Would you believe it??? Another Snowy day!!!! The tractor got finished, and we had a rest day for Sunday. roast Beef dinner with roasted potatoes, carrots, peas and gravy. Then later this evening I made some wonderful baking powder biscuits. You know the type you make once and then never want to make them again, because you know they will never be that good again and DH will expect them to be so light and fluffy. I used butter flavoured Crisco shortening ( because I had some left from Christmas baking, and about 1/4 cup or so of candied fruit... also left from Christmas) They were wonderful. i made a double batch so there will be a few left unless the other half gets up in the night. LOL



Also I have a rice pudding made up and will turn the crock pot on when I go to bed. Then there will be lovely rice pudding ready for breakfast. Are we nuts? Well, rice pudding has milk, rice, eggs and vanilla and raisins in. When it's hot it makes a lovely breakfast and we have the day to work the calories off. Another day of good eating and I still haven't been to the stores this year!

There are some good sales this week, so I will go in and pick up some specials, but i am making a real effort to keep my grocery budget the same as last year. Not easy with all the prices jumping as high and as quickly as they have. We rarely go out to eat any more. I am making more soups, I find we both are happy having a bun and soup for lunch, so am making left over soups often Where before we'd stop at the restaurant for soup, a bun and coffee. $5.95 for soup and a bun, and $1.50 for coffee, then taxes on top of that and that is for each of us.
I can make soup all week for that and the buns and coffee, just for the price of one lunch out. Some how it just doesn't seem right. I know it must cost a lot for wages, and upkeep of the restaurant, and of course the groceries, but still it seems a lot.

Time to put some more wood on the fire, and get it ready for the night. I will also plug in the pudding. Love that crock pot! The dog and cat have both curled up for the night, DH is asleep and I'm starting to get drowsy. I can hear the train droning away in the back ground. I think I am very glad I'm not on a train going through all the snowy back country tonight. I think it would be a cold ride, perhaps not for everyone, but I seem to feel the cold so much more than I did when I was younger. although I have always been cold and loved the hot summer weather. I feel best when it is about 30C. DH can't believe it I finally get energy to get going and I love it. LOL good thing we're not all alike.