Saturday 8 January 2022

Cranberry Orange Marmalade… Marbled Banana Bread… Salmon with Spanakopita Coil and Snoozing Sam

 Vaccinated supper tonite… Live from NYC…

Climbing out of the 20’s early morning…  reached almost  40°F everywhere  it’s drip drip drip… snow and ice slowly melting away…  creaking on the deck… the boards flexing under the weight…  lots of birds about… a pair of bluebirds frolicking in the trees… hopping from branch to branch…  mama squirrel out foraging… she has those babies to feed… pigeons in the neighbors gutters pecking at seeds and leaves under the snow… 


Breakfast... coffee ☕️ for two… steaming hot on a chilly morning… cottage cheese and berries for the hubs… toasted english muffin with Gouda a warm accompaniment to the hot java…  Mr Sam finding warm spots on the wood floor (over the steam pipes) to snooze 💤😽


Lazy Sunday… the hubs in his workshop creating interesting projects to enhance his hydroponic farm… adding two additional set ups… one for tomatoes… another for root vegetables… currently radishes… later… carrots🥕 


Play day in the kitchen…  cranberry orange marmalade…  using up that last bag of cranberries left from Christmas baking spree…  cooking the marmalade to 217°F (103°C) allowing the sugars and natural pectins to gel…


marbled banana bread…  utilizing four more of the huge bag of ripe bananas the market sells for $2…  froze an additional eight bananas…  wouldn’t get to use them in time…  this chocoholic added in extra cocoa and chocolate chips… of course 😋


Supper tonite…  leftover beef barley soup…  so warming and cozy…  baked spanakopita coil…  lovely appetizer… crunchy and delicious…  roasted salmon loins with old bay seasoning…  a glass of Casual Garcia Vinho Verde alongside…  dessert… a choice…. Marbled Banana Bread for him…  Cherry Chocolate Chip Banana Bread for her 🙃


Between Omicron… Delta and the Flu...  we have a large population of sick folks in the US today…  take care of yourself… wear your mask… use sanitizer…  keep your distance…  and when you get home… wash your hands and face…  we need folks to give our overwhelmed hospital system a break as the surge continues…  if you aren’t… #GetYourJabOn  it’s not too late for covid vaxxes or the flu… mask up… limit interactions... fly through the market and wash those germy hands 😷💕

How was your day?   What’s on your plate?   Thoughts?






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