Mardi Gras is getting closer. I overheard one of the women at church talking about things that needed to be done to prepare for the church's Mardi Gras celebration, so I sidled up and asked if there were anything I could help do. Thus, I am now a volunteer for March 5th in decorating the parish hall for the festivities the next day, and also bringing a King Cake. The children of the church will be decorating their bicycles, etc. for a tiny little parade and everyone will be enjoying some food and music
I've been scouring the internet for King Cake recipes, hoping to cobble together one for the ultimate expression of pre-Lent yeast-bread indulgence. I try really hard to be the best cook and baker I can be, but sometimes I fear it is more for vanity than it is for caring about the people. Sometimes it's 50/50. But I can admit it.
I've walked 3/4 of a mile today, about to go do another 1/2 mile because I need to go to the store for items to make some quiches with. Captain Husband needs something to eat for breakfast, and since I am not getting up early to fix him something, I need to bake some quiches. It's something that can be made ahead and heated up in the morning, and it's low-carb yet filling. It's also dead easy, which is another plus.
The game yesterday was fun. Noel, aka Sully, has bowed out of playing with us any more because he has a lot going on and needs to spend his time in other ways. I will miss his presence, but I understand it. The taco seasoning received a compliment, and there was plenty enough for everyone for 2 meals, which worked out just right. Next week Clayton will be grilling hamburgers, and I guess I could make a King Cake for the game as well as the church. It would be something nice to do, and it wouldn't be hard since I'm making one for the church as well. I should do that.
I know it seems as though I have an awful lot of leisure time. I only work part-time and have no children or pets. So I don't have the uproar and effort associated with them, but I also don't have the benefits of that kind of special bond. Captain Husband loves me endlessly, but it is only the two of us. I'm spending all of my extra time and energy on my Happiness Project, pouring everything I have into changing my life for the better. It's a luxury that a lot of people don't have, but it's also something that a lot of people don't need. I'm overhauling a life that has been languishing in the wreckage of itself for many years. It can't be done overnight and it can't be done easily. But I am doing it, day by day.
This will probably be my only blog entry for the day. Nothing much is going on. I'm supposed to have 25 hours of work this week, but we will see how much I get jumped off early.
Dear Jokamo,
ReplyDeleteWhat other people might call leisure is work for you, self work, and very important.
If you want to make king cakes the easy way, i could share a recipe for that. Remember that king cake was originally nothing more than an oversized cinnamon roll, really, decorated with different colors. All the fillings and flavors are things we never had in king cakes when i was a kid in New Orleans area.
Glad the seasonings and stuff went over well, and would you be willing to tell me how you make quiche?