I think it’s a well known fact/assumption/duuhhh that us in the south don’t have a firm grasp on driving during winter and it’s understood that even the slightest ice/snow/sleet will send us into a tizzy. We don’t do salt trucks or calcium chloride over here like it’s common In the north. (Or whatever else is used, I’m not familiar…that’s the point). Therefore, schools especially, are shut down. We are not equipped to tow parents’ precious goods across the icy roads.
There have been roads shut down and a few wrecks. And an even bigger tragedy in a neighboring town. 😔 Oh and I watched a neighbor buss it big time walking on the cement next door. She was fine but had a wet bottom and a little embarrassed. I asked if she was okay before I quietly giggled to myself.
Well, I work in the school system and Today begins day 3 of the Ice hostage situation. Which comes on the back end of the Martin Luther King Jr holiday. That means we have been cooped up for 4 days. What do you do for four days? You EAT, yes that’s right. Like a heffer, you eat without reservation. No pun intended. Last week and just this past Monday, I found great sales on meat at my local grocery–it’s just about a mile down the road. For Monday and Tuesday, I took advantage of the meat sale and have put up some Boston butt pork steaks and rib meat pork chops in my freezer. (About 9 pork chops and 3 Boston butt pork steaks for $8. Whaaaa!?!!) (note, this grocery trip is separate from what I found last week, more pork chops on sale. I normally don’t do pork chops–especially bone in…reason being…I am so lazy with food. If I have to cut the meat around the bone, I ain’t doin it. But I’ve since learned that if I cook the meat down for hours and hours, the meat just slides from the bone. Winnnn! ). My freezer is literally stuffed. Honestly had to move things around to get the door to shut.
Anyway I cooked Monday, in my cast iron, seasoned pork chops smothered down with onions and peppers and added a half head of cabbage and potatoes. I actually had to split up the food into my Big cast iron pot and my slow cooker bc it was so much food. I am still nursing the pork chops, cabbage and potatoes goodness in the cast iron. I’m getting ready to set it heating up on the stove for a delicious brunch. All the while, I am weighing myself since it’s the start of the new year. Such opposites, cooking and eating comfort food and still expecting the pounds to drop off.
Anyway..this has been my days…cooking, eating, reading, scrabble, word press, Facebook, and a tiny amount of indoor exercise. Emphasis on the word ‘tiny.’ And I’m about to fire up the stove for more. Here’s a snippet of the pork chop goodness on my stove along with my bird feeder drooping from the heavy weight of the icicles.
Everything and nothing. GM1123 😊 