I had plans today to start (yet again) to clean out my husbands garage or at least to organize the things I want to have hauled away. However, I went to get something out of the freezer and decided that the freezer was in chaos and needed to be organized immediately. So out came all the frozen foods so that they could be put back in in such as way as to be easily found again. I found a mystery meat wrapped in foil and unwrapped it to ascertain its animal of origin and discovered a ham bone I'd placed in there for soup making. Hmm, soup! So next I made a pot of split pea soup with ham.
Since I'm in the kitchen anyway, I decide to go through the vegetable drawer (fondly called the rotter) to see what needed tending to. Unfortunately the romaine had gone the way of all flesh and was tossed. I trimmed and washed a bag of radishes, peeled and cut into spears 2 cucumbers, and sliced up a red onion.
I still wasn't done. Yesterday I had poached two large chicken bosoms in broth and deboned them. Today I used the broth and some of the chicken and some vegetables to make a small pot of chicken soup. I also made up some chicken salad.
I haven't spent that much time cooking in awhile. Never did get out to the garage, but tomorrow is another day to procrastinate. I wonder if I have room in the freezer for all that soup.
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Oh, goodness, I am so glad someone else has rotten stuff in their vegetable bin. I feel so dreadful every time I see another cucumber or head of lettuce turned into green goo.
ReplyDeleteThe garage will be there when you are ready.
Sounds like you got to enjoy your day cooking...you always made the best soups . You are right, today is another day to procrastinate...and since you're retired, what better way to spend your day LOL
ReplyDelete"The Rotter", lol, that's an excellent name for the veggie bin. I did something similar on Monday. Our dinner consisted of carrots, celery, squash, cucumbers, pepper strips and hummus. It was eat it that day or pitch it the next, and we've never liked wasting food.
ReplyDeleteIt'll be too hot to work in the garage today, anyway. :0)
Yes it will be too hot to work in the garage today! Back when the kids were still at home and I used to clean out the refrigerator, we'd have "Must Go" night for dinner. It was everything in the fridge must go.
ReplyDeleteI thought everyone called the vegetable bin the rotter!
Thanks D. One does get tired of procrastinating from time to time (even in retirement).
I love the way you clean the garage! lol You just admitted to everyone that the dreaded cleaning of the frig is better than the garage. hahaha Which I have always found to be true, who wants to be sweaty & dirty when you can be cooking something awesome?
ReplyDeleteLove your little stories. Have a good week.
Look I left a fragmented sentence up there. I saw it before hitting submit and still left it there. This summer heat is making me lazy! lol
ReplyDeleteLOL Nym! Cooking is better than cleaning the garage.
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