I Chicken Out!

There was fog when I left for work on Friday morning. It wasn’t bad enough to interfere with driving (it rarely is around here) but it was heavy enough I had to use the wipers to clear the mist off the windshield. It did give me the opportunity to use my fog light, though. I didn’t need them, I just wanted an excuse to turn them on, LOL!

By 10:00 a.m., it had switched to rain, so I walked inside.

I went to Time out and got a cup of chicken noodle soup and a chicken salad pita. Both were good. From there I went to Foodland and got some sliced crimini mushrooms. Then I stopped at one of the local antique shops and browsed for a while. It was still raining and the winds were picking up (we had a high wind advisory until midnight)

It was only a light rain on the way home (intermittent wipers this time), but the wind was much worse. I treated the cat and changed clothes. It felt too raw out to work in the garage, so I drank a cup of coffee and watched the news.

I decided to make the beef tips with mushroom gravy again. I used the same recipe I did a few weeks ago, but with one substitution. I was out of shallots, so I used a yellow onion, minced fine. I served them over wide egg noodles and they were excellent, again.

Sidebar: This is a recipe (well one of many) were your mise en place is IMPORTANT! At one point, you have to keep stirring constantly and don’t have time to measure out a tablespoon of soy sauce or 1 1/2 cups of beef broth. You have to have it measured and ready to go!

I caught up to the Red Wings game (already in progress) and watched it until the end (we won). Next I watched the latest Viking episode (taped) and then went to bed.