It's been a week of recipe firsts. First it was fried green tomatoes. Then it was s'mores brownies. Tonight I tacked the grocery bag full of carrots that I brought home from my parent's house. I washed and peeled the carrots. Then I shredded two cups worth and set that aside. I diced the rest of the carrots.
First on tonight's recipe agenda was making carrot cake muffins. This was my first ever attempt at anything carrot cake related and it went flawlessly. The muffins turned out great! I didn't make any cream cheese frosting. Maybe some other time, but for tonight I just wanted to use up some of the carrots.
As for the diced carrots, I tried my hand at blanching. May sound like an easy task but I'd never done it and Brent had never heard of it. This will be a skill (is it really a skill? I boiled water) that will definitely be good to know for the future. When all was blanched and cold, I put three bags of diced carrots into the freezer!! I have no clue what I'll do with them, but they are there! Bring on 2010 snowstorm because I've got carrots!! (Mother Nature, please note, I'm joking. Don't you dare steal away my beautiful fall colors just yet!)
In other wonderful fall news... after months on the wait list, I finally have my library copy of The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I've heard rave reviews about this book and judging from the length of the wait list, so have a lot of other people. I think I need to force myself to stop playing on the computer at night so my mind can actually unwind and maybe go to sleep at a decent hour. Hopefully a good book will help me change that routine. I'm a night owl lately - hoot hoot!
OH! Speaking of owls... I was working at an accident scene about a week ago and an owl flew across the parking lot where we were parked. It swooped down, hooting and flapping its wings, then landed on top of light pole and watched the ground. It was the coolest thing!! I love owls but had never seen one in real life, except maybe at the zoo. And I can't tell you the last time I was at the zoo.
Hoot, hoot. Enough rambling...I'm off to bed. To bed, I said.
It's 12:32 a.m. - Happy Friday, y'all!
I love you so much Angeline. I wish I was a fly on the wall in your house. Ah, forget that, I want to be ME in your house...not in a creepy way. I love those photos you took in your latest post. and you always have been great at food photography (referencing the dog biscuits). I will have to check this book out. Next on my list: library card at Seattle Public Library. sad news...my camera may officially be dead. I have been using my camera phone for almost a month now. tell me about disappointing photos. enjoy those carrots!
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