Wintry Mix

The smoked pasta was very good.  Not too heavy on the smokiness.  Also it made quite a bit so I should have split it in two and saved part in the freezer.  It did accomplish the mission for Monday of "forage for yourself". 

Monday night I attended the Atlanta USPCA chapter meeting.  We meet every other month and share ideas, recipes, knowledge and mistakes.  My friend Cathy shared that she caught her recipes on fire at her client's house that day and we all laughed.  We laugh mostly from relief that we didn't have a fire or flood or blood at a client home.  A couple other chefs shared, we had a business coach speak and we met some new people.  Our chapter has many chefs that have been cheffing for many years and very willing to share experiences.  It's a great group.

Forward to Tuesday when I cooked for my elderly couple that I just so enjoy.  They were both home doing house chores so we chatted throughout the day.  JuJu was doing a lot of ironing and Jim was down at his desk.  I guess I laughed at Cathy just a little too hard the night before, because at one point during the day I noticed, in the oven as I was checking on food, that the potholder was in flames!  I put out the flame, threw away the potholder and said thanks to Cathy in my head. 

Luckily it was a small, hardly noticeable fire and Jim and JuJu did not enter the kitchen as I beat out flames.  So embarrassing in front of the client.  No food, people or equipment, other than the potholder, was harmed.

Last night for "whatever" I made a ribeye steak for myself that I found in the freezer.  Just one in the package which is odd, usually the steaks are packaged for two, but perfect for me.  I made a potato and a salad with greens and avocado.  Very nice meal.  Again, no wine, I was knitting after dinner. 

This morning I went to Jazzercise and will be having a phone meeting with Wendy at Cook's Warehouse to discuss the summer kid's cooking series.  It's hard to think about June and July and summer fun when we're expecting an "icy mix" starting this afternoon.  I haven't heard any school closings yet and am so lucky that I can get to my client's house tomorrow pretty much anytime.  No need to fight any scary, snowy, slushy morning rush hour traffic.