Happy Mothers’ Day
An oldie, but goody [my Mother liked it].
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mom’s! 😀
Hope all your Mom’s had a great day. 🙂
For me (and many others) this is a day of remembrance. My Mother passed away several years ago, and she preferred Mothers Day to her Birthday. 🙂
I like that pic also, and my Mom would have too. One of her fave photo’s I took a long time ago, was of our little grey tabby kitten snuggled up with our 8yo female Sheltie (Shetland Sheepdog). They got on very well, and our Sheltie (an extremely intelligent dog) was very protective. 🙂
I’ve been tied up with Mothers’ Day Program Related Activities, and will be leaving shortly to burn some dead cow.
It isn’t the cow that’s the problem, I’m good at that, but gravy is expected and will be attempted. You wouldn’t think that fat, flour, and water would be a big problem, but my attempts range from “superb” to “what is that?”
Few people have ever lost a pan and spoon making gravy, but I have. Whatever I created really made all of those claims about “non-stick coating” an obvious lie.
Nonetheless, it is Mother’s Day and the fates must be tempted again, because everyone knows when your Mother says “you don’t have to”, you have to.
Bryan: Instant gravy mix. Just don’t tell. 🙂
Instant gravy mix? You mean… there are other ways to make gravy?
Very funny, guys, but I’m not into suicide missions, and the instant stuff won’t have the bits from the drippings that are essential to “real gravy”. The other problem is dietary exclusions [sodium, potassium, phosphorus levels] that you can’t control with a packet of powder.
Actually, I was able to produce a reasonable facsimile of gravy this time, although it was a bit short of fat [not restricted] which produces most of the flavor. You don’t realize the magic of salt in enhancing other flavors until you can’t use it.
i stopped at kfc to pick up some bad-for-you goodies, and we had a picnic at the dining room table, in the air conditioning.
You have turned on the air conditioning? It must be warmer over your way, because all I’ve done is open doors. OTOH, this house catches the breeze and has trees around it, so that makes a big difference.
The “Colonel” is always a back-up position, if the Japanese place across the street is too crowded, I always have a back-up when I’m burning something in my Mother’s kitchen, as her stove works differently than mine, and I don’t always remember to make the adjustments.