Catching Up

On Friday after work, I went out back to see if any tomatoes had ripened. I had three ripe plum tomatoes so I picked them. My neighbors saw me and offered me a big butternut squash. Back inside, I cleaned the bedroom and talked to Jeremy, who called me on his way home.

I cut the squash in half, cleaned out the seeds, buttered the flesh (you can also use olive oil, but I like butter better) and seasoned it with salt, pepper and dried thyme. I baked it in a 350 degree F. oven and checked it after an hour. It wasn’t fork tender, so I let it go another 15 minutes. Then it was perfect!

Now, I sometimes dig out the flesh and mash it. But, this time I just ate it. It was delicious!

On Saturday, brunch was the other half of squash and dinner was elbow macaroni with butter and salt. I didn’t do much as there was a John Wayne movie marathon on. I did check the rain gauge and I had just over three inches of rain from the last three days.

Sunday, Lu called and said she won’t be here until Thursday (it’s her mother’s 85 birthday). I went out to get a green pepper and two green chilies for some soup. Tammy saw me and gave me another butternut squash!

Back inside, I sautéed two chopped carrots, some celery and a yellow onion, the green pepper and the two chiles in olive oil. When they were soft, I added two big cans of Italian tomatoes and the rest of the elbow macaroni. I seasoned it with parsley, salt and pepper. For a vegetarian soup, it was pretty good.

I ate a big bowl of it watching my Sunday night shows and then went to bed.