...3.28...Over the Weekend...

...we started the weekend with some waffles...I'm feeling better now...just a little bit sub-par...but waffles make everything better...

...and a little follow up to my epoxy fix of the little waffle measuring cup...still working just fine...I wash it by hand now...as I'm not sure how well the epoxy will hold up to multiple trips through the dishwasher...(btw...the other epoxy fixes...the measuring cup and the Emmie - almost exactly one year ago... are both still holding up well too)...

...groceries were gotten...

...all the 'regular' stuff...we were completely out of tomato paste...so we stocked up on that...

...of note...the Man requested breaded okra (also a favorite of Our Airman)...for his Fry-Daddy...more on that in a bit...I prefer my okra cooked on the new Griddler...

...and for some reason...they gave us the regular romaine instead of the organic kind...arghhh...

...and we got another jar of "sour" pickles...and the Man wanted to try a couple more varieties as well...

...the weather is just classic spring weather...windy with highs in the 60s (15° or so C)...I hung the sheets out on the line...but the wind blew them off and I had to pick them up from the ground...

...I can't use "safety" eyes on the little project I'm making for Little Sissie...funny that they call them 'safety' haha...so I crocheted a couple of little brown eyes...and then crocheted them on...

...and then I really really didn't like the look of that...I think there's too much brown around the eye and it makes him look a little bit mean or angry or something...so I'm going to re-do those...and it took me about 2 hours to unpick them from the face...ARGHHHH!...I really stitched them on securely and I didn't want to mess up his little face...

...for dinner...the Man fired up the grill...and I got the last of the Beyond Burger out of the freezer...

...and the okra...(his will go in the Fry-Daddy)...a couple of you have asked about how I 'fry' the okra...I know some people fry theirs in an air-fryer too...but I buy the whole frozen okra...and let it thaw just a bit...and cut off the tops and tips...

...and then I sprinkle over some cornmeal and salt for the breading...

...give that a stir...

...and put it on the flat plates of the Griddler...I used to do this all the time with the Foreman grill too...and it doesn't have flat plates...but it still worked just fine...

...and then just when it starts to get a little bit brown...I start stirring it around and flipping it...and it sort of breaks apart into little individual pieces...

...but it doesn't matter if there are clumps...the Man's mom has always made what we called 'scrambled' okra...and she makes her fried squash that way too...my Mom always fried her squash in individual little circles...

...and then that's all we had for supper...Griddler 'fried' okra (for me) and a veggie burger...it was delicious and a nice change from crinkle cut fries...haha...and we had a funny little conversation about what fried foods we do and don't eat ketchup on...haha...obviously we don't eat it on okra...do you?...

...and then we started a NEW puzzle...YAY!

...this one's cover says it's Vibrant...and I'd have to agree...

...and I spent some time figuring out the next part of the Easter sweater... and basically wrote myself a pattern to go with the Japanese chart...so with my goal of 30 rows per day...I should easily finish the front by next weekend...

...and thankfully...Sunday evening I was back on my bike...just a nice slow thirty minute ride...

~Wishing you a lovely start to your week!