It's been a while since I have written anything. Today I was thinking about my poor neglected blog. Today, my ideas have ranged from reading Homer's Odyssey, making pancakes, bacon and fruit sauce for supper, finding Libby's (R) Pumkin Pie recipe, making Taco Seasoning Mix, the chess game I played last night (Kasparov vs. Karpov #16), eating yesterday's Spicy Potato soup and Peach Cobbler, and reading the New Dress a Day blog. I am also interested in seeing if the movie Julie and Julia is any good or not.
Yesterday's Peach Cobbler was a recipe that had melted butter poured into the baking pan, a batter the consistency of Pancake batter poured into the melted butter and the heated peaches and juice poured on top. I also added cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. I overspiced the nutmeg a little, but I know better for next time.
The Spicy Potato soup was Dan's idea. He peeled and cut up the potatoes and gypsy pepper and browned the ground beef the night before. I just put it all in the crock pot with 8 cups of water, two cans of crushed tomatoes, 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce, 1 tablespoon pepper and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and let it cook all day. It was better today than it was yesterday.
New Dress a Day blog -- Brilliant idea. I wish I could try doing something like this. It seems easy enough - besides manipulating difficult corners and fabrics - but I don't know if I could do it every day for a year. The blogger has a secular worldview based on some of the side objects displayed in pictures and logos, but other than that, I have to say I really like what she has to say.
Pancakes for supper - I took it easy today. Being an expectant mother sometimes calls for that. I had a difficult night and didn't sleep much, so I rested, had some coffee, and took a walk so I can sleep tonight. (Exercise equals better sleep, not to mention a healthier and fit pregnancy, and added health benefits before and after labor and delivery.) I chatted with a friend on the phone in the afternoon and we were talking about making pancakes and feeling like eating them for supper. Not my original idea today, but a good one.
