I will be trying the pot roast recipe! For a good while, I was taking trips to Food Lion & buying chuck roasts & London broil when they had a manager’s special ... occasionally, I scored a good price on steaks.
I probably have at least 6 chuck roasts in the freezer - usually, I just put them in the crock pot for 6 hours. A ‘proper’ recipe would be quite a step up/improvement in my dining experience!
My brother decided to go to the Christmas dinner & is driving so I don’t have to worry so much. The weather mets are saying ‘stay home’ so it’s still going to be an ugly weather day.
The pecan pie bars are made - the first batch for Thanksgiving were too thick, these IMO are too thin .... the next batch should be ‘just right’ ... I’m getting enough practice. The cranberries are cooked for the Fluff, just need to whip cream in the am. Jiffy corn pudding & baked beans to throw together & bake by 11:30. I cut some thick cardboard to line my new double decker casserole carrier & the panels should work great to keep it from sagging - should help hold in the heat, too.
I did not keep the yellow dahlia tuber - it was already rotting in places. I will have to keep an eye out for it at the store(s) next spring.
“I did not keep the yellow dahlia tuber - it was already rotting in places. I will have to keep an eye out for it at the store(s) next spring.”
‘Kelvin Floodlight’ is a Classic, so you should be able to easily find it. ;)
You will love that pot roast. It just falls apart it’s so tender. Perfect for your cheaper cuts of meat - and who doesn’t like a bargain?
Beau had four of the small butternut squash hidden from me, so I’ve got 2 big ones and 4 smalls to use up, now.
He got all of the mulching and winterizing done on the north side of the kitchen, so that’s out of the way and the mower is under cover for the winter, now.
The puppies are adorable (Plott Hounds) and coming along well. Paiute has proven to be a very good mother. Beau made a ramp for them so they can more easily get in and out of the enclosed dog box that is filled with shavings and big enough for Mama and Puppies - for now. It’s going to be ‘interesting’ when I have TWO puppies in the house in a few weeks! ‘Sunshine’ (Walker Dog) that I raised in 2019 is now a Mama and we’re getting one of her pups. She won ALL THE CHAMPIONSHIPS in Minnesota her first year out as a raccoon hunter. Good Girl! :)
Did I mention I still have fresh Parsley in the garden? Also Kale; but it takes a nuclear blast to kill off that stuff. I have a hanging basket in the greenhouse that STILL has white and purple BLOOMING Wave Petunias in it; those won’t last much longer.
Amaryllis are planted and growing, but probably no blooms at Christmastime, though my Thanksgiving Cactus is putting on a show right now and will probably keep blooming until Christmas - lots of buds still coming up. She’s an amazing plant!
Your trip sounds interesting, to say the least. I hate traveling in bad weather, but here’s hopping you get a break for some of the journey.