Tammi's World

Dream Come True

I've mentioned a time or two how very much I love goin' to the grocery store. Actually, it's not the goin' I love....it's the groceries.

I love food.

I love to plan menus. I love to shop for it. I love to cook it. And I really love to eat it.

I love it.

So.....I realized, while tryin' to figure out what delights I would conjure up this weekend, that I had a problem. All I had in the house was OJ, spoiled milk, 2 pieces of bread and a dozen eggs. Folks? I'm good, but I ain't that good.

The solution was obvious. It was payday week and I had no plans for my Saturday afternoon. I was WAY past due a trip to my favorite Yankee grocery store. (and yes, Publix will always be my very favorite grocery store. Period.)

But I was going to do things different this trip. You see.....I have a dream. A dream where I walk through the grocery store and buy what ever my heart desires. Don't look at prices, don't preplan so it's easy to cook. Just buy what ever I want.

And that is exactly what I did. Ohhhhhh it was heaven.

Today, fried chicken (recipe from AW) with mashed potatoes, biscuits and peas. Oh, and I made a cobbler for the first time in a way long time.

I've got pork roast, sour kraut, beef roast, London broil, stuff for lasagna, manicotti. Veggies that will just curl your toes. The makings for meat loaf, fresh hot rye bread, pies, this other really yummy chicken dish I make.....the list just goes on and on.

The hardest part was, well - other than carryin' everything up to The Belfry - deciding what to make first.

I love the fact that I'm not traveling for another week and a half. And then, only over night. This makes a month or more home. A very welcome break.

And I got food in my house. Lots of yummy stuff just waiting for me to put it all together.

I know....I'm just weird. But hey - at least I keep myself out of trouble this way!

Posted by Tammi at April 15, 2007 06:47 AM | TrackBack