SIT DOWN AND HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE WITH ME

I Need to stick to cooking,
as long as my food doesn't.
Stick,
I mean.

This morning I was down at the old cabin we use for storing all of our 'harvested & drying', free - if you haul away , free at the lumber yard scrap pieces of wood, trying to get a few pieces so I can finish one of my many projects.
These projects, mind you, are mostly in my head.
I will be sharing pictures with you as they progress.
This day I was gonna finish one of them, well, at least start.
Yes siree,
Today I was going to start one of my projects.

I can't budge the thing I need,
I tried for almost an hour to get to it...
I am not even sure what to call it,
I know what I need when I see it.
4 by 4, no maybe a 4 by 2,
I don't remember the names of such things.

Usually I just hold out my arms for a size or explain what I am needing it for and my honey will say in technical , mathmatical, carpentery terms, exactly what I am talking about.
He's not here right now.

When I am having a high "pain-level day" , days like this, sometimes, I feel like just giving up. Since I am already having one of those days, I decided to take a break from the dishes, the cleaning and the grocery list, the daily tasks that you lay awake at night and think about.
I know you do too...

I grabbed a hot cup of coffee and booted up the computer.
Out of the corner of my eye I happened to see one of the kittens
crawling into my boot and I thought awwww,
idn't he cute, I need to get the camera...

then I realized it was the one that refuses to use the litter box.

Of course, by the time I came to this realization, it was too late.

I tried to get there in time, but when I had originally sat down, I had wiggled my chair around trying to get comfortable and my houseshoe was caught up underneath a chair roller and when I sprang (uh huh) to my feet.
yep.
I tossed & tumbled
me , the keyboard, one long haired cat, the chair and the coffee.

I cleaned up that pooey mess and decided to sit back down and browse on-line, I believe those in the know call it surfing? I finally got settled back down so I could enjoy my last cup of coffee. Don't you just love a fresh brewed hot, steamy cup of coffee.
One of life's little blessings.

I absolutely have to have milk and sugar in my coffee.
I put the last of my milk in this cup so I am gonna savor every single drop.

Being a multi-tasker (again uh huh) my hands feel so rough from the lysol and anti-bacterial cleaning soap, I decided to lotion them down as I browsed the web.
I pressed down on the top a bit too zealously I'm afraid, and the lotion splatted everywhere, and of course a nice , greasy big blob landed directly in the middle of my last cup of coffee...
*Sigh*
ummmm, how is your day going so far ?

Only one recipe today. It is a very old recipe for a main dish for dinner or supper. It's called Corn Bread Pie. This is a very old recipe. Pre -World War. And it is not really a Pie, it is more of a casserole, well, read on and you'll see...


CORN BREAD PIE RECIPE

Place in skillet :
1 lb. ground beef
1 lg. onion, chopped

Brown well. Then Add:

1 regular can tomato soup
1 1/2 c. water
1 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. black pepper
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 can whole kernel corn
1/2 c. chopped green pepper

Mix well and let simmer 15 minutes.
Turn into a greased casserole dish
Top with corn bread (see recipe below)

Corn bread for topping:
3/4 c. corn meal
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 egg, well beaten
1/2 c. milk
1 Tbsp. bacon drippings

Mix and Turn onto beef mixture.

Bake casserole in a moderate oven about 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Do not worry if this topping sinks during baking.
It will rise again, and cook crispy.




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*sigh* I need more coffee.....