Cleaning Up

On Wednesday, they predicted a chance of rain all day, with chances increasing towards evening. But, nothing happened, even by the time I drove home. So, before I changed clothes (but after treating the cats) I went outside and refilled the suet cage and the bird feeder.

Back inside, I started the mid-week laundry. Then I bundled up the masonite faux tile and secured the bundles with duct tape. They went into my trunk and, if it's not raining, will go into the dumpster tomorrow morning.

I swept up all the debris and finally the back room is back to normal (well, sorta). It was almost 7:00 PM, so I decided to get dinner done.

I have a big, beautiful eggplant, awaiting my ministrations. So I peeled it, cut it into 3/4 inch rounds and set up another mise en place, of whisked eggs and flour. In my cast iron frying pan, I added about 1/4 inch of canola oil and brought it up to temp. It took two batches, but I ended up with perfect fried eggplant. Eaten with just a little salt, it was delicious!

I wanted to stay up and watch the premier of this year's Top Chef. But, I fell asleep waiting for it to start at 10:00 PM. Disappointing, but I taped it just in case, anyway.