The tiny sweet crescent moon must be in food. That's the only way I can explain it. I made my brunch this morning and it was terrific. Everything I wanted it to be.
Without bacon, of course.
And then I worked in the garden on and off all afternoon while Mr. Moon was in the woods working on his hunting lease.
When he got home I told him that I was not in the mood for cooking.
At all.
And so what did I do?
I cooked. Of course.
I thawed out venison ribs and browned them and then cooked them in the pressure cooker with different spicy sauces and finished them in the oven
and made brown basmati rice with black-eyed peas and tomatoes.
I picked baby collards from the garden
and cooked those with onions and tomatoes and seasonings and steamed corn in them at the end.
And I made corn bread.
It was good. And for someone who was not in the mood to cook, well, I think I did okay.
And now if you'll excuse me, I think my peanut butter, chocolate chip cookies are almost done.
I have no idea what is wrong with me but can I just say that I sincerely hope it passes quickly?
Wow!
ReplyDeleteSuper impressed and now drooling.
Be my mommy, wife, or neighbor at least?
Yes. Passes quickly this-a-way.
ReplyDeleteI totally want to eat the cookies!
ReplyDeleteBethany- Okay. Whatever.
ReplyDeleteLisa- No more cooking for days! I mean it!
Rebecca- I wish you would. I don't even want them. But Mr. Moon likes them.
Dannng! You went bazerk with cooking tonight. I hope I can somehow get ahold of those leftovers. Maybe Daddy can bring some into work and I'll go give my ol' papa a visit. I'll trade it for a tupperwear of yours I'm now holding ransom. How's that sound?
ReplyDeleteLove you Ma!
Holy crap for crap!
ReplyDeleteYour Mr. Moon is a lucky duck.
Thanks for sharing your bounty with us, it looks incredible. I can almost taste it.
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tearful
YUM. We ate our Sunday dinner at Yankee Nipples Diner and now I have heartburn.
ReplyDeleteI'll mud wrestle that Mean Aunt Jessie for the leftovers.
xoxoxo
Cornbread....YUM. Will you teach me?
ReplyDeleteHoly Shitora--you did cook. I would say enough for the rest of the week. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteI'm salivating.
ReplyDeleteUm... Yankee Nipples?
It's been all about food for me all weekend. PMS and those damn Oreos have not been friendly to my waistline.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks fabulous...I'd pull a chair right up to that table.
No bacon? Shame on you! Working on a bacon-infused vodka project right now.
ReplyDeleteNonetheless, I bet your home smells terrific!
Um...sure you're not pregnant?? Nesting hormones!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd what's it like when you're in the mood for cooking I wonder, Ms Moon?
ReplyDeleteExtraordinary.
Ooo, you cooked up a storm. I made crumble, and had it for dinner!
ReplyDeleteThat's what I'd call Cooking Up a Storm! That must have been some quick mood change. And you are already getting collards from the garden?! You are a wonder. x0 N2
ReplyDeleteIf you don't recuperate by next weekend, count me in for supper! Yum, yum, yum!
ReplyDeleteAh, I'll be right over! Tupperware in hand... Yummy!
ReplyDeleteHoneyLuna- It is Columbus day. The bank is closed. You must come here for leftovers. I am eating some rice and peas and collards as we speak.
ReplyDeleteI love you and would so happily share.
Tearful- Well, food is love, if done right. I believe you know that. No. I know you know that. Do you know how much I love Pho?
Michelle- Jessie would share with you. Uh- Yankee Nipples? Surely not really.
SJ- I should do a cornbread tutorial.
Syd- Or at least for another day or two.
A- I asked the same thing.
Mel's Way- No PMS for me any more. I have no idea what this was about.
Omgrrrl- I am not sure how I feel about bacon-infused vodka although it might make a very swell bloody mary.
screamish- Yes, I suppose I could be pregnant. If the angel of god came and rejuvinated my old uterus. Otherwise- no.
Elisabeth- About the same, actually.
Vida- Tell me about your crumble. Please.
N2- Very small, tender leaves. Lovely ones.
Ms. Trouble- Okay!
Ms. Fleur- Better hurry.
So not wanting to cook = to cook?
ReplyDeleteI mean you REALLY cooked! A lot!!
The cookies were enough..may I have one please? They looked heavenly.
Jesus H., woman!
ReplyDeleteMaybe it WAS the moon; I didn't cook it, but I had THE best pasta with fresh basil and lemon sauce and the most perfect shrimp, followed by cheesecake with the best, hottest, blackest cup of coffee they had, and I have never eaten so well in my life.
ReplyDeleteWhat a spread!! Looks great and I can taste the cornbread and collards right now. Germans don't know squat about collards.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to lobby for those cookies to be the first thing Babes makes with his new kitchen robot. They sound too good to be true.
ReplyDeleteThat food looks fabulous. Especially those ribs.
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