I'm 63 yrs old, almost 64, actually, my mom is 87 and still going strong and we just buried her uncle who was 100 yrs 9 mos, so if i can avoid accidents, suicide and anemia, i'm probably looking at many more years and i'd like to look at them from a smoother, more relaxed face. also, my husband told me he would pay half, and i definitely don't look a gift husband in the face.
baked art of cooking's apple cake using chopped 'reduced calorie' apricots and it was delicious. toasting the walnuts was the perfect choice and something i always forget to do. had mom over for dinner--this was last night, bytheby PREOP. i had boneless pork loin chops and after slicing those horizontally, prepared them piccata and they were almost worth a photo served in an old california pottery orange platter.
also did mexican zucchini prep with adobo sauce. i never use the complete container/jar of adobo peppers, similar to the tomato paste conundrum. i found knorr's adobo cubes, similar to the old chicken/beef broth cubes added for flavoring. the squash recipe called for adobo, of course, and i added two cubes to 1/2 c chicken broth, zapped them and then added to zucc which had already been sauteed with an onion. covered and mellowed; magnificent. some sour cream at the end. did not have the cotija cheese but will definitely be locating some asap because this is a great recipe.
and, for christ's sake, enough about the olympics. i'm glad the prez and 1st lady gave it a try and sorry chicago wasn't chosen, but so what? we've bigger fish to fry, which reminds me that 1) i'd like to fry some catfish and 2) i have cooking oil to recycle and need to contact my buddy who cooks his own biodiesel. i've officially moved my deep fryer to the back deck and it does involve increased logistical support but lessons the amount of grease in the atmosphere of my kitchen.
we're nearing the end of our contract for health care and even though i am a retired deputy sheriff my union still covers me on their group plan which makes my life easier although it still costs $468/mo to cover my health ins and my dental which includes my husb. although i have never accumulated enough quarters to qualify for social security payments, i will receive medicare from one of my husbands who both qualified. just hoping that rule doesn't change. i was talking to one of my cousins in oklahoma in january and mentioned that i would not get a cash stipend from social security and he was astounded and said he thought everyone was eligible for a grant. as it turns out, many of my friends and associates in the cop shop aren't eligible because of our agreement with the govt in 1937 when our retirement act was voted into law. teachers were also included in that and of course the us govt's own civil service, as well. govt civil service changed many years ago and teachers/cops were brought into the system in 1987 (I think), with teachers being grandfathered, so all existing could qualify. cops were not included in the grandfathering. oh well, i have a good retirement, and keeping all digits crossed, the people of the state of calif will let me keep it.
