It rained all day today. I've accomplished nothing except a load of whites; I'm currently wearing my emergency socks. You know, the ones you only wear when the good ones are all dirty. Yeah, those. Since I didn't do anything besides watch movies and take a nap, I have nothing to show for the day. So, you get the leftover purchases from my trip to Maryland.
On the way, we stopped at Leener's which is basically a food preservation store. They sell everything to preserve food from jam making equipment to beer making supplies to pickling. I've wanted to make sweet pickles for a couple of years now so I splurged and bought myself a 3 gal. pickle crock:
I'm still trying to find someplace to put it. And, according to the declutterers, I need to find something to get rid of. The rule of thumb is if you bring something new in, you have to get rid of something already in the house. I'm still looking.
I also bought a kit to make mozarella at home:
Yup, Leener's sells cheesemaking supplies, too. Now I just need to find the time to make the cheese. I think, though, I should wait until my tomatoes are producing so I can make myself a Caprese salad (fresh mozarella, fresh tomatoes, basil drizzled with balsamic vinegar and olive oil). Yummy!
Strange how doing nothing all day can be so tiring but it is and I'm going to bed. Hopefully, there'll be sun tomorrow.
Your salad description is making me hungry...
I've often thought about learning to make cheese. Never gotten further than reading recipes, though. I'll be interested to hear how your experiment works out!
Posted by: gayle | May 23, 2011 at 10:11 AM