Yes, it's snowing. And you know what? I'm OK with it.
I just came in from sweeping the walk down to the street (to get the paper, which was in danger of disappearing into a drift).
Interesting. You can sweep five inches of snow off your walk, but the problem is there's no place to put it. If I did it steadily all day, I wonder if I could actually clear my walk of two feet of snow with a broom.
Anyway. I'm OK with the snow.
I got my baby home from the airport late last night without getting stuck in the White Death.
It's beautiful, and I don't have to make my way into the Sun any way I can (usually by walking three miles, not fun in the snow).
I have things to do inside today. Usually I buy Christmas cards but don't actually write them. Today I'm going to write some.
And I'm going to eat snow-appropriate food. ...
That would not be my usual oh-so-good-for-me salad for lunch. Maybe a nice omelet cooked in butter.
Hot chocolate will definitely be served today, made with the Droste unsweetened cocoa I bought to make meringue mushrooms, not with a mix, and whole milk, not skim. Luckily I have whipped cream.
Yesterday morning when I was banging on the door of the Giant at 6 a.m., demanding to be let in before the ravaging hordes arrived, I bought ingredients for soup.
A grilled cheese sandwich also sounds good.
And maybe I better bake some pound cake for dessert. I have a recipe from an old friend, who when she wrote about it said it's so good it's "capable of reducing strong-minded dieters to shattered despair." She's right about that.
Now, please God, don't let the power go out.
Making the pound cake will entail a walk of about a mile to the supermarket to get cake flour, no longer a staple in my kitchen. In fact, the only staples in my kitchen these days are Murchie's tea and wine.
Meekrat and I were on the same wavelength yesterday. She sent me an e-mail suggesting a Top 10 on snowbound foods. I like the way she thinks:
Bourbon, Frozen pizza, Sriracha sauce, popcorn, diet soda, frozen chinese ( being that if one is truly snow bound, there's not going to be much in the way of takeout available).. i could go on, but i'll leave that to you.
Feel free to post your survival list below.
By the way, Sarah KK has posted a snow food photo gallery.
(Sun archives)