Sunday, March 11, 2012

Save Time And Energy, Ladies, With That One Dish Meal!


Okay. Maybe I don't do it right but this is what it took to create a smoked-turkey pot pie.

Which, I must admit, looks mighty tidy in its bright white Corning Ware baking dish in the oven.
And hey- I'll just whip through those dishes and then there will be nothing left to do but enjoy the rich, yummy goodness of a down-home casserole made with smoked turkey, potatoes, carrots, celery, green beans, pimentos, onions and a hearty (okay- ironic warning) biscuit topping!

I just did it again- took leftovers and made a huge mess and more potential left-overs.

Sigh.

At least I got the quilt done, the pintos planted. And the thing I'm most excited about- zinnias! I hoed up that ground and went through it with my fingers, raking out the weeds. Then I planted those tiny seeds.

If the guy who cuts the grass mows down my zinnias this year, I am not going to be so goddammed nice about it. I am going to raise hell and call down the wrath of god upon him. I WANT MY PURPLE ZINNIAS!

Look- I got to take a nap with my daughter and my grandson today. What in the world have I got to bitch about? Not much. We also walked down the railroad track to the post office, saw a donkey up close and picked azaleas.

Shitfire. What's a counter-full of dishes compared to all of that?

Not much.

Love...Ms. Moon

14 comments:

  1. Geez, I was just wondering what to eat for dinner....can I please come there and have some smoked turkey casserole?? Please! hahaha.

    Sounds like a lovely Sunday in Lloyd with the sweeties you love. Indeed, what could be better. Enjoy!!

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  2. Yay. Glad you're feeling "writey" again. Wait--are you? I'm feeling commenty but not so writey. Is that normal? Hmm.

    P.S. That REM was expressly for you, my dear.

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  3. liv- Honey, there's plenty. Come on.

    Gradydoctor- I just wrote you an epic e-mail and then deleted it. I can sum it up thusly: I love you. Thank you.

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  4. If only we could cook and not make a mess. If only we could write and not make a mess. It's the tidying up I resent, but when it's over and done, what satisfaction.

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  5. Cannot wait to see those zinnias coming up.

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  6. I love pot pies more than ANYTHING! Smoked turkey pot pie????!!!

    Save me some, dammit.


    You so rock, you know you do.


    yrs-


    Scott

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  7. So much sweetness. I missed you today -- I think I forgot to comment earlier, and I felt your absence. It's weird how dependent I am upon your words each day -- coming here and reading and looking and laughing. Thank you for that.

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  8. It's about making the right choices and you are doing just that! Almost anything is more important then dishes at certain times...

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  9. Excess of dishes left behind for me to do is the reason my former chef hubby does not cook much any more. If i have to cook and clean, i'd rather clean up after myself,

    Hooray for zinnias!

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  10. When I worked in the children's library I used to love looking at this book: http://www.amazon.com/Alisons-Zinnia-Anita-Lobel/dp/0688147372/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331554324&sr=1-2.

    Love zinnias, and biscuit topping.

    Also, let's see photos of that quilt!

    xoxo

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  11. Beat out the frozen pizza I put on.

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  12. So I've not done turkey pot pie but I've done a gazzilon chicken pot pies. Most all with biscuit topping and extra biscuits for jam or honey. MMMMmmmm ....good. True comfort food.

    It does seem to have to use a lot of extra pots and pans...then the biscuit making...still so good.

    Put a warning sign up where you planted your Zinnias...

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  13. Feeling very in sync with your postings today which have all the elements of our parallel lives: planting zinnias, peas and beans, making turkey pot pies with biscuit crust and blooming wisteria. Though you are ahead of us with the planting of beans and flowers. I do hope my wisteria is blooming when I get home. Hugs from Here. N2

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