It was a relatively quiet day. The Beast took care of getting his license renewed (no problems) and then he ended up running an errand for his church to drop off some literature for this one caretaker of her severely ill husband. He said she lived out in a*hell and gone* rural area but he took the Prius so it didn't cost him hardly anything in gas, at least. I slept late (which I'm sure you expected since I was up so damn late). But I was up at noon, ate some breakfast while the Beast was gone and then prepared myself mentally for the business of making dinner later on.
The Beast went to Publix later and picked up some lunchmeats, hoagies and Italian bread. He had thought we would make subs for dinner but I laid that to rest because I had already pulled out the meats to thaw and chopped up the veggies in preparation for making the spaghetti. When he walked in, he knew immediately what I had planned so he just put the meat (oh, and cheese) away. I saw the breads he had bought and was happy since I really DO prefer Italian bread with my spaghetti over Texas toast. Don't get me wrong....I love Texas toast but, if I have a choice, I will pick the Italian bread and butter first.
Once the meat had thawed (although I DID cut the Italian sausage up while it was still a bit frozen), I started cooking it all up and putting it into a large pot since it wouldn't fit in a frying pan...LOL. After I got the veggies slightly sauteed and put into the pot, I added my homemade sauce and some canned tomatoes and put it on to simmer. I really should have checked out the chopped tomatoes closer since it wasn't the brand we normally buy. It wasn't until later that I noticed it had much more water in it than our usual brand does. It actually watered down my sauce to the point that it didn't stick to the spaghetti. I told the Beast when I noticed it but he said he would let it cool down and the spaghetti would absorb some of the liquid. I did the same while I put the sauce on low to simmer and get rid of some of the liquid for tomorrow's meal. It really ticked me off, however. But, it really tasted wonderful. The Beast kept saying it tasted *amazingly good* even if it wasn't the way I wanted it. He told me to just *dump the rest of the spaghetti in the pot* and it would absorb all the liquid overnight. But I knew I had a lot more cooked spaghetti than should be added to it so I wouldn't do it. I can always use up any leftover spaghetti noodles with some garlic butter on it....that's good, too.
It took another hour for the sauce to finally cook down to where the excess liquid had evaporated out of it so it's ready for tomorrow. I had to let it cool down before putting it in the fridge since I didn't have any container that wasn't either too small or WAY too large for the sauce. So I left it in the pan and just covered it with foil. But the spaghetti was really, really tasty even though I was upset with myself for not watching what I was pouring into the sauce. Especially since I know some of the *off* brands are more water by volume than others. I won't make that mistake again.
The Princess and Johnnycakes are getting ready to put their house up for sale and buy another one. That upsets me in a way because I love that they are so close to us. The last time they were looking for a house (before they inherited this one after J's mother died...a long story, however), they were looking out in *hell and gone* rural areas. Some incredibly far away. I hate the idea of poor Chewlee having to change her school. This will upset her greatly. She really doesn't do change well. As it is, I don't get to see her as often as I would like. Some of it is her fault (she'll be grounded) and some is ours. I just don't ask often enough and hate to do it at the last moment if she may have plans. Sometimes, I've asked and that was why we couldn't have her...a birthday party or they were having company with kids.
A lot of the kids around here have moved out so I know it's tough on her to spend time here with us *old* folks, although she loves going with Grandpa on the scooter when he rides Baron around the circle but that's only for about 15 minutes since the Beast lets Baron run here and there sniffing around. Sometimes Baron runs off into one of the vacant lots to *do his duty* or just to chase something or other. He always comes back when he's called but the Beast stops and waits for him. I watched their pace a couple times and thought the Beast could probably ride the bike and go just the same speed, maybe even faster. LOL....but I don't think his legs would hold up. I'm really anxious for her to sleep on the new mattress on the guest bed, however. I may just call the Princess tomorrow and see what plans Chewlee (and they) have for this weekend. That's another thing...their RV. The resort they belong to has a pool and that's one of the things that Chewlee would NOT give up if they were planning on going. I don't blame her. We don't even have a small one or a slip-and-slide she could play on. We would have to go to the lake and not take her to any area where the duck weed brushes your legs. Not that I blame her. I hate it, too.
Well, time to get this posted. Love you all. More hot weather tomorrow but no rain predicted again. In fact, I don't think we expect any at all until Tuesday and that's just a *maybe*. I think they said a 30% chance, which is almost no chance at all. Be good and drive carefully. Have a great Friday and an incredible weekend. Enjoy your summer as much as you can. Winters are much longer. ***Hugs***
HINT: Hate that white floured look your cakes end up with after you flour the cake pans before baking? Make it a thing of the past by reserving a small amount of cake mix, then using it instead of flour to flour your pans.
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