My ex was a Chef and that was the first dish he made for me when we were dating, along with steamed Patty Pan squash that he grew in his Kitchen Garden.
He’s my ex for MANY reasons after 23 years, but NOT for his cooking skills. I will give him credit for that one thing.
And that one. thing. only. ;)
Being a good cook is a good thing.
Yesterday was a cold, “raw” sort of a day. It was blustery & upper 40’s, but felt colder. It was drizzling in the morning when I was trying to get numbers on the mailbox. The numbers were on the old wooden post, not the box - the new post is round metal, not conducive to attaching munbers so I had to put them on the box. The wind was blowing hard, drizzling, fingers numb, eyes watering - I had to go inside to be able to get the backing peeled off the numbers.
Later in the morning, I got what I hope will be my last batch of cinnamon apples in the big crockpot (16 apples). This gives me 6 quarts to freeze.
Visited my cousin in the hospital, trying to encourage her with an invite to Thanksgiving. She’s been in the hospital since Sept 7 - inpatient rehab right now, but also keeping an eye on her heart condition. I am seriously wondering now if she’ll be able to live in her home or if she’ll have to go to a facility.
The country store where I ordered oysters last year for Christmas is not doing oyster orders this year. A cousin told me about another small store that is doing orders - talked to the owner last night & I think this place is going to work out. My cousin is ordering oysters from them for our annual big family dinner Dec. 14 - this is the week before I need to order so we’ll see how that turns out - oyster size, etc.
Watched the World Series game - the Blue Jays rookie pitcher did an awesome job. Back to Toronto for Game 6 and if necessary, Game 7.
Soggy day, cloudy & chilly now, but should make about 62 later in the day. We got 0.98” of rain overnight that was sorely needed.