A Hot Mess and Warm Socks Winner!

First, a riddle.  What does Lovey and a female soccer player have in common?  A torn cranial cruciate ligament!  Yes, that's right - the fun never stops at the Little Lucky Farm.  The snow finally got down to a manageable level and Lovey and PB went out for some air.  Lovey - suffering greatly from cabin fever - tear-assed around the yard for a few minutes until the cold got to her.  Then they both trotted inside, happy as clams.  Later that night (Friday), she could barely get off the couch, cried piteously and her knee was noticeably swollen.  I managed to jerry-rig some ACE bandages and a half-bag of frozen peas into position and by morning the swelling was down, but she couldn't put any weight on it.  Up we zipped to the vet, where we got the news.  With any luck (and mine seems to be predominately bad) pain meds and rest for a couple of weeks should do the trick.  Otherwise, it's surgery.  Whoopee.

My highly technical system to
keep medications straight.

While that can very much be classified as a hot mess, that is not the hot mess to which I alluded in the title.  That would be my breakfast.  I have dubbed my Sunday morning repast as a Hot Mess and I love it. 

Step One - Clean out the fridge.

Step Two - Add two beaten eggs and a
small handful of cheese - always cheese

Step Three - Create a Hot Mess!

It has become my habit on Sunday mornings to clean out bits of things leftover in the fridge.  This particular morning it was a small piece of German bacon, some slightly wrinkly grape tomatoes and a small, slightly wrinkly shallot, sliced thinly.  Then comes the beaten eggs and small handful of whatever cheese there is - mix it all into a Hot Mess!  Delish!


Besides tackling the Craft Room/Office hot mess, I also tried making yogurt in my Instant Pot.  I was not all that hopeful, as the pressure cooking function on my particular Instant Pot does not work.  I continue to go through the onerous and frustrating process of getting someone in the Instant Pot company to fix it.  So far, I have opened a service number and sent multiple photographs and a video, as instructed.  Insert crickets.


How did it go?  Fab!  I love this because I use a lot of yogurt and I like my own homemade best because a) I can use my own milk, b) it is tangier and c) I can make lots!  I got a half gallon from the farm, poured it into the stainless steel inner pot, put the lid on and heated it to a boil.  No circling the stove, keeping a careful eye on it so it won't boil over.  Then I lifted out the pot and cooled it down to about 105*, stirred in my starter (leftover yogurt from the last batch) and put the pot back into the IP.  You program in the number of hours you want and Bob'sYerUncle!  Twelve hours later, I had a lovely batch of thick, tangy yogurt!

This means "yogurt" in InstantPotese.

Creamy, thick goodness!

If it only fully functioned, I would be head-over-heels about my Instant Pot.  I am now only pleased to about knee level.


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Who will be enjoying warm tootsies this tail end of winter?


#5 - annie k!

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**Updated to say that I heard from Sue - yay!***Also, I have not heard back from Sue, who had wanted the Apples for Jam cookbook.  If you would like it, please email me at the above address and I will send it to the first one who requests it.