or evening. Now all he needs are good ankle-high boots and gaiters for deep snow. So the ski pants will go on easily because right now my head, hands, feet and core are warm but my legs freeze in low temperatures. These should help.
Tonight was sauteed boneless pork loin with roasted carrots and mashed potatoes with garlic. The carrots suffered a bit from being in the oven too long because Jim didn’t come back with the dog in a timely manner. The pork was ever so slightly undercooked. I cooked Jim’s more so it was better but I only took a bite and put mine in the frig for further cooking. Timing is everything.
We haven’t had the worst of it yet. We’ve had barely anything and are gearing up for blizzards with high winds and snow. What do we do when the power goes out overnight and we have no heat and the pipes may burst? We spent a couple of years getting together the perfect hurricane kit. Now that’s in storage half a country away and it looks as if we’ll have to start again. We’re now members of REI so will get a discount on camp meals. We do have a gas grill outdoors for food and a gas fireplace and stove. We’ve seen our next door neighbor’s place flood itself and the neighbor on the other side so know what burst pipes can do, like split a commode in half.
This is new plowed/groomed territory for both of us but I intend to keep on cooking, and hope you will as well. Cheers! Dee
Cooking with Dee 