Boil pot, boil
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mousmeMacaroni is done and in the freezer, in spite of a wee mishap in which I burnt it not once, but twice during the process. I don't know how I managed to still get it to taste good, but nonetheless it has passed a taste-test and does not taste burnt in the slightest. I was very careful not to mix any of the burnt part into the rest, so that may have done it. Oops.
Part 1 of the minestrone is simmering on the stove. It turns out that my mother's minestrone recipe is too big for my biggest pot, so I dumped out half the vegetables and am going to do two "batches" of the stuff. I will also have to invest in some larger pots if I'm going to be cooking in bulk on a regular basis.
By the time both batches of minestrone will be done, it will be time to go to Hurley's. I have a few dishes to do, but nothing terrible or overwhelming. I will try to get all my laundry folded and put away while the simmering happens, too. Dishes will take precedence over laundry, but laundry is getting done.
Tomorrow morning when I get up I shall immediately start a chili, which will then get dumped into the crock pot to simmer all morning. That will free up the rest of my morning and my pots and pans to make some squash soup and some spaghetti sauce. If I have time in the afternoon I will try my hand at some borscht, too.
The parental units have declared that they are coming by tomorrow. My mother has declared jihad on the front garden this time (I'm curious to see how firm her resolve will be in the face of the inclement weather), and my father wants to help me secure the bookcases and has also agreed to help me set up the washing machine, as I think I've mentioned before.
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This place is quiet. Too quiet. I must go see what trouble the cats have got into now.
Part 1 of the minestrone is simmering on the stove. It turns out that my mother's minestrone recipe is too big for my biggest pot, so I dumped out half the vegetables and am going to do two "batches" of the stuff. I will also have to invest in some larger pots if I'm going to be cooking in bulk on a regular basis.
By the time both batches of minestrone will be done, it will be time to go to Hurley's. I have a few dishes to do, but nothing terrible or overwhelming. I will try to get all my laundry folded and put away while the simmering happens, too. Dishes will take precedence over laundry, but laundry is getting done.
Tomorrow morning when I get up I shall immediately start a chili, which will then get dumped into the crock pot to simmer all morning. That will free up the rest of my morning and my pots and pans to make some squash soup and some spaghetti sauce. If I have time in the afternoon I will try my hand at some borscht, too.
The parental units have declared that they are coming by tomorrow. My mother has declared jihad on the front garden this time (I'm curious to see how firm her resolve will be in the face of the inclement weather), and my father wants to help me secure the bookcases and has also agreed to help me set up the washing machine, as I think I've mentioned before.
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This place is quiet. Too quiet. I must go see what trouble the cats have got into now.
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Date: 2008-10-22 08:13 pm (UTC)Now, if only my back weren't protesting all the hours I spent on my feet. Bah. ;)
I've been able to cook for reals since I was about twelve, but I rarely get the chance to do it on a large scale. :)