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T. had picture day today! A. has picture day tomorrow. Exciting!
I walked A. (she scootered) to school. When I went to pick her up from her half day, I rode my bike. I may scooter tomorrow.
R. picked up a couple chickens from the Costco on his last trip. A few days ago, I pulled one out of the freezer and started thawing it. It is now cool enough that it doesn't feel completely insane to roast a bird. I didn't do a thing to it (other than removing the neck from the cavity -- I never did find a packet of giblets so here's to hoping it wasn't there and I missed it!), other than putting it in a cast iron roasting pan and putting it in the oven at 300 degrees.
While I had the oven hot, I put in a package of bacon on a baking sheet.
I took the neck, and the rest of the dried up ginger, and some of the fresher ginger, and made some broth.
I also made a mashup of peanut sauce on spinach and pad thai for lunch. It was really tasty. I used almond milk instead of coconut milk for the peanut sauce, and that was fine. And I used cilantro stems, fennel chopped fine, and some ginger from the tube for the aromatics. I'm now using up the ancient box of rice noodles -- they take longer to soften up.
When the chicken was done, I put the roasting pan on the stove and turned one burner on. I got the pepper grinder and some flour and made gravy. I don't even particularly like gravy, but I had the time and I figured why not.
Earlier in the day, I submitted estimated tax payments. So, where once I procrastinated and got tons done and _then_ did taxes, now I do taxes and then still do stuff. I'm wondering if it was always driven by the weather and not the taxes all along. I ran Eufy in the upstairs hall.
I walked A. (she scootered) to school. When I went to pick her up from her half day, I rode my bike. I may scooter tomorrow.
R. picked up a couple chickens from the Costco on his last trip. A few days ago, I pulled one out of the freezer and started thawing it. It is now cool enough that it doesn't feel completely insane to roast a bird. I didn't do a thing to it (other than removing the neck from the cavity -- I never did find a packet of giblets so here's to hoping it wasn't there and I missed it!), other than putting it in a cast iron roasting pan and putting it in the oven at 300 degrees.
While I had the oven hot, I put in a package of bacon on a baking sheet.
I took the neck, and the rest of the dried up ginger, and some of the fresher ginger, and made some broth.
I also made a mashup of peanut sauce on spinach and pad thai for lunch. It was really tasty. I used almond milk instead of coconut milk for the peanut sauce, and that was fine. And I used cilantro stems, fennel chopped fine, and some ginger from the tube for the aromatics. I'm now using up the ancient box of rice noodles -- they take longer to soften up.
When the chicken was done, I put the roasting pan on the stove and turned one burner on. I got the pepper grinder and some flour and made gravy. I don't even particularly like gravy, but I had the time and I figured why not.
Earlier in the day, I submitted estimated tax payments. So, where once I procrastinated and got tons done and _then_ did taxes, now I do taxes and then still do stuff. I'm wondering if it was always driven by the weather and not the taxes all along. I ran Eufy in the upstairs hall.