Riley Doing What He Does Best

Riley woke me up the very second that G closed the door and left for work this morning.  Probably 6.30.  Riley wanted to go outside but he also wanted me to go outside with him.

It was cool and damp and I was cold and in pain (my back was threatening to seize up), caused I think by lifting trays of plants and leaning forward over a table to place them (the tables are a little higher than knee level).  I have been taking the "Big Orange" pain pills at work for the past two days and really don't want to have to do that today.  The Tomatoes & Peppers are out in the wagon.  The little pepper plants already have tiny pepper buds. No harm done yesterday.

I have a new cookbook to read "Around My French Table" so I was planning to drive to the Laundromat and bleach my white slipcovers in super hot water so they would be blinding white for the summer.  I wish they were made of white linen instead of "duck".  If wishes were horses....  I wish everything was made of linen.

I had planned to make the chicken in mustard sauce today but we have so much unfinished business in the fridge right now--- turkey breast, Induction chili, grilled marinated pork, that I think we will have to find creative uses for these items in the next few days.  Or tuck the stuff in the freezer.  Or into corn tortillas.

I did remove the "on sale" chicken from it's store packaging, trimming off over a pound of "icky bits" and wet wrapping that is included in the packaged weight.  I have one freezer bag with three pounds of chicken for my recipe and a second bag with 1.4 pounds of chicken for a future Chicken Marsala.   I also noticed I have a container of mushrooms going bad.  I may give then a very quick and hot saute tonight perhaps with heavy cream and lemon for a pasta.  For G.  Touching the chicken has put me off food for the moment.  Chicken is so disgusting.

I will have a second cup of coffee.  I bought half and half to go in the coffee and stopped using the powdered creamer.  The turbinado sugar has made a big difference in how much sugar I need in the coffee.  Less.  I wonder if granulated sugar has more sweetness in the same way that table salt is more salty than kosher salt?  I may or may not make up the box of sugar free jello so I can have a dessert (served with whipped cream, no less).

Yesterday, I looked at the diet food section of the grocery, specifically the Atkins "bars" and "shakes" which (some) are okay to have during Induction.  The list of chemicals included in these items is impressive. In fact, the list if ingredients is entirely made up of chemicals. If you are on a diet, do you really need to eat a "crunchy peanut fudge" bar instead of breakfast or lunch???? Especially a "crunchy peanut fudge bar" that isn't any of these things, actually.

So, coffee.  And then two fried eggs with (hopefully) runny yolks and the final slice of bacon.  A good sweep of the floors and then a good mopping with Murphy's Oil Soap.  And the slipcovers.  Washed, bleached and dried.  And then maybe a visit to Target.  Sounds like the best of days, I hope.  Tomorrow work and then Monday off.  With my "new" lighter work schedule unveiled on Sunday.  See you Monday.  Have a Happy Memorial Day and fly the FLAG!!!