Installation Day

Sausage balls and puff pastry pinwheels finished (!!)

The sausage balls need more flavor (I cooked a few to try), but the dipping sauces should help.  The texture is awesome.  

The pinwheels are so easy and yummy.  I ate the end trim pieces.  I've never used a sheet of puff pastry and it's so easy.  I'll be buying more to keep in the freezer for our football Sundays.

Today is freeze-all-the-stuff-I-made day.  This is a little challenge because freezer space is tight (even with using up my year-long stash this month).  I have bacon, pinwheels, sausage balls and large ice cubes to tuck in spaces.  

I'm running to Whole Foods first thing this morning.  It's a no workout day and I'm using that for an early store run.  I want tuna for a poke dish and I trust Whole Foods more than others.  I'll grab a couple of things while I'm there.

Sun shades are being installed on our back porch today.  They are coming between 9-10 and expect to be here most of the day.  Outside, so no big deal.  I'll have to walk dogs out front while they're here, but not a big fuss.  This will be great for 3 of the 4 seasons -- guess which one we're in now LOL?!?  Oh well.  They are custom cut so it took months to come in -- glad to be ready for the spring.

My cookbooks came -- excited for both.  I'm considering them New Year gifts so I won't look into them until January.  Fortunately, the one is plastic covered because the package was left in the rain.  It saved both books from getting warped.  I expect to find a few good recipes in each.  It's hard to find plant-based meals that aren't pasta and bread based too.  My focus is more vegetables, NOT necessarily eating vegan. 

Read another book yesterday -- short one.  Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehishi Coates).  Another eyeopening account of being black in America.  It's a letter from the author to his son.  Heartwarming and heartbreaking.

Next up ... The Widow of Rose House (Diana Biller).  It's a ghost story and a love story -- can't wait.  It's been on my shelf for way too long.  

Nothing else to report.  No cooking today -- yea!  Tomorrow is a cookie day.  I haven't decided if I should make "mine" or the other kinds.  Toss up and I'll decide tonight.  Probably going with the other ones first.  I sampled a lot of food yesterday and I could use a minute before I sample my new cookie recipes (mine are the GF options).

My mood is "off" this morning, just from one gluten rich afternoon.  It's getting harder and harder to justify eating gluten heavy foods.  I'll check out Whole Foods freezer section.  I wonder if there are interesting GF options for the holiday.  I need to stay away from sausage balls and pinwheels.

Have a happy day -- stay well.  Later gators.