Rainy Days and Tuesdays

It continued to rain overnight and was raining when I woke up Tuesday morning. So, I went to work in a cold, miserable rain.

I had to go to another off-site meeting at 12:30 PM, so I got rained on again. And, it was still raining when I left work at 5:00.

I still had to do my Michigan State Income tax, so I started that when I got home. But, something weird happened. I usually do this by hand (it's a simple little form) but when I did, I owed $2.00. If I use Turbo Tax (and pay them $38.00) I am supposed to get back $168.00!

I went over it and over it, but can't come up with their reasoning. So, I used the Turbo Tax, figuring getting back $130.00 was better than paying $2.00.

It was late when I finished, I was hungry and wanted some comfort food on this chilly, soggy day. But, I had nothing thawed out and didn't really feel creative. I had watched a cooking show over the weekend where they made lamb stew. Now, I don't have any lamb and no time for a stew, but I did steal their presentation idea.

I put some wide egg noodles into salted, boiling water and cooked them. When they were done, I drained them and put them back into the pot. Then I added some butter and about a tablespoon of fresh chopped parsley.

While they were cooking, I had heated up a can of Dinty Moore Beef stew. When it was warm enough, I plated the food. I took a wide bowl and put in the buttered noodles. I made a well in the middle by pulling some of the noodles towards the edges. Then I added the stew in the center well.

The theory is that the noodles soak up the stew gravy and, it worked! Sure, it was only semi-homemade, but it was good!

I watched TV until bedtime.