8-26-13

7:50am

This week is supposed to warm up with humidity

into the upper 80's and lower 90's....YUCK!

As long as the mornings are in the 50's to 60's with

lower humidity I'm still opening up the windows

for a couple of hours to let some fresh air in

and giving the air conditioner and

electric bill a break.

Looks like this is going to be a crock pot

or stove top supper week or do anything

oven related as early as possible in the mornings.

I came home from the bus stop this morning

and already have a cake going in the oven.

I'm doing a devil's food poke cake

with cooked banana cream pudding.

Once cooled I'll warm up some leftover

chocolate frosting in the microwave and

spread it over the top of the cake.

Next I've got a 7.60 pound pork steak shoulder butt 

in my biggest crock with a package

of sauerkraut and brown sugar.

This to us is a real treat as we never can afford

cuts of meat like this.

We know our butcher and when we visit Kroger

he always points out where the best meat deals

and mark downs are.

At .99 cents a pound this hunka hunka burning love

will make quite a few meals at that price!

I can break it down once cooked and package

it up in freezer zip bags and freeze til I need it.

Saves so much time when making meals

when the meat is already cooked and you just

pull it out of the freezer and warm it up.

Over the weekend while at hubby's work

we found a nice microwave.

I'm putting it back for Christmas for my son.

While visiting his apartment I noticed

he had a huge 1980's looking microwave that 

his dad gave him.

I thought I would bring him up to the year 2000's

with a model that was about 25 years newer!!

Plus it has a rotating dish so that food cooks more evenly.

I think anything else we find between now

and Christmas for their apartment

will be put back as Christmas presents.

They've pretty much got the basics now

to get them going.

I'll make sure to put the gift tag to my son

on the larger items that way if something

happens between the two she doesn't run

off with all the stuff I got saying it was hers.

You just never know these days.

They are not married.


4:00pm


Looks like another yucky Winter according
to Farmer's Almanac.
Plus I have seen another all black Wolly Worm
which means a cold Winter.

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