Thursday, January 18, 2024

Pecking Order...Pie, Gumbo and Badlands.


Good Morning, Friends...
The weeks are really buzzing by!   I keep hoping for slow days, but I never seem to get any.  It's been cold here with ice to contend with for several days.  I will have my eye surgery this coming Monday and it's supposed to be 80% chance of rain...no matter.  As long as temps don't dip into the freezing zone, we'll be fine.





Crystal (our daughter and Sloane's grandma, Lolli) sent me this photo of Sloane setting the "pecking order" with Critter, the cat.  They pretty well stay clear of one another but sometimes...Sloane feels the need to reinforce things...lol...she was promptly instructed to keep relations civil!




Moving on... I finally heard the call from hubby Larry, to get into the kitchen and make him a chocolate pie!  Of all days, the humidity was awful...cold and icy outside.  Meringues hate humidity so...mine fell flat.  He said it tasted great so not to worry...he'd suffer through, somehow. lol







For lunch yesterday I thawed some homemade chicken and shrimp gumbo poured over rice.  Tasted even better on a cold day.  We always make a huge pot of gumbo in the Fall and freeze it in quart sized Ziplocs.  It's nice not to have to create gumbo every time we want some.  Just thaw and heat.  I do this for soups and stews...chili and pasta sauce.  Saves so much time!


 
This is a dogfood that is being touted as a wonder food by Katherine Heigl, for your pets.  I watched the video and tended to agree!  The stuff they add to regular dogfood is scandalous.  Expensive but I think worth it.  There's another one called, Sunday for dogs that I might go ahead and order when the Badlands sack runs out.  You get twice as much for the money, same ingredients.  I saw it too late...had already ordered Badlands.  I'll let you know if Buddy and Libby like it. Or...go check it out for yourself.








This isn't or wasn't my tree or anyone's tree that I know.  I just saw it on the internet and liked it!  Don't know if I could manage to decorate ours like that but I'd love to try next year.


Well, this is a short post today only because I really didn't do anything this week.  (Aren't you the lucky ones! Lol) 
Hope you all are staying warm or cool wherever you are!
So until next time...