Unlike the song rainy days and Monday do not get me down. In the years past I would say yes. Now with retirement and every day about the same I look forward to the rain. Of course Mondays have always been wash day and still are for the bedding. Old habits are hard to break, truth of the matter I like Mondays to start the week out with clean air dried sheets. In the cold freezing temperatures of winter the smell of freeze dried sheets is beyond wonderful. The wash has been rain delayed until Tuesday, oh well on to plan B. After the dentist today I went into the Cuba Giant. Some good meat sales, by good I mean still expensive but better than usual. Tonight we are having meatloaf seasoned with garlic, smoked hot paprika, salt and coarse ground black pepper with ketchup, eggs and soft bread crumbs added too.. It's a big one so 3/4 will go to my favorite family along with potato salad and a side of green beans. I was even ambitious to bake a homemade Devil's Food Cake. Later I will google for a new frosting recipe, something light and not "gloppy" sweet. There, rain does offer something besides water the garden and make a good sized lake in our back lawn, it put me in the kitchen.
I planned on buying potatoes today, at $6.99 for 10# that did not happen. I have potatoes canned from last fall they will serve the purpose! Baked would have been nice with the meatloaf but I am always subject to menu change.
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Potato salad made from potatoes I canned last fall, great for
home fries, soups, stews and salad. |
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Meatloaf, enough for family. Yep I like easy, line the cast
iron skillet with foil, NO clean-up. Cast Iron or hand thrown
pottery is my favorite baking pans. Even, consistent heat. |
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The perfect way to peel eggs. Boil 10 minutes, dump off hot
water, run cold water in pan and peel immediately. |
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Homemade Devil's food cake with Almond flavored
butter cream frosting. Recipe below |
Even the dogs are enjoying the rain all stretched out on their beds. I moved them to the back deck with me. Cool breezes are always welcome on high humidity days around here. Well it is a forced day of rest, that is a good thing. The guy that lives with me tends to go nonstop no matter how high the temperature gets. He is so bored up to the loft he went for an afternoon siesta.
Devil's Food Cake:
Sift together 2 cups of cake flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1 1/2 tsps. baking soda, 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. baking powder and 1/2 cup baking cocoa then dump in 1 1/4 cups of buttermilk, 1/2 cup shortening or coconut oil, 3 eggs, 1 tsp. vanilla. Beat until well mixed. bake at 350 until center springs back. cool and frost
No new frosting recipe, my good old, always tasty one.
Almond Butter Cream Frosting: 1 stick soft butter, 2 cups confectionery sugar, 1 tsp almond flavoring, beat adding cream a TBSP at a time until desired consistency. You can use any flavoring, orange, raspberry, lemon, coconut they are all interesting flavours.
