19 January 2025
It was another lazy start to the day. I was abed until 8 am this morning, forewent the walk and instead ate two breakfasts back to back. No accounting for my laziness other than it’s Sunday. I’ve been told it’s a day of rest.
I did manage to clean out the pump filter and skim the pool. When I do skim the pool with the long pole and net, I continually feel like I am going to fall in. Several times I’ve just caught myself. Good thing my watch is waterproof. When I do get unbalanced, I tend to fall forward these days.
Today is warm (82°F) partly cloudy and windy. I would gloat over the rest of the country but we are due another cold front on Monday. What we need most of all is some rain which is rare this time of year.
Last night I tried a new approach with black beans and rice for dinner. I don’t know why I never thought of it before but a web site clued me in. In this case, I sautéed the onions and garlic and then added rice to brown a little bit. I then added chicken stock (or you could use vegetable stock) and put the lid on the skillet and let the rice cook. You roughly estimate one part rice to two parts chicken stock. Once the liquid has been absorbed, add a can of black beans, heat through, then season with salt and pepper. It really turned out well. I think I’ll try that with other kinds of beans: pinto, red, cannellini.
The most excitement today is making out the grocery list and checking it twice. It seems I’m pretty much down to fruit, cereal, milk for the cereal and a few onions.
I’ve decided to experiment with single person meals from CookUnity. I hate wasting food which I do if I cook for myself. This place is going to provide me 8 vegetarian meals for $60 as a one time offering. I want to see what they are like, if they are edible, and if so, I might continue to order from them – with higher prices, of course. Maybe it’ll cut down on my grocery bill and food waste. I’ll let you know how the experiment goes.
Stay tuned!
