Teaser

We got just enough rain to tease this morning. I was out in my sunglasses and hat trying to keep my hydrangeas alive. No pockets in my dress,so I stuck my phone under my hat to keep it dry. The dog and cat follow me around the yard while I water, the dog being careful to stay out of reach of the garden hose. When the sprinklers are turned on she runs inside, afraid that she'll end up getting a bath. Never mind that the only baths I have ever given her have been in the tub. At 60 pounds it's a battle to get her in there and to keep her there until she is clean. The only part she enjoys is the spritz of perfume afterwards because she knows that I'm done messing with her.
My Son came over this afternoon, it was nice to see him for awhile. Dinner tonight was "Deja Vu" at our house, which is what we always called leftovers. The term translates as "already seen". The dinner tonight was ham and beans with cornbread. I use the Marie Callender's recipe for the cornbread. So far it's the best one that I've found, thick, slightly sweet, almost cake like in texture. Definitely not southern style, but so tasty.
I love cooking for my Husband, to him a home cooked meal is still a treat, even after a couple of years of marriage. Adapting to less and less vision in the kitchen has been very rough. I've burned a lot of food, ruined many loaves of bread. I get so fed up sometimes when I'm cooking. I've done it for so long, and when things go wrong due to not being able to see what I'm doing, I get angry. I just have to start over and try again. There's something about cooking from scratch that's so enjoyable. The way that food smells as it simmers, and serving up something delicious that is homemade makes me happy. The whole cooking process has had to be modified somewhat and as I become less fearful around boiling hot temperatures it becomes easier. Tempting sometimes to give it up and cook box meals. Zatarain's side dishes are about as close as I come to simple cooking. I refuse to buy anything with the word "helper" in it. Too much pride to make foods like that, even when I was working 60 to 75 hour workweeks. Not to mention unhealthy for a growing family, it's better to cook for and feed children real food.
Tonight we're watching football, the season is beginning again. Here in Oklahoma there are 3 religions. They are in no particular order.... Baptist, Southern Baptist and Football. Friends on Facebook are already waving their Steeler's towels, which makes me laugh. Some even have rooms entirely devoted to their favorite team. That's devotion to their team. I just like listening to the games, not caring too much about who is playing. Exception to that statement is when the Indiana Hoosiers or the OSU Cowboys are playing. I just have to root for them.