Good Day Fine REO Folk. Scott, I'm doing fine. Thanks for asking. I was probably in hot tub when you texted, around 0300. I was in a flurry, after, to get to bed before dawn so didn't see or hear beep from phone. There are so many various beeps around here all the time. Had a mystery one last night I had trouble locating. With open plan and vaulted ceilings it's hard to locate with sound bouncing all over. Finally found it. It was carbon monoxide detector that needed new battery. I couldn't get it open to replace and it's 14 years old so decided to put it in hazmat box. But I had to put it outside as it was driving us crazy. Can still hear it so going to do something to muffle sound till battery gives out fully.
Chicken turned out great. Damn things were huge; 1.5 lbs each, no bone or skin. Had to cook them longer and then did a few minutes on broil to toast the smushed Frito coating. DH usually saves at least one big bite of any meat for favored child Jake Mastiff and DH never eats a pound of meat at a sitting. He liked it so much not only did he almost gush but didn't save any for Jake. (DH and Jake sneak into office so others won't see but they know if they are inside.)
Deglazed with dry white wine. So little of anything left in pan I had to make up some Better Than Bullion stock with cornstarch. Very nice, delicate sauce. Dash of lemon and white pepper and capers. Only capers I had were large and "pickled". Need to get some smaller ones packed in water. Had some in cabinet but I think Sissy and I threw them out culling.
Val, our Sprouts has two kinds of GF cornbread mixes. And our Albertson's even carries one of those. They are quite good. For creamed corn I cut kernels off of fresh corn, boil in a bit of water, not too long, then thicken with water/cornstarch and simmer for a while seasoned with any butter, real or fake, a dash of salt and some pepper. We rarely eat corn, except for occasional chips, but it is nice in cornbread. Have to be a little careful using in GF cornbread or it will be too heavy. With the GF cornbread it does better if you make it in muffin tins instead of whole pan. I was so impressed with the results of dredging in quinia for slow cooked meat, and gravy, a few weeks ago, I'm anxious to use it more; delicate nutty flavor.
Doing my most incredible barely seared calf liver and caramelized onions tonight. I don't do any dredging on them and do them in same pan onions caramelized in with a bit of olive oil added if needed. DH thought the chopped kale/collards were a bit tough. I happen to have some salt pork so going to do a several hour cookdown in a bit, for tonight. Microwaved whole yam. We prefer them microwaved. Sorry about that potato purists.
And, although we like the skins, they are special treat for Bubs. Saving the leftover squash/onions for, baked with egg and cheese, casserole for tomorrow night.
Kay, I'm still not cooking for DH. I'm just sharing mine with him.
I don't know if we ever started a cooking/recipe thread here. Let's do that. BTW.. thanks all who share.
TV dinners. When they first came out, in the aluminum trays, Mom would set the oven timer so they would be ready after church before we took off for our monthly visit to my Dad's brother at the VA hospital in Lexington. While he visited my uncle Mom would take us to various parks for bird watching. Otherwise we didn't eat them so they were a special treat. Do they still make any in aluminum trays? A few times a year I'll get one for nostalgia. I do it when DH isn't here as he's totally grossed out by them. I even hide them in freezer so he won't razz me. DH is major food snob.
Beaming out special good will and healing to Norman and Zippo. Although I'm letting my very expensive health insurance go for two months until picking up AC in January I'm keeping the major medical insurance for dogs. It comes to about $150 a month but one trauma visit can cost as much as a whole year of insurance for all of them. It doesn't cover well care checkups, shots, or spaying/neutering, or teeth cleaning, etc. That increases the cost dramatically.
Find and give some happy.
I hated that moment....you know, the one when I didn't realize there wasn't a horse under me until I hit the ground. Amazing how fast it happens...nothing slo-mo about it. 
