I'm so sorry to hear about your chickens. I know they were special to you. Keeping them safe and free range has it's challenges. I was out of kernel corn, couldn't make tamale pie. Was out of broccoli, couldn't make the quiche like I wanted. Ended up making sausage & beef meatballs because I had all the ingredients. I have sandwich rolls in the freezer. Now we have left overs. :0)

In the late afternoon I was messing with soaked/dehydrated almonds, made homemade coconut milk and homemade almond milk, and I was up to my elbows cleaning the 8 dehydrator trays, Vitamix, nut milk bags, storing the coconut pulp and almond pulp (leftover from making the milk) in the freezer to use later, and was sick and tired of doing dishes and cleaning up I opted for something Q&E - tacos. The meat already prepared in the freezer, so essentially heat and eat. As soon as hubby got home from work we took Christmas gifts to the neighbors, ate a bite, did 2 loads of laundry and hung them in the basement to dry, did some last-minute Christmas things and called it a night. Daughter and granddaughter will be here tonight - let the fun begin!

Today is my and hubby's 36th Wedding Anniversary. We ordered takeout from one of the local town diners.. I had the blueberry pancakes with a cup of tea, and hubby got the French toast, eggs and bacon.. Sometimes we just love having good ole breakfast food for dinner..

My husband didn't come home, so I didn't cook. I had a ham sandwich on white bread. Jody doesn't like white bread, so I always buy wheat bread. But, I bought two cheap loaves for my pet pig, so I kept a couple of slices and made a ham sandwich. I made tartar sauce a couple of days ago...mayo, stuffed olives and Claussen dills...and it is really a good sandwich spread, so had that on my sandwich. I found a recipe I wanted to try. I bought a little cook book put out by the extension service in Galveston Co. They have a pecan show and a contest for the best pecan recipes. I found a recipe for jalapeno cornbread with toasted pecans and bacon. (Also has sour cream and cheese in it). I was going to make it tonight and make shrimp gumbo, since I fry bacon and use bacon grease for the roux....so I will do that tomorrow. I was late getting in the house tonight, by the time I finished feeding all the animals. It takes at least an hour and a half to feed...so by the time I got in....I was glad I didn't have to cook.