A Cozy At Home Kind of Day

This has been the most wonderful day!  It has been dark and rainy with the

occasional thunderstorm rolling through.  Not the big scary kind of 

storm, but storms out in the distance where I can hear the thunder rolling

but no frightening flashes of lightning.    

Yesterday I spent a couple of hours trimming a beef tenderloin we

purchased when we went to Costco last weekend.  It takes a while to

remove the silver skin and the excess fat, but I was able to get fifteen

good sized filets, so I was happy.  I had some end pieces left that I 

decided to use for beef bourguignon, so I put that together today.

Of course, the kitchen smells so good with the aromas of bacon, garlic,

onion and red wine.

While I was in the process of cooking all the elements of the stew, David

called.  He was in Houston today on business and called to ask me if I 

wanted him to bring home BBQ from Otto's.  We thought Otto's had closed and

we were really sad to think it was gone.  It was one of the first BBQ 

places David took me to when we were first dating years ago in Houston.

It was an old shack on Memorial Drive near the park.  Not fancy, but 

really good.  David learned that the Stafford location was still open, and

since it's on his way back to Victoria, he offered to pick up dinner.

Of course I said yes!  My stew could cool, spend the night in the 

fridge, and we can have it tomorrow when it will taste even better.

Tonight we can dine on Otto's BBQ and relive precious memories

And then,

that gave me some time to get back to my granny squares.  

I think I have a new addiction ;-)

Thoughts of Home on Thursday

Bentley ~ Daddy's brining home smoked brisket.  I think there

will be plenty and you can have some too.  Bentley is willing to

get up from his rainy day nap for brisket!

Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley