With America in a snit it is difficult to think about cooking or just about anything else. The news harps on making everyone uncomfortable and fretful. I wish we would ALL just calm down.
Andy and I made a trip to Sam's today and had the store to ourselves which is unusual. The best buy in town is their rotisserie chicken. Juicy, succulent, diverse and larger, yet less expensive, than any at Kroger or Giant Eagle. I took the meat from the bones, stuck the bones, herbs, carrots and celery into a stock pot for making broth. The chicken I divided into bags for chicken salad, chicken pot pies, and one for the dogs who get chicken nearly every morning with their regular food.
We like their salmon too, so we will be having that in the very near future. Everyone but Mike likes seafood of any kind and one can do so much with salmon.
Sam has a really nice cheese selection. I stock up on cheese while I am at Sams.
Their green beans reminded me of the little Rose ham in the freezer. I decided right then to make a big pot of beans, ham, and potatoes for Mike to take to Stacy's house for dinner. Matt and Stacy's baby is two months old and they both work, so cooking is not a priority in that house. Mike, the grandfather for the first time, is the gap filler between Matt getting home and Stacy leaving for work. That's working for the winter, but come spring and Nate and Mike are back to full gear working themselves.
Sam's had wonderful bags of sweet oranges today.
We are having a spring like January which suits everyone. I fear February, but maybe it will stay pleasant then too. One can only hope.
