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    in In the kitchen

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    Using leftovers. Sauerkraut, smoked sausage, dill pickles and provolone on grainy nutty bread. Very good, but if I do the same again (there's still some left), I will put mustard on it, too.

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    Reasons to be Cheerful

    in What's that got to do with anything?

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    I've been remiss in posting my birdie visitors, which is not to say I haven't had any. Just get busy and forget to post them. Here are last night's friends, including a new one for me--Eastern Phoebe!!

     

    American Robin

    Blue Jay

    White-throated Sparrow

    Eastern Phoebe

    Downy Woodpecker

    Northern Cardinal

    Brown-headed Cowbird

    American Crow

    Black-capped Chickadee

    Supper

    in In the kitchen

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    Recently, I got a frozen pizza from my milkman. I baked it a few days ago. I doctored it, but it was still dreadful--dry and no flavor. I tried a second time with leftovers and I still couldn't like it. Trying hard not to waste food, yesterday I cut it into pieces, Put in a baking dish with more olives, tomatoes and onions, and poured over eggs, milk and copious seasonings. Topped with mozzarella about halfway through baking. A pizza strata. Not the best strata I've ever made but it was vastly better than the original pizza.

     

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    Supper

    in In the kitchen

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    Those scallops bring back great memories of eating them at Anthony's Pier 4 in Boston when I lived there. Still can't believe it is gone. Love scallops and I can't recall the last time I had them. I need to fix that.

    Supper

    in In the kitchen

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    I've been craving biscuits and sausage gravy. For only one person who doesn't eat much, I wasn't sure it would be worth the trouble. I discovered that Jiffy makes biscuit mix--easier than scratch and not nearly as wasteful as buying a box of Bisquick. The box makes 5 biscuits--I used half and made two, so I've got leftovers. The sausage is from a local producer via my milkman.

     

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    Reasons to be Cheerful

    in What's that got to do with anything?

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    I'm another baby step nearer to being able to move out of this monstrous evil house. After months of fighting the insurance company and filing complaints with every place I could, I got my husband's life insurance a few weeks ago. I immediately requested to cash out my own policy because I do not want anyone to have to go through what I've gone through with these people. The check is in the mail already--I think the insurance company will be happy to be rid of me.

    At any rate, keeping it as cheerful as possible, my progress has been very slow with downsizing because of having a hip replacement and getting old right after my husband's death, so I had a serious meeting with my attorney and financial team last week. I am talking with my realtor and in another month or so will begin an earnest search for just the right place for me. I will take my time, as I expect it to be the last place I live unless I have to enter assisted living at some point. I will then move into the new place (easier to know what you can keep when you know where you are going and how much space you have). I have been talking with a friend who has a militaria auction business. He and his partner will come take the bulk of my antique militaria collection and children's uniforms and toys on consignment. I'll call in an estate sale company to clear out the rest and then put this place on the market.

    I finally feel like I can move forward. My husband's dementia (like many) caused him to put us into financial peril and I am no longer circling the drain. Folks, watch your loved ones carefully. If something seems "off" with the finances, jump right in and investigate. Don't wait until all the money is gone and you don't know where it went!

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    Supper

    in In the kitchen

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    A friend gave me some of her cottage pie that she'd made for St. Pat's. I have an abundance of asparagus and porotta that I got at Costco, so I heated up the pie and cooked a bread. Sauteed some asparagus in a bit of butter and a sprinkle of Penzey's Curry Now and wrapped the asparagus in the bread. 

     

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    Supper

    in In the kitchen

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    If I'm going to have a grilled cheese for supper, it is not going to be an orange plastic slice on Wonder bread.

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    When my sis was here Saturday, she brought a couple of pieces of a cannoli poke cake she'd made so I had a piece of that for dessert. No pix because I completely mangled it trying to get it on the plate.

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    Reasons to be Cheerful

    in What's that got to do with anything?

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    The birds must be enjoying a break from the cold and wind, too.
     
    Tonight's visitors included:
     
    Black-capped Chickadee
    Tufted Titmouse
    Eastern Bluebird (Yay! I thought they'd left me!)
    Northern Cardinal
    White-throated Sparrow
    Eastern Towhee
    Brown-headed Cowbird
    Dark-eyed Junco
    House Sparrow
    White-breasted Nuthatch
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    in What's that got to do with anything?

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    Today's fear. I am getting taxes done. Could they make long-term care insurance any more confusing than they have? I am terrified that I am going to owe a gazillion dollars. I am going to wind up in Debtors Prison.

    And I plan to cash out my life insurance policy soon (I don't want anyone to have to go through what I have gone through trying to collect my husband's benefit.) and there will be tax issues with that. Plan to discuss with tax person today. I want no penalties/interest this time next year.

     

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