I can’t make biscuits. I have tried many times over the years without success. I can bake bread and pies, though. People request my pies just so that they can eat the crust alone. It makes no sense that I can’t conquer biscuits, but trust me, one batch of biscuits that I made were not edible, even the dog took one sniff and left them untouched. That reminds me of the time that my mom tried to make tortillas. They were hard, flat disks. One night when our parents weren’t home, we threw them like frisbees (they were perfect for that). We thought we had them all cleaned up before they got home, only to find one 10 years later in an upper kitchen cabinet (that was hard to explain).
I am trying to cook stir-fry today in this furnished apartment. If you have ever stayed in a furnished apartment, you probably know that the kitchens are stocked in a rudimentary manner. I am peeling carrots with a dull knife because there isn’t a peeler available, but just ask my husband, I can do anything with a butter knife. –It is my absolute favorite multi-use tool. He called me today to ask why there was a butter knife in the middle of the bed in the camper. I can only assume that I was trying to pry something open or unscrew something (shrug). I’m pretty good at improvising, I get that from my Pawpaw. He could do anything with bailing wire and duct tape.– I do this meal preparation every week, cooking plenty to take for lunch and eat as leftovers. It seems like every week I discover another kitchen tool that is not available. I miss my kitchen back at home and my camper that is fully stocked. But, this will be my last prepared meal in this little apartment kitchen because next week I will be headed west.
There is quite a bit of preparation needed to leave, but most of it can’t be done until the last minute. I can start packing clothing items that aren’t needed, but all my bedding/pillows, coffee pot, television, toiletries, fans, knitting supplies/projects, etc will need to wait until the last day. My husband installed a bed cover on my new truck, so I should have plenty of room to get everything across the country this time. I can’t wait to get to the next destination and see Wilson & Pearl. I know Wookie has missed them, too. This is the longest that we have ever been without seeing them. I’m pretty sure that Wookie thinks they are lost forever. I expect that he will have a panic attack when he sees them. Poor fella’, he loves and misses them so much.
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