I’m still cooking, but I only have a few more dishes to prepare.  Should finish up tomorrow.

Yeah, Tennessee!  The Vols had a better showing this weekend than last weekend.  I didn’t get to see much of the game due to the SMRW meeting, but from what I saw, it looked like they got some things ironed out.  It was worth it to miss the game, though, because we had a fantastic speaker at the meeting.  Dr. Bethany Dumas, an English professor at the Universtiy of Tennessee, spoke on linguistics at the meeting.  Absolutely fascinating.  I hope she will agree to come back and speak again.

From the strange but true file:  I’ve seen drivers doing a lot of things while operating a vehicle - reading the newspaper, shaving with an electric razor, putting on make-up, and even reading a book once.  She had it open over the steering wheel, holding the edges of the book and the steering wheel at the same time.  I was glad to be behind her, because it was a little scary watching her drive and read at the same time.  However, yesterday on my way home from work, I exited the interstate and pulled up behind a guy in an SUV who was brushing his teeth.  Now, I’m all for good oral health, and technically since we were waiting on the light to change he wasn’t driving, (at that moment), but one thing really bothered me about the situation.  He had to rinse and spit somewhere.  And, he did continue brushing after the light turned green.

Have a great weekend & Go, Colts!

Jessie

After my marathon cooking session last night, I don’t think I’d do very well on Iron Chef.  Of course, I don’t have any sous chefs to do the dirty work.  ;)  Even though it didn’t seem very productive at the time, I did manage to cook 15 lbs of chicken in various recipes, 4 1/2 mini meatloaves, a roast in the crock pot, some rice, and the chocolate chip cookies.  The mini meatloaf pans are great for cooking for 2 people.  They’re just enough for 2 servings.  None of the remaining office stuff got done.

The day job has been hectic for the past couple of weeks, which is what prompted the once a month cooking experiment.  All I want to do when I get home at night is plop down somewhere and stay there.  No cooking, no housecleaning, just a little television and a little Civ IV.  (Which I’m still not really any good at, but I do keep trying.)

Jessie

That’s what I feel like as I gear up to do a couple hours of cooking tonight. I envision myself standing over the stove with lots of bubbly pots and smoking pans. Hopefully, the pans won’t smoke.

I have a good variety of chicken, seafood, beef, turkey, and pork to start, and a few new recipes to try. I’ve also got some old standby recipes. Tonight, it’ll be mostly chicken and spaghetti. The easy dishes. Some of the chicken will go to chicken salad, and that’s quick & easy to prepare. I’ll put a roast in the crock pot, and cook the ribs in a pressure cooker.

The office still isn’t totally together, but getting there. Maybe I can get some of the little things done while my concoctions are simmering.

Jessie