As horrid as it is there's always things to do; though not a lot outside. I love being busy in the house on a nasty day. The chooks have had their warm mash but are still looking decidedly miserable. It's really cold today, poor things. Jordan will be home late Thursday night so I'll go shortly and put flannelette sheets and a good thick blanket on his bed. Kim has a head cold and is feeling miserable so I'll put her new sheets and a warmer blanket on as well. There's a single arum lily in flower from some plants my dad gave me about 15 years ago. I potted half a dozen before we moved and though I nearly lost them in the heat-wave earlier this year, they struggled on and I can see one brave little lily waving about in the wind. Might go and grab it now before it gets blown away. The lily and some lavender in a little vase on Kim's bed-side table might cheer the poor thing up a bit.
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| Dads Lily. |
I've been wanting to use up some things in the freezer; individual containers of things; so today seems a good day to make use of the yummy hot dishes tucked away. There's meatballs in sauce so I'll cook up some spaghetti for Mark's dinner, ham hock soup for me and I'll pop down some vege soup for Kim to warm her up when she gets in. I'm looking forward to doing a whole lot of cooking this weekend to fill up the freezer again; can't wait to try out the new stove in earnest. One of my favourite things is the freezer, gotta love that freezer! I like cooking ahead and it's great having something on hand if I'm busy (or just feeling lazy!)
I was looking at a few blogs recently and they were talking about menu planning. If you don't do it already give it a try; you'd be amazed at the time and money savings. As I think I've mentioned before ( and the girls and I were talking about it at lunch the other day) I originally started because it stopped the usual "what's for dinner" question from being asked and it saved time. I'd do a menu, stick it on the fridge, shop around it; defrost the meat the day before or prepare ahead of time, and there you go. I also found, like most people, I threw out a LOT of left-overs and that sort of waste doesn't sit well with me at all. Menu planning can cut that right down. That's another little job for today, doing a couple of weeks menus. I'm not pedantic about it but it does simplify life and I'm all about keeping life simple. :)
Can I say though, don't be a food cop about it.Sometimes no-one really feels like a hot dinner or pasta or whatever, go with the flow. It stops being fun when it becomes a stress.
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