Reflections of My Life

Oh that's interesting..I didn't know that..I don't know if everyone in the UK on social security are paid on the same day..I think there might be too many variables, but I could be wrong..
Some people get them on the first (I do). My son and bf gets theirs on the 3rd. My exhusband gets his on the 4th Wed. of the month based on his birthday. Not sure what all they go by. But most of the people here in my apartment building get their checks on the 3rd.
 

just make them in a non stick pan..that's what I do.. they don't make a mess then, and anyway if you fry them you've still gotta wash the frying pan.. :p
I don't have a non stick pan. Regular fried eggs don't stick to my pans, so it's a quick wash up. I've ruined non stick pans in the past making scrambled eggs.
 

I don't have a non stick pan. Regular fried eggs don't stick to my pans, so it's a quick wash up. I've ruined non stick pans in the past making scrambled eggs.
I cooked only with cast iron for years. I loved them. But in the last few years, I cannot even lift my smallest cast iron skillets. I got rid of them all. I ended up buying a set of nonstick ones from Amazon. I use the smallest one for eggs. When I cook with them, I learned you do not want to heat them up too hot, especially when cooking eggs. Julia Child always said to cook eggs on lower temps.

Do not use anything metal! Use wood, plastic or the new fangled silicone things only. Lastly, do not immediately pour water in the hot pan. Let it cool and even if it has egg still in it. Let it cool. Then wash it. Most of the time, I just wipe my pan with a paper towel without even washing it. All those years of cooking with cast iron, I guess.
 
Sonny and I had a very nice morning. Good breakfast at Charlie's Diner! Sonny even had to get a doggie bag since he could not finish his food! Did errands. Saw Jeff and took care of him. When we left here, Sonny put my garbage on the roof of the car to drop off at the dumpster. Well we got to talking and forgot. When we got to the post office...........YIKES! Garbage bag was on top of the car!!! He put it in the trunk till we came back here. Haha

When Sonny dropped me off earlier, my new Vicks cool mist humidifier had been delivered and my neighbor must have put it by my door. I watched a video on how to start it up and where to put it. It is small but the right size for my small apartment. I think I can already feel the difference!

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Sonny and I had a very nice morning. Good breakfast at Charlie's Diner! Sonny even had to get a doggie bag since he could not finish his food! Did errands. Saw Jeff and took care of him. When we left here, Sonny put my garbage on the roof of the car to drop off at the dumpster. Well we got to talking and forgot. When we got to the post office...........YIKES! Garbage bag was on top of the car!!! He put it in the trunk till we came back here. Haha

When Sonny dropped me off earlier, my new Vicks cool mist humidifier had been delivered and my neighbor must have put it by my door. I watched a video on how to start it up and where to put it. It is small but the right size for my small apartment. I think I can already feel the difference!

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I presume that's a humidifier.. using vicks in it... just wondering if it's likely to make things damp around it :unsure:
 
I presume that's a humidifier.. using vicks in it... just wondering if it's likely to make things damp around it :unsure:
I am keeping my eye on it. It hasn't yet. You can use the Vicks little packs or whatever it is with it. They included one to try. But I cannot tolerate smells and that would probably bother me and Rabbit too. So not using it. So far, it is a light mist. It is very dry in here and I think that is why I had a bloody nose the other night. Scared me! My neighbor said she had one too! Electric heat is pretty dry.

The video I watched said to keep a look out for things getting damp around it. So far nothing is damp.
 
I cooked only with cast iron for years. I loved them. But in the last few years, I cannot even lift my smallest cast iron skillets. I got rid of them all. I ended up buying a set of nonstick ones from Amazon. I use the smallest one for eggs. When I cook with them, I learned you do not want to heat them up too hot, especially when cooking eggs. Julia Child always said to cook eggs on lower temps.

Do not use anything metal! Use wood, plastic or the new fangled silicone things only. Lastly, do not immediately pour water in the hot pan. Let it cool and even if it has egg still in it. Let it cool. Then wash it. Most of the time, I just wipe my pan with a paper towel without even washing it. All those years of cooking with cast iron, I guess.
I'm what they call "a Yankee"...originally from the northern states. I have never used a cast iron skillet until after I moved to Arkansas! I had to read up on how to use one....we just didn't have them where I came from.

