We're cooking and dancing in the rain.

It has been raining pretty much non-stop for two days and nights now.  Fortunately for us, they have been pumping water out of the park non-stop also.  So this time, we are not flooded.  At least yesterday, we weren't flooded.  It is still dark and I can't see outside yet, but it doesn't feel like we're floating.

We stayed inside all day yesterday and I worked at getting caught up on posting my tax receipts.  Unless, we get where we just can't stand being cooped up inside today, maybe I'll finish my tax sheet that I take to the accountant in April.  Yesterday afternoon, we just had to get outside for a while and we donned our galoshes with our tee shirts and shorts (you know that was a pretty picture) and walked up to the office to leave some mail.  Good thing we have galoshes now.  The streets in here were mostly under water.  It was fun because we were splashing in the water like two kids.  However, it started raining pretty good before we could turn around and return.  That's okay.  At least we got out. 

I've been cooking more lately.  I have a little more counter space now and I'm loving my kitchen.  Yes, it's still small but adequate.  Some of our friends here have awesome kitchens with islands.  They are beautiful but we, personally, prefer more living space than kitchen space.  Our island at home sure comes in handy.  Usually as a catch-all, if you know what I mean.

I've been making muffins for breakfast.  They're real easy and they only take 25 minutes to bake.  We usually eat one with our tea every morning.  (We have quit drinking coffee and started drinking hot tea.  I brought so many different kinds of teas with us and we hadn't been using them. We're not even missing the coffee.)  Now for the recipe for my muffins.

One box of cake mix (any flavor you choose)
One small can of pumpkin
(This is really all you need.  You just mix this up and put in muffin pan and bake for 25 minutes.  However, I add a few extra items.)
I add a few pumpkin seeds, some sunflower seeds, flax seeds, and some butterscotch morsels for extra flavor.
No milk or egg or oil needed.  These muffins are awesome.  (I used to make this as a cake if I wanted some dessert at home, using only the cake mix and pumpkin.  It was still really good.)
P.S.  yesterday, I used orange cake mix and it was delicious.

For dinner last night, I made some stuffed ravioli with alfredo and clam sauce.  OMG, it was good.
It was so easy.

One package of frozen stuffed ravioli  (I used cheese stuffed ravioli)
One jar of alfredo with mushrooms sauce (I used two because I wanted to get rid of stuff taking up room)
One can of clams, drained
(You could use shrimp or whatever you like-- even just use the alfredo sauce alone.)

I just boiled the ravioli (which took 4 1/2 minutes) and drained them.
Then in the same empty pan, I poured in the alfredo sauce and clams.  Then I returned the drained ravioli back in the pan with the sauce and let it all heat up.  (This way, I only had one pot to clean.) 
I toasted some bread with a little garlic powder and that was our dinner.  A small salad would have been a nice touch but I didn't have it. 
A nice glass of wine finished it off.  Yes, I take the easy route and do not usually make anything from scratch but it works.  I would love to find some spinach stuffed ravioli or lobster stuffed ravioli.  I'm slowly but surely emptying out my cupboards of canned goods.  That's my purpose anyway.  What will we cook today?  I don't know.  Maybe just a bologna sandwich. 

I woke at 4:00 for the past two mornings.  Mostly because I had a headache for the past two mornings because it's been raining non-stop.  So I've been reorganizing our cabinets for travel at the end of February.  I put that non-skid shelf paper on all my shelves which prevents things from moving around while on the road.  It works great.  So thank you, Lord, for the rain so I am inside getting much needed things done. 

Well, since my day is only beginning instead of ending I'm not chillin'. 

 

Dance, Dance, Dance

Because I'm happy