Fucking the day away

[susandennis]

I started writing about how I had just wasted this entire day. But, you know what? That's not exactly true. I finished the shirt I made and it's all ready now for cool weather (come soon, please!) and started a fleece vest.

I made pasta in the Instant Pot and then made it into a nice Asian salad for lunch.

I have Instant Pot pasta nailed. Spaghetti just barely covered in water. High pressure for 4. I walk away and come back when I hear the beeps. Then I release the steam and eat or cool. Easy peasy and perfect.

I did not do the laundry like I should have. But, it's not like I'm out of clean clothes. It's just that the dirty clothes hamper is full. So what if it gets fuller.

Now I'm working on a new crochet project and watching TV. No Mariner game tonight so I'll just be doing more of this til bedtime. The air is getting better. It's up to 19 now. But I think still too crappy to go out in if I don't have to and I don't have to. If it's still this crappy tomorrow, I'll go to Costco. I can stretch my legs there and get a nice walk on flat surface in air conditioned comfort.

Comments

[meowmensteen]

I didn't feel as bad out there today. My eyes aren't burning at the moment. I think it was because there were real actual clouds in the sky today.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

I made a meatloaf in the instant pot last night. It worked great, though the texture was different than in the oven--more moist I think. The real test will be how it tastes cold today.

[susandennis]

ohhhhh YES. more moist would be excellent.

PLEASE report on the cold. And, also, what settings/timings did you use?

OMG. I had some Trader Joe's meatloaf last week that was Arizona dry and also fairly tasteless (both hot and cold). I need some good. Please.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

I used a pound each of ground beef and pork, so two pounds total, along with some seasonings and some sautéed chopped mushrooms, onion, and garlic. I kind of followed how people have been doing it--making a sort of pan out of heavy duty foil. I made the sides kind of high, which was good, because it caught all the grease from the pork. I cooked it on manual setting, high, for 35 minutes, with 3/4 cup beef broth and 3/4 cup water. I quick released it, and checked the temperature. It was a bit low--about 130F, so I closed it up and cooked for 5 more minutes. Then I took it out and put it under the broiler for about 6 minutes. So, about 41 minutes total.

[susandennis]

excellent! thankyou!