Started off with a mix of dried black eyed peas and pinto beans. After a couple hours I added minced red onions, parsley, and arugula. After another hour I turned down the heat and tossed in a "Drunken Dare" broth bomb. Sauteed a whole buncha garlic and added. Yet another hour later I added dried tomatoes, dried jalapenos, dried sunchokes, dried kale, frozen roasted pumpkin, and a pound or so of roast pork. Simmered another hour or two and turned out pretty good.

Orange before bedtime.

Good Evening

Sweet potato waffles (recipe from the Victory Garden cookbook), strawberries, bacon, eggs fried and basted in/with the bacon fat. Sooo good but not good for you. Oh, and maple syrup from a sugar bush an hour and a half north of us, that is the oldest continuously operating business in Iowa. Hard work the rest of the week to work off the calories!

This was my go-to meal when our three children were little and I didn't think I could take one more night with one or more of them complaining about supper

I elected to smoke the ribs I had thawing and marinating in a nice rub. Rather then finishing cooking them in the BBQ I finished them in the oven. I didn't feel little putting on a coat and shoes to check the BBQ on the snow covered deck.

seasoned w/ lemon, pepper, dill and BUTTER

rice pilaf
steamed green beans

Ice cream for dessert