November 17, 2012

  • Long before there were snuggies

    I made this to keep warm around the house. It is kind of a sleeping bag made of fleece with holes  and ribbing for my feet to be free to walk about, and sleeves.  It even has a pocket.  Not only is it warm, but it is ugly.  My boys mocked me when I wore it.  My daughter made me swear to NEVER wear it out of the house, not even in our own yard (in case friends looked thru our chain link fence) and to PLEASE not wear when her friends were visiting.  I just discovered in the back of the closet, and once again, I am proudly wearing it.  

    It's been a beautiful day. Dennis worked in the yard most of the afternoon.  I haven't accomplished much, but I did fix a nice lunch.That's a dip made from a roasted eggplant--with chopped onions, some lime juice and a dash of salt & pepper.  Good stuff.  Also the left-over "Grillin' Beans" that tasted a lot better with the sloppy joe than they did with the fish.  Dennis and I watched a cooking show on PBS while we ate.  It gave me an idea for dressing up our usual tilapia filets...I will crush up some corn chips instead of using Panko bread crumbs. Then add some fresh parsley, chives and dill, finely minced, for a "breading".  The program had bigger/thicker filets and baked the fish after searing the sides in garlic butter.  I think I'll just go ahead and cook the fish completely in the skillet with garlic butter.  Served on a bed of brown rice and a side of green peas with a dill & butter sauce.