And of course, here at Chateau Sutton-Goar, there were no chocolates of any kind as my desire for chocolates falls somewhat short of the search to find "allowable" ones. There's a shop here in town that has made its own candies for years and years and they would probably have had "legal" chocolates, but I'm thinking that might be something we want to learn later--say, October. With so many banned substances this year, if we did discover some fabulous allowable chocolates there, would we have enough willpower to stay out of the place??? On Day 45, I ponder such things.
We have been remarkably good on the food front the last two days. Last night I made a casserole using ground beef, pureed pumpkin, rice, and green peppers, which we had again for lunch today and will most likely see for lunch tomorrow. Possibly Monday as well...did I mention leftovers are our friends? Tonight Andy is fixing steak with curried salt, which is always quite fabulous. I have to admit, this experiment is easier when one is being a carnivore rather than a vegetarian. Canned beans haven't been allowable so far, and I haven't yet made anything with beans that made me think about them 12 hours in advance.
On another note, for Valentine's Day this year, we decided to make each other gifts--new flannel pajamas for Andy and a wooden box for knitting needles for me. That sounds so much like the set up of an O. Henry story that I feel obliged to explain that I did not sell my knitting needles to pay for the material. Neither did either of us get the gifts finished today. However, it is a 3-day weekend, and the glue on my box is drying now and there's been a lot of progress on the pajamas, so there's hope.
Today's thought for the day: If you can't marry someone with the same hobby, at least marry someone with the same foolish level of optimism!
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Do you have a pressure canner? If so, you can can your own beans. I have done this and it is super easy. Also, black beans (aka turtle beans) don't need to be soaked ahead of time.
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