Simple Sunday
Dec. 14th, 2020 05:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
calzephyrI'm not sure if it's because our immune systems are going unchallenged, but hubs and I had the blahs the last week. He couldn't stop sneezing and I couldn't stop sniffling. I didn't do much on Saturday, even though it was our last chance to dine out for four weeks (gotta bend the curve!). I just stayed home and had random things from the fridge. I went to bed early and got out of bed at 8:30am, which is practically unheard of.
It seemed to work because I had a lot more pep yesterday. I stayed off the computer, worked on some New Year's cards and made a great lunch and dinner.
I always feel proud when I can get a lot of mileage out of food. I feel like Granny, who grew up during the Depression, is standing over my shoulder and approving of my thrifty ways. I bought a $19 beef roast last week and made in it in the slow cooker on Friday. Later it become beef vegetable soup with the help of a soup mix packet, a quarter cup of barley plus fresh and frozen vegetables.
Then, later, I whipped up a big Japanese style curry with carrots, rice and onions in the French oven. We had two heaping bowls of it for dinner and there was enough leftover for two lunches.
It was the kind of day I needed--just one that was restful and full of self-satisfaction.
It seemed to work because I had a lot more pep yesterday. I stayed off the computer, worked on some New Year's cards and made a great lunch and dinner.
I always feel proud when I can get a lot of mileage out of food. I feel like Granny, who grew up during the Depression, is standing over my shoulder and approving of my thrifty ways. I bought a $19 beef roast last week and made in it in the slow cooker on Friday. Later it become beef vegetable soup with the help of a soup mix packet, a quarter cup of barley plus fresh and frozen vegetables.
Then, later, I whipped up a big Japanese style curry with carrots, rice and onions in the French oven. We had two heaping bowls of it for dinner and there was enough leftover for two lunches.
It was the kind of day I needed--just one that was restful and full of self-satisfaction.
