Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[astrangerhere]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

We had flickers during the worst of the gusts around noon. Still blowing sporadically now.

Oh joy - thunderstorms tonight after midnight with the approaching cold front.

Could you please drive, say, to South Carolina and lure the weather away from here?

Hell no! but I can meet you at the ABC to provision for the evening My firm has been given a state-wide floating holiday/mental health day tomorrow so my only job is to buy groceries once the weather clears tomorrow.

[timebug]

Siting at my PC contemplating if I really need to shop for items of clothing that are required (but not essential!) or if it can wait for another day.

[timebug]

I did do the shopping mentioned above! Today I am browsing this forum,whilst awaiting the result of the USA Presidential election. I am in the UK but am interested to see how this goes, after all the acrimony of the run up!

[Elektron]

Trying to figure out FL Studio ;p

[guanaco]

Using mobile read as a excuse for not doing my work

[pdurrant]

Basking in the satisfaction of having been offered a new job.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Basking in the satisfaction of having been offered a new job.

Uh....congrats are in order, I guess?

Hitch

[cc_in_oh]

Watching first snowfall, a good 4 inches so far, and congratulating myself on running all my errands yesterday so I won't have to go anywhere for a few days...

[pdurrant]

I'm just about to cook dinner.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I'm just about to cook dinner.

Yum, what is it? Anything great?

(i have the oddest, worst cravings lately. Normally, I'm a savory girl, but atm, I'm craving sweets. I don't have heavy cream in the house, so I can't make up a batch of mascarpone, but I'm also dying for some fresh Maddies [madeleines] and macarons, as well. The closest "dealer" for macarons is 30+ miles down the road, dammit. You go anyplace closer and they hand you macaroons. I hate the name similarity, lemme tell ya!)

Hitch

[cc_in_oh]

What with our all-day snowstorm, I have a crock pot of bean soup bubbling away merrily. About 2 hours to go so almost time to throw in the last tbsp of garlic...

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Hitch

Yum, what is it? Anything great?

(i have the oddest, worst cravings lately. Normally, I'm a savory girl, but atm, I'm craving sweets. I don't have heavy cream in the house, so I can't make up a batch of mascarpone, but I'm also dying for some fresh Maddies [madeleines] and macarons, as well. The closest "dealer" for macarons is 30+ miles down the road, dammit. You go anyplace closer and they hand you macaroons. I hate the name similarity, lemme tell ya!)

Hitch

Mince, peas and spaghetti. Yum.

I've recently found out how easy it is to make honey roast peanuts at home from simple raw blanched peanuts, and honey. So now I've had to stop making them, because I was eating far too many!

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by cc_in_oh

What with our all-day snowstorm, I have a crock pot of bean soup bubbling away merrily. About 2 hours to go so almost time to throw in the last tbsp of garlic...

OMG, I adore pretty much every type of bean soup. White navy beans, black beans, lentils, you-name-it. I like making the old "Senate Bean Soup," recipe. I tend to use leftover ham bones for them, if/when i have them.

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Mince, peas and spaghetti. Yum.

Do you mean mincemeat, or something other? Sounds lovely!

I've recently found out how easy it is to make honey roast peanuts at home from simple raw blanched peanuts, and honey. So now I've had to stop making them, because I was eating far too many!

Hitch hides her head...nooooo, don't tell us, don't tell us!

Hitch

[cc_in_oh]

Originally Posted by Hitch

OMG, I adore pretty much every type of bean soup. White navy beans, black beans, lentils, you-name-it. I like making the old "Senate Bean Soup," recipe. I tend to use leftover ham bones for them, if/when i have them.



Do you mean mincemeat, or something other? Sounds lovely!



Hitch hides her head...nooooo, don't tell us, don't tell us!

Hitch

IIRC Senate uses a spoonful of apple cider vinegar?

This pot has a small spiral ham bone with maybe a half pound of meat left on it, plus a small package of boneless ribs prepped with olive oil, coarse sea salt and a drop of liquid smoke. Beans are
Navy
Great Northern
red,
black,
Lima,
Pinto,
Green & yellow split peas,
Lentils,
Blackeye peas

onion, celery, carrot, 1 finely diced potato, diced tomatoes
Garlic, bay leaf, basil, thyme, oregano, black pepper, sage, marjoram, crushed red pepper (ran out of red Thai chilies). Oh, and a spoonful of ham soup base.

(I have 3 recipes saved, each having some of these seasonings. I could never decide which ones to leave out so I use them all)

Hot Italian sausage also makes great bean soup...

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Basking in the satisfaction of having been offered a new job.

To go along with your new outfit?