random thoughts - Day 2,013 (Saturday) - windows and apples

Turkey parade outside the window.

The morning sun hit the front bay window at an angle that highlighted how streaky the glass panes were. Because the sun was still hitting the front of the house, the dining room windows at the back of the house were cleaned. Some, but not all, were cleaned when I first moved in and I couldn't remember which. 

Later, when the sun was busy illuminating another facet of the house, the front living room windows were cleaned. Sunday morning sunlight will be the test to see how thoroughly and well the windows were cleaned, but the view of the four turkeys parading along the lawn was extra clear today.

Roasted veggies.

Recent grocery store visits yielded vegetables bought with the intent to roast them. Today, there was some roasting of green beans, brussels sprouts, radishes, and broccoli tossed in olive oil with salt and pepper. 

The plan was to roast enough veggies to have a lot on hand for upcoming meals, but as usual, the small crispy charred bits were eaten directly from the baking sheet. Then, the first plate of roasted vegetables turned into a second and before long, there wasn't much left for other meals. Some, just not as much as originally hoped. But everything that was scarfed down tasted great. It's unlikely I would eat an entire baking sheet of raw vegetables, not without a stomach ache anyway, but once they are roasted, it's a different story.

There was supposed to be an apple crisp baking bonanza today using apples Mom got last week during a Vermont apple picking day trip. The plan is one pan for me and one for Mom's house. The Betty Crocker moment was delayed from Friday when it was discovered during the ingredients roundup that there was no brown sugar, the ingredient that makes the topping delicious. 

Ingredient round-up.

Today's grocery store visit was specifically for brown sugar, but once again, the apple crisp baking didn't happen. There had been a mental debate about baking the apple crisp before the vegetables. The vegetables were roasted first when it was noticed it was already 2:00 and there had been no lunch eaten yet. Suddenly, roasted veggies were the momentary obsession. After the veggies, the interest in apple crisp had waned. 

Maybe there will be an apple crisp made on Sunday. Or later tonight. Or whenever. It will be soon-ish.