Freezing Friday

It was exactly 32 degrees F. when I woke up Friday morning. I probably should have worn my winter coat to work, but I rebelled at the idea of putting it on when it isn’t even November yet.

I had to go to Westborn at lunch for a few items: more Honeycrisp apples, some cheese (Pinconning and sharp cheddar) some Yukon Gold potatoes and a bunch of green onions. Since I was there anyway, I also bought some of their hot soup of the day. I chose clam chowder.

I ate the soup at home for my lunch. My homemade clam chowder tastes better, but they had bigger clams. Damn good soup!

It did reach a high of 51 degrees F., but never did feel “warm.”

Back home from work, I started the weekend wash while watching the news. I also ran a load of dishes in the dishwasher. Once the bed was remade with clean sheets, I made my supper.

This time I took the veggies left from the pot roast and put them in a saucepan. I dumped the remaining beef and au jus sauce (from the French Dip sandwiches) on top of them and slowly warmed them up on the stove. I put the mixture in a bowl (it reminded me of beef stew, actually) and ate it watching TV. Hmmm... not bad! And, not a bad way of getting rid of leftovers!!

Speaking of leftovers, I froze the last three remaining meatballs. I’ll add them to fresh pasta and sauce some other day.

I put away the dishes when they were cool enough to touch and then went to bed.