freaky

[susandennis]

Last night I spent a long time - like most of the night, it felt like looking for my cellphone which I had lost.

Just now, I went to take a picture and... wtf?  cellphone missing!!!!  I must have left it in the car.  I went down to the garage.  No cellphone.  I came back up here and started a grid search at the front door...  I found it in my purse.  Whew (Calling it from the computer isn't much good since I have stuff rigged all over the house to ring when I get a call.)

But now it's safe in hand.  Weird about the dream.  I've heard people say it happens to them but never to me.

I wanted to take a picture of tonight's dinner which will either be a difficult to repeat success or a get-out-the-take-out-menus failure.

I layered the glass dish with what was left of the apricot marmalade (a healthy half cut) then I laid down two chicken thighs.  Then I tucked a pat of butter under the skin of each.  Kosher salt and a little pepper.  Then I tucked onions around the chicken.  The onion was a spring onion that I sliced up yesterday and marinated in the juice from the half sour pickles.  I'll bake tonight and report back.

I also realized after lunch that I have a 2 pm massage appointment!  I made it early last week and, fortunately, wrote it into my Google Calendar.  I don't really feel in need of a massage - in fact, I feel better than average but I'm sure not going to leave her high and dry now.  And what could it hurt?

My swim was great today.  There were no more than 2 people in any lane at any one time which was a little bit of heaven.  I have been thinking that I might do the early morning swim on Mondays.  The pool is open from 6:30-8 am.  I think I'm going to try it on Monday.

Comments

[mhaithaca.livejournal.com]

That chicken looks like an easy winner. Hope it turns out well!

[howeird]

Where's My Droid App

[susandennis]

YES and Cerberus - and I have both installed and I thought of neither until I saw you comment!! Doh.

[howeird]

We are leading Senior Lives. :-)

[susandennis]

And doing it with such class and style!!

[notdefined.livejournal.com]

And you hire Anita for what? You seem to be composing dinner quite well. Next time try just dried apricots and a little apple juice or apricot nectar. It will reduce the carbs a bit and the apricot infusion will be more intense. The juice of nectar will tend to add a bit of moisture to the meat. You might also lay a sprig of thyme on top of the cots before adding the chicken. For a different taste, loosen the skin and brush between the skin and the flesh with sesame oil and then the outside with olive oil and a pinch of sea salt.

[susandennis]

ha.

The point was to use up stuff on hand. I love that you think I have all the stuff you listed on hand. I don't. Heck, I don't even have apricot marmalade any more! :)

But thanks for the tips. If I ever do have that stuff, I'll give it a go OR, better yet, suggest it to Anita.

It's not that I cannot cook. I can and, actually pretty well when I put my mind to it. But the reason for Anita is that while I love to eat, I do NOT like to cook. I find it tedious and annoying. I decided long ago that as soon as I was financially able, I would focus entirely on the eating and leave the cooking to those who enjoyed it.

(And, I really don't care about carb or calorie reduction - only about taste.)

[notdefined.livejournal.com]

Actually, it is all about the taste with me as well, but sometimes it just happens that the carbs, fat, etc. can be reduced as a consequence of using different ingredients or technique. Sesame oil, toasted or not, is some amazing stuff. Chinese noodles, or most any pasta, is pretty tasty tossed with just sesame oil and most any veggie that happens to be on hand. Gobble it up hot or cold. Don't get me wrong, I love butter, but sometimes it is nice to change it about.