What a Crock: One Year, One Crockpot and One Reno Wreck

Food Mood : Quesadilla Chaos Reno Ridiculouso : A Little Bit Wrecking Ball, Really... Ok, so it’s not lost on us that it’s now the second week of September and we have a cement pad and a bunch of badly supported structure behind caution tape.   We know, we know, people! We can hear you bloody yelling at us that it’s September in Canada and winter is coming.   Yep, we know.   Just to settle you all down , I’ll remind you that we’re retelling this story a year after it actually happened and it all turned out in the end.   So, just relax, ok?   Good. I’m glad that you feel better.   Me too. Mostly. By mid September we manage to find one friend with time to help whom we shall call the Forever Friend.   Do you guys have someone like this?   The forever friend comes and goes from your life over a long period of time.   Sometimes me and my forever friend have not spoken for a good five years at a time.   But it doesn’t matter. I know that he (and now his family) are there w

Food Mood : Fall is Coming, Curry is Needed! Reno Ridiculouso :Month Five, Let’s Get This Train Back on Track After six weeks of waiting to make sure that we’ve covered all our legal “givin’ a guy a chance ground”, we kick Bull Talker Contractor to the curb.   And still on the way out the door he’s all “It’s no big deal, I don’t know what you guys are so upset about!   It’s minor alterations… blah, blah, blah”.   Anyhoo… Moving on from that malarkey… And even though we’re out some moolah at the moment and have to find a new contractor, the sense of dread lifts.   We can see the possibilities again and set to looking for new contractors with cautious (once burned twice shy) gusto! Crockpot Red Curry Lentils 4 cups brown lentils (I must admit that I’m half assed about almost everything and have been known to use red or even (gasp!) green lentils)   Uh Oh.   That was a bracket inside a bracket!   My asides are getting out of control!! Save me! 1 diced onion