Weekend accomplishments
Saturday I made eggs and toast for the 'rents and I, then got going because I had a hair appointment at noon and wanted to get some other stuff done before that. I went to CVS, Michael's, the gas station, the salon, and Rouse's. In the afternoon I did some planner/journal writing, then started re-reading Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass, which I've been meaning to do for a while. (I also have The Wind in the Willows waiting on my Kindle.) One good thing about 19th/early 20th century literature, most of it's free in digital form, or nearly so, since it entered public domain decades ago. After supper I did some cross stitch and watched Fringe. I'm about done with the 2nd season; I'd completely forgotten Meghan Markle was in the first couple episodes of that season. It seemed like she was going to be a recurring character, but they just kind of dropped her. I would guess that was when she got cast in Suits. Just as well, they weren't really giving her much to do. I think she had one line in her second episode.
Sunday I made some chicken biscuits with hot honey for breakfast--chicken for breakfast is one of the few uncomplicated delights that southern culture has given the world--then vacuumed the rugs. One drawback to Phil being better is he's in and out of the house 20 times a day and dragging in leaves and grass and dead bugs. Still, I'll take it over him lying flat on his back all day and getting bed sores. I changed/washed the bed sheets, did a load of laundry and one of towels, and made Smitten Kitchen's ooey gooey cinnamon sugar squares. That's a dessert standby recipe, we always have the ingredients and everyone in the family loves them. I had some wine, read the new Vanity Fair, finished Alice, and started Lauren Groff's Arcadia.
For supper I made khachapuri, aka Georgian feast bread. (Georgia as in the birthplace of Joseph Stalin, not Jimmy Carter.) I've been craving it for a while, it's not hard to make but it is time-consuming as it goes through 3 rises (although only the first one is more than an hour).
It's so worth it, though. I use the recipe on the King Arthur Flour website, if you want to try it.
Sunday I made some chicken biscuits with hot honey for breakfast--chicken for breakfast is one of the few uncomplicated delights that southern culture has given the world--then vacuumed the rugs. One drawback to Phil being better is he's in and out of the house 20 times a day and dragging in leaves and grass and dead bugs. Still, I'll take it over him lying flat on his back all day and getting bed sores. I changed/washed the bed sheets, did a load of laundry and one of towels, and made Smitten Kitchen's ooey gooey cinnamon sugar squares. That's a dessert standby recipe, we always have the ingredients and everyone in the family loves them. I had some wine, read the new Vanity Fair, finished Alice, and started Lauren Groff's Arcadia.
For supper I made khachapuri, aka Georgian feast bread. (Georgia as in the birthplace of Joseph Stalin, not Jimmy Carter.) I've been craving it for a while, it's not hard to make but it is time-consuming as it goes through 3 rises (although only the first one is more than an hour).
It's so worth it, though. I use the recipe on the King Arthur Flour website, if you want to try it.