Winter---I quit!

[vanillafluffy]

Spent quite a bit of Thursday cocooning with cookbooks. Was heartened to realize that I've got a lot of staples on hand. I may have to pick up a few things (whole-wheat flour and garlic were recurring ingredients I know I don't have), but I have beans, rice, a bag of cornmeal, tons of pasta, tomato products, etc.

pwcorgigirl, that cookbook you sent me has lots of stuff that looks do-able. I'm eyeing the Polenta-Corn pudding, which sounds yummy/easy, and there were a bunch of other things. Among the baking supplies I picked up were fresh boxes of baking powder and baking soda; I know that yeast needs warmer weather than I'm currently experiencing, but Irish soda bread would be oh-so-lovely. Or pancakes for breakfast! I'm feeling inspired...now if only that translates into being motivated---!

It seems as if the Arctic temps are going to linger well into next week, and they're even forecasting a slim chance of snow. Would someone please send me a plane ticket to Puerto Rico, with an open return date? I am OVER this!
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[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

We have actual snow and ice today, enough that college was canceled today and Corgiguy was given permission to "snowflake," which is what his company calls staying home due to bad winter weather. And it's a jolly 18 degrees this morning. I think I've also had it with winter.

I thought you'd like that cookbook. :) It has dishes even my picky guys will eat and the recipes stand up well to small substitutions, such as dried herbs for fresh.

[sbjb.livejournal.com]

It seems as if the Arctic temps are going to linger well into next week, and they're even forecasting a slim chance of snow.

Snow???? Citation, please. Pretty please?

Crockpot recipes?

http://www.e-fic.com/_fw/recipes.html

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Citation, please.

Channel 13, and mind you, that's about 18 hours ago and they said a *slight* chance, maybe 10%, if the precipitation and the frontal boundaries, yadda-yadda-yadda.... That said, today was fabulous. Cool enough not to have hot flashes, but warm enough that my fingers haven't been numb.

I could theoretically make your 6AM soup (which I presume means the hour you dump it into the slow cooker before bolting out the door)---I have everything save the carrot, and that's not going to make or break it. L also have "Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes" from BHG.

Did you see the new "Good Eats"? The one about Alton dieting to lose 50 pounds? My major quibble was the "Things you can only do once a week list". Dessert only once a week?! (Tell ya what, AB---I'll trade alcohol once a week---also on the list---for another dessert. Fair enough? Because I'd jones for chocolate LONG before I'd miss booze.)

Maybe sometime in the not-too-far-distant future, you and J and I could get together at her place, as I have clothing-type items for both of you and it would be nice to hang out without all the drama we get when S is involved.

[socialhermit.livejournal.com]

I scraped my car off (1/8" thick ice covering everything) at 7:40AM, again at 2:30PM when I had to go get Caelie from school, a third time at 5:00PM when I left work and A-FREAKING-GAIN after I made a 20-minute pit-stop at Walmart on the way home.

Granted, I live in Northeast Ohio but, believe me, you're NOT the only one who's completely over this!!

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Pack up you car and come down here. There are a bunch of houses for rent/sale on my block alone, and it may be cold but at least it ain't frozen...yet.

Somehow I have a feeling that my usual solution for morning ice---IE, very hot water---wouldn't work so well up there.

Stay warm, hon!

[socialhermit.livejournal.com]

Sorry - after re-reading that, I didn't mean to make it about me! I grew up here, I'm used to this shit and I'll survive, no worries. I was just trying to say even those of use who are well-versed in this are sick of it already.... and Winter has only just begun. *groan*

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Honey, I'd be having a four-star freakout if I had that much winter to deal with. You're entitled to kvetch.