Thursday, April 23, 2020

Thursday

Thursday Brunch: Scrambled Egg and Sweet Potato Hash
Today has been a lovely, warm, sunny day!  It's my kind of weather!  Upper-80s to mid-90s (F) is definitely my comfort zone!  Not only am I wearing a short-sleeved blouse (as opposed to blouse, sweater, and cardigan, with a scarf or my neck warmer), today, even my socks came off!  LOL!  Once again, I opened several windows and the front door (the wooden door; there is a metal security door that remains closed) when I woke up, to let the warm air in.

I spent an enjoyable morning video chatting with a dear friend to wish her for her birthday.  We started this tradition several years ago, when she video chatted with me to wish me for my birthday and I reciprocated on her birthday.  The rest of the time, we tend to email, more or less on a daily basis.

After we ended our video chat, I made myself brunch.  The last sweet potato that friend S had brought me was just beginning to show signs of sprouting, so, I thought it would be best to cook it.  I cut the very top off to see if it would continue to sprout and maybe root; if so, I might be able to grow a sweet potato vine!  Then, I cut a portion of the sweet potato into small cubes and fried them in some bacon grease I had saved in the fridge from the last time I cooked bacon.  I don't have any more bacon, but, the bacon grease lends a bit of flavor to the sweet potato hash and the scrambled egg.  I now have six eggs left.  I eat 1-2 eggs a week, so the 6 eggs I still have will last me at least 3 weeks, but, I might give M another $5 and ask if he can pick up a dozen eggs for me, at his convenience.  I am afraid to ask friend S to buy me eggs because I know she will buy a bunch of other stuff to bring me!  I had a glass of orange juice, too, with my brunch.

I spent some time in the afternoon, sewing a few more face masks to give to friends.  Then, after watching the evening news, I watered the peach tree, again, and the buddleia which was drooping, started the car and let it warm up while I walked my 20 minutes.  Then, I watered the front garden.  I meant to water the tomato and melon seedlings, too, but, I forgot!  I'll need to water them tomorrow.

I had eaten a piece of the Easter bread my neighbor brought me, with a little butter and a piece of cheese with my tea in the evening.  For dinner, I decided to have a salad:

Dinner:  Salad
Some lettuce, grated carrot, a part of an apple, the single radish sliced thinly, and a handful of chopped almonds.  I used a bottled dressing (crisp apple and honey vinaigrette)   that I had in the fridge.  Dancer had some lettuce, too, although he fussed because he prefers radish leaves, to lettuce!  But, I had already given him a small piece of radish leaf, earlier, and I didn't want to give him too much of it (it's not toxic to cats, but, they shouldn't have too much of it at one time).  I have just enough lettuce left for one more salad. After that, I will make a cabbage slaw when I want a salad.

Today, I am grateful for:
- Technology that enabled me to video chat with my friend
- The pharmacy calling to ask if I'd like my medication refill to be delivered (yes, please)
- My daughter who willingly helps when I ask her to
- Water for the garden
- The car started

Today's joyful activity was video chatting with my friend.

Friday's To Do List:
- Clean the bathroom
- Paperwork
- Water the seedlings and rest of the back garden
- Sew more masks
- Have M tend to the garden
- Practice the piano (I'm afraid I didn't do much of that, this week!)

How was your Thursday?  What are your plans for Friday?
 

21 comments:

  1. Please post some photos of the masks you are making. Lettuce is supposed to make you sleepy. I wonder if it affects Dancer like that?

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    1. I have already posted some photos of them, Angela - if you look at my posts for April 5th and 6th, you'll see some I made with elastic loops and one I made with ties. I used up all my thin elastic, so I am now making all the masks with ties. But, I will take another photo and post it, too.

      Hard to tell what effect lettuce has on Dancer, because he sleeps most of the day, anyway! :D

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    2. Angela, sorry, I meant to copy the links to the posts and I forgot! Here are the links to my earlier posts and photos:
      https://bless2cents.blogspot.com/2020/04/face-masks-on-friday.html

      https://bless2cents.blogspot.com/2020/04/saturday.html

      https://bless2cents.blogspot.com/2020/04/sunday.html

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  2. Yum, brunch and dinner look so good! I love scrambled eggs abd our son loves it too😊 the salad looks so healthy, nice choice! Stay safe and have a lovely weekend ☺

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    1. Thank you, Natalia. Scrambled eggs are one of my favorites. That's good that your son likes it, too. I hope you, too, have a wonderful weekend, and continue to stay safe!

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  3. Your meals always look so tasty, especially that sweet potato hash. I've discovered a UK site that specialises in authentic Sri Lankan foods including curry mixes, string hoppers and dhals - they provide the recipe, spices and some ingredients for you to add the fresh foods and then cook at home. I don't think I can do it yet as I'd need to be sure of having the fresh ingredients in stock and I'm not in a position to just pop out to the shop, but it's a definite possibility for the future.

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    1. Thank you, Eileen. It was the first time I tried sweet potato hash and it turned out well. Oh, that site sounds interesting! I hope you will be able to give it a try, someday. :)

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  4. Ah that's a great suggestion; cut the tops of the sweet potato to get some vines. I usually buy the vines for my planters, but this year the garden centres may not be open in time. Thanks for suggesting. Happy Weekend.

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    1. You are welcome! I don't think the regular sweet potato will have the pretty colors of the sweet potato vine grown as an ornamental plant, but, it might be worth a try. :)

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  5. It sounds like you are getting some nice warm days and we know that is your comfort zone.

    It's still chilly here in New England. I don't mind though. When it gets really nice I have work to do in the yard and this gives me an excuse to be lazy :)

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    1. This is definitely my kind of weather, Debra! :) Ha, ha, enjoy the chilly weather which provides you with the perfect excuse to stay indoors and crochet, maybe, for a bit longer. :)

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  6. How nice that you were able to go around in summer clothes instead of bundling up. We have a much warmer day today and I have even opened some windows for a while to freshen up the house.
    I'm wishing I had saved the last lot of bacon grease instead of just pouring it into the catchall fat container I keep in the freezer to make fat cakes for the birds. Then I could have tried out your sweet potato hash with the one I have. Never mind, I shall know what to do next time I cook bacon!

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    1. Bushlady, we are having a mini heatwave! There is a heat advisory out, but, I am just loving the heat! Glad you had a bit of a warmer day, yourself.

      I'm sure your bird friends will enjoy their treat. I actually did a freezer inventory today and, guess what I found in the very bottom drawer? A couple of baggies with bacon in them! So, I am looking forward to a weekend brunch of pancakes with bacon! :)

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    2. I just wish I could send you the maple syrup to have with them!

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    3. Bushlady, if you are seeing this, now, a few of us from Organizing Friends are going to have an online video chat on Zoom in about 5 minutes - there is a link posted, if you'd like to join.

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  7. Hi Bless, It really helps to have friends you can chat with during times like these. It sounds like you are eating well, and taking care of your garden.

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    1. Yes, it's good to have friends with whom we can chat, isn't it? I am managing to eat well and there is always something to do in the garden! Today, I deep watered the orange tree - it is starting to set fruit and I don't want it to drop its fruit due to the heat wave we are having. Hope you are doing well, too, Stephenie. Take care.

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  8. I love sweet potatoes and yams. Yum. Great to read your thankful list. Here's to a yummy week ahead.

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