Although I really like the one that I have now, I don't use it very often. I guess I'm in a rut and just don't think of it. However, I do have a few recipes that are better in the cast iron pan. I really like it...I just need to use it more.
 
I'm what they call "a Yankee"...originally from the northern states. I have never used a cast iron skillet until after I moved to Arkansas! I had to read up on how to use one....we just didn't have them where I came from.

Although I really like the one that I have now, I don't use it very often. I guess I'm in a rut and just don't think of it. However, I do have a few recipes that are better in the cast iron pan. I really like it...I just need to use it more.
You have to take the time to really season it. Once that is done, you should barely ever have to wash it. If you don't dry them though they will rust. I always dried mine either in the oven or on top of a wood stove. I miss mine but life changed for me.
 

You have to take the time to really season it. Once that is done, you should barely ever have to wash it. If you don't dry them though they will rust. I always dried mine either in the oven or on top of a wood stove. I miss mine but life changed for me.

Since I only use it a few times a year, it is still getting seasoned.

I really do need to use it more...but these days I'm cooking less! LOL
 
Since I only use it a few times a year, it is still getting seasoned.

I really do need to use it more...but these days I'm cooking less! LOL
The key is to season it before you need to use it. If seasoned well, food will slide right out of it and never stick to it. I had really old Griswolds and soap never touched them.
 
I'm not sure what you mean. I did coat it in oil & bake it. After that, I read that the more it's used the more seasoned it will be. Am I wrong?
No, you are not wrong. Season it often and pretty soon it will be good. Use it. I so miss using them but they are just too heavy for me now. Nonstick ones are so light and easy to clean that now this is the way I have to go.
 
No, you are not wrong. Season it often and pretty soon it will be good. Use it. I so miss using them but they are just too heavy for me now. Nonstick ones are so light and easy to clean that now this is the way I have to go.
I thought that I only needed to season it once...before using it the first time. 🤔 I'm telling you, we didn't have these where I came from...I'm lost! All help is appreciated!
 
Today the sun is streaming into my apartment. I turned my heat way down. Feels good. Even so, I haven't felt like doing much of anything. Not that I feel bad or anything like that. Just tired of being busy every minute. I paid my bills and made adjustments to my budget sheet that I wrote out a few days ago. Now today, the manager puts on my receipt that my rent actually WENT DOWN...........if you can believe it! If so, it went down $12.00 instead of up. So I had budgeted it for like 50 dollars more, not expecting it to be that much but just so I was covered. That gives me a bit of a nest egg.

Next time Sonny comes up we have to go back to the post office and turn in the money order I bought yesterday and get a new one with the new amount. It is complicated. But that one will be $12.00 less than the actual amount which I overpaid on the rent I already paid for this month. She didn't know what it was till right now. Starting in March, I will be paying the new amount. You would think a big corporation as this would not have this much trouble with telling renters how much their rent is.

Well, now on to cleaning my bunny's cage and then checking on my mail. Have a good day!
 
Today the sun is streaming into my apartment. I turned my heat way down. Feels good. Even so, I haven't felt like doing much of anything. Not that I feel bad or anything like that. Just tired of being busy every minute. I paid my bills and made adjustments to my budget sheet that I wrote out a few days ago. Now today, the manager puts on my receipt that my rent actually WENT DOWN...........if you can believe it! If so, it went down $12.00 instead of up. So I had budgeted it for like 50 dollars more, not expecting it to be that much but just so I was covered. That gives me a bit of a nest egg.

Next time Sonny comes up we have to go back to the post office and turn in the money order I bought yesterday and get a new one with the new amount. It is complicated. But that one will be $12.00 less than the actual amount which I overpaid on the rent I already paid for this month. She didn't know what it was till right now. Starting in March, I will be paying the new amount. You would think a big corporation as this would not have this much trouble with telling renters how much their rent is.

Well, now on to cleaning my bunny's cage and then checking on my mail. Have a good day!
I opened my windows and patio door for a while to air out the apartment before the next storm and temperature drop
 


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