Good Food

I cooked a dinner that tasted fantastic tonight.

Baby carrots, bok choy, yellow and orange peppers, snow peas, broccoli and chicken all stir-fried with just the right sauces, and served over rice vermicelli.

I just thought I'd share that with you. And show you pictures!

A challenging quote

I received the following quote in a daily email that I received from Sojourners yesterday, and found in to be worth passing on, so, here it is!

We still need prophets to summon us back to the spiritual roots of wholeness and peace. We still need broadcasters of God’s word and magnifiers of God’s truth, so that we will understand and turn and be healed.

- Kenneth L. Waters, Sr.
I Saw the Lord

Saturday Calm

I love unscheduled Saturdays.

I went to the Farmer's Market this morning. Bought sausages, baby potatoes, broccoli, snow peas, and baby bok choy.

The bottle depot came next. I made $6.20 on my recycling. Basically paid for the two bags of baby potatoes.

Then I went to the library.

And the grocery store - bought some special appetizer treats for our annual Christmas eve feast. Pastry wrapped brie and cranberries. Hot spinach and artichoke dip.

Dropped the Christmas eve goodies at mom and dad's house, and headed back home.

I'm satisfied fully with the little things. I made a perfectly lovely grilled cheese sandwich for lunch, and some cucumber

I may do some baking this afternoon. Hard to say.

I'm going to make a fantastic stir-fry for dinner with the fresh vegetables I bought this morning. I'm tired of cooking just for myself, so I'll probably feed my roommate as well.

I'm folding laundry and doing some cleaning this afternoon. Watching the latest Harry Potter movie to be released on dvd while I putter around the house.

In the division of labor that has evolved in our house, I am responsible for floors, while my roommate does the bathroom every week or two. So, I need to sweep our bathroom, laundry room, kitchen and stairs today. I also need to mop our stairs, which are getting rather grubby from the tracking in of snow and dirt from the outside world. I'll probably vacuum our living room and dining room and landing as well.

At some point I'll probably curl up in the bathtub with a good book and soak my sore muscles away.

I love the calm and quiet of Saturday's like this. I feel so very restful and at peace. I don't get very many days like this, so I rather cling to the ones I do get.

And with that, I'm going back to my laundry.

Later!