Author: magrilless

It’s Snowdown time here in Durango. Which usually is a festive and welcome distraction from the winter doldrums. This year we may be getting sunburned out here in our shirtsleeves, but team Midnight Glow is still doin’ it up, (Snow)down-style!

Here is what’s in the refrigerator right now:

Bacon grease, half full container of yogurt, half full carton of vegetable broth

8 oz cream cheese, nice tall stack of corn tortillas, half brick of Munster cheese

10 hard boiled eggs

Pint of cream, 2 half empty bottles whipped cream, flax seeds, brown sugar from Christmas a year ago

2 scallions, 2 carrots, pound of thawing ground beef

I have to say, it’s very tempting to try to make it another day, just to see what we come up with. Plus, add in half a bag of frozen okra and one of mixed berries too, it may even be frivolous to shop today!

However, I don’t think the rest of the family thinks those sorts of challenges are as fun as I do. They like a variety of fruits and veg. Bah! Snobs!

Maybe I should clean the refrigerator though. Hmmm. Decisions, decisions…

Update: No, I did not go shopping. We made that empty fridge comfortably (if not particularly nutritiously) feed us 4 lunches, 4 snacks, 4 dinners, 2 desserts, and 4 breakfasts. And we even have a few eggs plus cream cheese and flax leftover! Now, what can I make from that…?

A few days ago it was spring. Has been all winter, really. We’ve been going to playgrounds, jumping on the trampoline til dark, and walking around town without jackets. (I wasn’t complaining.)

And this morning the kids are very happy!

I’m guessing most of it will be gone by tomorrow, but today is winter!

Tumbling with friends at Durango Gymnastics, feasting on snowman cupcakes, honing balance skills in the backyard and scootering around the neighborhood (since it’s still 50*).

Five is gonna be a good year!

December! Holiday baking! Yay!

I’ve made a deal with myself this holiday season:

No eating cookies except on the day the batch is made. Then I can have one (or two).

I’ve done well sticking to my resolution. But I found a loophole. Now there’s, like, 8 batches of cookies waiting in the freezer.

Bets on how many I will acquire before Christmas?