Sunday, November 24, 2019

End of the Year Goals

I want to get back into doing my yearly recap. That is my main goal. I have had a decent year considering all that is happened

I also want to find photo prompts. Something that will make me use the camera more. I want to see things, but I also what to try to take pictures of things around me.


Like today...because I had to see something different, I drove to Perryopolis and found the Gristmill


Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Trying To Get Through It All

I don't have an excuse for being absent, except work and the fact that as soon as I sit down on my couch I fall asleep.

Is it depression?

Possibly.

Exhaustion?

Quite likely.

All in all, I'm just sick of things. I'm trying so hard to get stuff done. To make my house look nice. To keep it clean.


All I want to do is sleep.

I can't even read.

I think I need an energy boost or something.

Friday, November 01, 2019

Roaster Oven Woes

So I've been debating how I am going to cook the Thanksgiving turkey. My old roaster pan rack died and, well, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do; buy a new one or use my roaster oven.

I haven't used the roaster oven in awhile. This little oven is so old, it doesn't even have a rack. Yeah.

So to see how the thing worked, I went out and bought a nice 4.91 lb chicken. From everything I read, this would take about an hour and a half to 2 hours tops. One video said even less.

Can I just say NOPE!

I had that bird in the oven around 6:20 pm last night. We didn't finally eat the damn thing until well after 9 o'clock.

I think my lid must be bad.

My choices then. $29.99 for a Circulon roasting pan or the same price for a Oster roasting oven.

I opted for the pan, because I will probably start buying whole chickens, as the little SOB that refused to cook last night was fabulous.

Just an FYI

If you want a moist and beautiful chicken

Salt, Pepper, Butter and Paprika are really all you need. Lots and lots of butter.

I patted down my bird

Than took half a stick of butter, and gave that bird a butter bath..stuck some butter being the wings and legs and the remainder inside the cavity

I used Nature's Seasoning and Paprika and a little bit of Kosher Salt on the bird

The chicken wasn't a fail, as it was delicious but the roaster oven got a big ole F in my book.