Weather

Hoo boy. This weekend's local forecast was for rain Saturday and snow Sunday, but all we got was overcast Saturday and rain Sunday. I'm looking at the Severe Weather Map for the Midwest, and that big band of white squares ("Winter Weather Statement") slides just north of the St. Louis metro area.

I did my Saturday grocery shopping on Friday because of the forecast. Oh, well.

Those of you in the path of the storm, stay safe and warm!

The Month In Food

I've been trying out recipes from my new slow-cooker book, with mixed results. The first dish was a "quick stroganoff" - quick because it used canned cream of mushroom soup. It wasn't bad, but the next time I make stroganoff I'm going to avoid the soup route. (I've found several recipes online which fill the bill.) Then I tried "Yankee pot roast with vegetables", which was decent, but a little greasy. (My fault, I suppose; I should have taken steps during, or the day after, I made it.) But the last two recipes have been quite a bit better. One was a pork and tomato ragout; again, there was a little trouble with fat, but I simply picked out the congealed bits and disposed of them before the second helping. Today, I made a ham and cheese rigatoni bake; the first helping was tasty, but the cooker shell is going to need some cleaning. It's soaking in the sink right now.

I should probably also start trying out the soup book.