Misfits arrived
and there will be radiator (named for the shape) pasta soon, haven't had it in a while, with a small can of diced tomatoes in the sauce, enough for two meals. Lovely parmesan grated on top.
Meanwhile, in the freezer to use up vegetables, spinach, scallions and mushrooms, all sauteed and served over this rice rescued from Handsome Son's kitchen decluttering
I'm so used to my own cooking and moderate use of salt that this rice with a seasoning packet tasted very salty to me. I added some into the undersalted chicken soup later and that worked better.
My day was better than the one of the bird who collided with my window. He did survive, but you see the imprint of his body and legs and eye as they contacted the glass. I hope he's doing better now, and his headache has abated.
And here's what's up for the weekend, a nor'easter, one of our specials. I live in the middle there, near 95. Well, it will wash down the pollen, and clean my car.
I'm pondering about what thing to make next. This is a good weekend for that. Happy day, everyone,
We don’t use salt and compensate with other spices. Any of the few pre packaged things we rarely eat are much too salty. Good luck with the storm. Take care, Boud.
ReplyDeleteSo not just me, then. I love spicy and use salt quite sparingly.
DeletePoor bird. We woke up to snow and predictions of five inches. It's not that yet -- but I'm not anticipating much change! Hope your weekend is a good one.
ReplyDeleteUsually we'd get a last big snowfall around now, this year evidently coming as rain.
DeleteOw, that poor bird! We have the same problem with the saltiness of pre-seasoned packages. Great idea to add it to the under-salted chicken soup. Will be keeping a good thought for you in that nor’easter... just in time for easter.
ReplyDeleteThose packages have a lot to answer for. Another time I'd just use the rice, I think. The seasoning smelled much better than it tasted.
DeleteYes, excessive saltiness of processed side dish products is hard to take once you're used to making your own side dishes from scratch. Best to avoid them for sure.
ReplyDeleteNow I know, I will.
DeleteWe're getting rain today but it is gentle so far.
ReplyDeleteYour spinach supper looks delicious. I'm sorry that the rice was so salty. Salt is rather a lazy way to season food, isn't it?
I think I will make Mr. Moon's new cover today.
I did get some use of the rice. But whoa, badly seasoned.
DeleteI haven't had packaged food in like, forever. I imagine those that I used to like I wouldn't anymore. I like radiator pasta, enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteIf this is anything to go by, you wouldn't.
DeleteSounds like you hit a vein with the salt comment. I couldn't agree more that processed food is over salted and salt is a lazy way to 'season' food. My sister complains that food without salt has no flavour, the problem with her cooking is that the only detectable flavour is salt. Most unpleasant, and more so given that she is, generally speaking, an adventurous cook. We had a pigeon imprint like that on our last house - the bedrooms had windows front and back and birds often took the view they could fly right through. Poor design really. I hope the rain doesn't cause excessive flooding and that it simply washes the pollen off your car.
ReplyDeleteIt's years since I last had anything I hadn't cooked from scratch, so it was a surprise.
DeleteMy house has a big patio door opposite the front door which I keep open for the light, storm door closed, so birds do sometimes expect to fly straight through. I do a lot of dodges with curtains, etc, but some birds still don't get it.
I hope the storm doesn't get too bad.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I do too.
DeleteWe haven't had any bird strikes for a while. They make a terrific noise when they hit and leave such an impression behind. Mostly, they survive.
ReplyDeleteI don't cook with salt.
I've had a couple of red tail hawk strikes, sounded like an explosion! They sort of shake their wings and take off, apparently none the worse. I've done all the usual things to avert them, but some birds won't be told.
DeleteBird strikes are the reason I use for not washing my windows as much as I used too.
ReplyDeleteI’m just kind like that lol
Happy crafting stay warm and dry
I like the way you think about windows and bird safety. Noted.
DeleteWe had winds and snow and ice this week. Hope it's done now.
ReplyDeleteSome spring weather, huh?
DeleteIt would be good to add something to break up the reflection in the window. Many kits are available. Try your local Wild Birds store. Sometimes the victims of the window strike seem to recover, but they have broken bills, or other internal injuries that delay death but make it no less inevitable.
ReplyDeleteDavid, as I explained, there is nothing I have not tried. The remedies may cut down on strikes but they don't eliminate them. As our local nature center could attest. They use all the kits, even sell them, and still have strikes. And yes, birds may fly away but not unharmed.
DeleteAwww - poor bird! Much as I decry the fact that our windows are all covered with screens making it impossible to get pictures of the birds, at least I know if they hit the window, they're going to bounce off the screen.
ReplyDeleteHope your predicted storm turns out to be a non-event or at the very least relatively uneventful.