This weekend started off with a bit of a glitch. The fridge went out again! ARGH!!!! A fridge that is only 4 years should not go out! After cursing a bit I packed up the frozen items and took them over to mom’s. Thankfully, even though Mark said they had a “full freezer” I was able to put 4 reusable bags worth of meat, meals, and the like in. Some people can sing, some people can dance, I however have an uncanny knack for filling up a freezer like no one’s business. Seriously, if there was a challenge I would win hands down. It must have been all of that Tetris I played as a child.
With all of that said what is a girl to do when things are thawing and needing to be either saved, eaten, or pitched? I made banana bread, walnut banana bread, walnut-dark chocolate-banana bread. In all I made something like 9 loaves of bread and 36 muffins. I know that sounds like a lot, but when you have bananas, yogurt, and applesauce going bad it is just what you do. Then you deliver all of the baked goodies to Kevin’s office, doctor’s office, friends, and mom. A job well done and no resource went to waste!
After the baking bonanza on Friday we went to NFM to look at fridges. Who knew it would be such a hard decision. I mean it is the appliance you use just about every day and do not think that much about it really. About two hours into the shop and one tired salesperson later we picked out a nice black french door model. We did not go stainless this time around and in retrospect I am really glad because the fridge is huge!!!! I think I could start a catering service with that thing. Also, it was great because the mart was having a deal for free delivery of all new appliances. What a good deal! They came last night to install the fridge and take away the old piece of crap! It did involve some crisco and taking out of baseboard trim, but that baby is installed! I really like it!
Today was filled with retrieving said perishables from mom’s to refill the fridge/freezer. All items are in their new home and everything fit even though the freezer we have now is smaller. We are going to have to eat what is in there because I can not fit another thing in right now. We also did the farmer’s market at Aksarben village. Between the tomatoes that we bought today and the ones that are from mom’s garden I am going to try my hand at making/canning some salsa. Ole! Don’t worry photos and story will follow on that kitchen fiasco!
That is the weekend in a nutshell. All was unplanned, but it was fun none the less! Want to check out some links?
Kevin and Dan have their new website up and running, give it a look.
Also, I am trying my hand at the Foodbuzz Food Blogger Contest. My plan is to go to SF in November, fingers crossed and job willing:)
Hope your weekend was relaxing and did not involve a make shift bakery in your kitchen:)