My Week

 Happy Sunday!  How is it already the last week of October?  

This week I tested out a new routine and it went quite well.  By just adding a couple of things off my to do list to my weekday routine I was able to spend a lot more time this weekend just relaxing or working on other projects that I have going.  Just being mindful of my time made a big difference.  Friday I came home at 12 and I actually took a nap.  I NEVER take naps but it was gloomy and chilly and perfect for curling up in bed and taking a long one.

The weather here is like a roller coaster ride.  Cool, cold, warm, hot.  Our first frost date is October 15th and we have had none. Today it is supposed to get up to 80 and then storms bringing in a cold front.  Between 10pm and 6am tonight we have the potential for some severe weather which I don't care for.

I still have a lot of lettuce and herbs growing.  Today I am going to go out and pick most of it just in case we have high winds.  This Spring I planted my large rosemary plant in the yard.  It grew quite a bit this summer and looks really good.  I hope it makes it through the winter.  We are in the proper zone to have rosemary year round but with the crazy weather lately I hope we don't get an unusually cold winter.

Monday evening I made brownies.  I used the Ghiradelli cocoa, walnuts and a little flaky Maldon salt on top and they were so good.

Yesterday I made an apple pie.  I cheated and instead of making a top crust or doing the lattice work I used an apple cookie cutter to cute out dough for the top.  It worked well and filled out nicely after baking.  Sadly the big guy cut into it before I got a picture of the baked pie. Warm apple pie with vanilla ice cream is perfect for a fall dessert.

Dinners this week:

Chicken fajita with rice and a cheese, cilantro roll up.

Left over sloppy Joes, oven fries

Left over chili, cornbread

Bacon and waffles.  This is the same yeast waffle batter I've posted before.  I usually make them in the Belgian waffle maker but decided to use the regular one because these waffles freeze so well and can easily be reheated in the toaster.  We ended up with 8 for the freezer to enjoy throughout the next week or two.

Cod, scalloped potatoes and coleslaw

Beef sausage, mini penne pasta and salad. This was my favorite dish all week, it was that good.

Well, I'm off to start my day.  I'm making buttermilk pancakes for breakfast then heading outside before the rains come.

Have a great day and stay safe!