Our Christmas tree search is an annual event we do with another family but they blew us off this year with some excuse about too much to do on Saturday. We understand busy but Groovy Girl was steamed about this as she thought it was "boring" without their rambunctious young kids. She was left with just us and Teenage Boy who made her mad in the car but did get her laughing at the tree farm. What's she going to say when it's just me and her dad with her? Even more boring, I'm sure. O families!
We did manage to laugh together. We had glasses of cider inside the lodge while we waited for our tree to be shaken. We did run into other friends and in general enjoyed shopping for our tree at the same place we've gone for the last four years. After the movie my husband got the tree in the stand with NO cursing and we toasted the tree with some homemade hot chocolate to top off the day.
Did I cook this week though? No really.
It was a strange (non) cooking week for me as I spent most of the week down with a cold. Monday night I sent TB to get a pizza so I would not have to cook. Tuesday I made a quick Ramen-type meal for them and went to bed. And the week continued like that.
Last week I'd whipped up a big pot of chicken noodle soup using the chicken from our Thanksgiving meal. I sauteed onions, celery, carrots, and lots of garlic and added the broth from cooking down the chicken bones. Once the broth and the vegetables are together I added big fat eggless noodles. I make it just like my grandmother made it before me. I remember watching her fascinated as she picked the meat out of the small nooks of the chicken. For years I used this same soup method but substituted the chicken for blocks of tofu. I used Miso paste or vegetable stock and my kids still loved it, especially the thick noodles. How I got sick after eating this soup all last week is a mystery to me. Maybe though it is why my cold only lasted for four days!
This week I'm waiting for inspiration. I have sweet potatoes and a butternut squash waiting for me to get creative. Any ideas?
This post is very loosely linked to Beth Fish Reads weekly cooking meme. Check out her sight for many more cooking related posts. She has a fabulous post up about mouth-watering pull-apart rolls.
5 comments:
No cursing?? That's impressive! But he hasn't put up the lights yet...;)
I've definitely had weeks like that -- just didn't have it in me to be a creative cook.
Families! Arguing, laughing, sharing hot chocolate. It's all part of life.
I hate to cook when I'm sick. Always use the excuse that I could contaminate the food with my germs. :)
Glad the tree picking day turned out fine in the end. There are always hurdles in life. You just need to quickly get over them and keep going!
"After the movie my husband got the tree in the stand with NO cursing..."
Total LOL moment--best line ever. :D
I love butternut squash soup, but that might not be filling enough for dinner.
Another way I prepare butternut squash is to peel and cube it.. roast on a cookie sheet with sliced shallots, s&p and drizzled with olive oil until soft and a bit caramelized. Toss with hot pasta and add chunks of goat cheese, if desired. I like it with ribbon-type pasta like curly mafalde or pappardelle.
Baked sweet potatoes topped with cinnamon, a spot of brown sugar, chopped nuts and maybe chopped cooked applewood smoked bacon?
Hope you're feeling 100% this week!
over the past months I've had more than a few days of not cooking. oh well, it does happen. Visiting all the weekend cooking posts has been helping. Found arecipe this morning and made it for dinner. curried pumpkin. yummy. Hope y ou are feeling better.
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