Watch, Coffee Maker, Snow, Heating, Saturday Recipe

Being an idiot, I did it, I got in the shower with my new watch on. I realised after a minute or two, not sure how wet it got, but thanks be, it seems to be OK. Phew. I have now painted a large W on the tiles of the shower in an effort to remind myself not to be such a dope. Fingers crossed please.

As promised I got my new coffee maker today. Way to go Amazon. I still haven't heard anything from Walmart. I am somewhat surprised. They are usually more efficient than that. Anyway, I enjoyed my coffee today. The instant pot was great in a pinch, but not as a permanent coffee maker.

So much snow here at the moment, ladydog and Zoey didn't make it today. As they live right out in the country, it is likely the roads would have been bad. The snow has been blowing all day, So  much so that I commented that there would be no snow left in the park because it was all blowing away. We are supposed to get more snow tonight then a day or two without.

I complained about the lack of heat in our apartment today. Much to my surprise, the plumber came this afternoon and it turns out that our heating system had obviously been repaired at some point (prior to us being here, and not properly which is why in really cold, windy weather, it gets really cold in this apartment. Should have complained years ago. Of course without turning off all the heating in the building, they can't repair it right now, but in the summer, it will be fixed. Excuse me while I fix me a hot water bottle.

I have a recipe, not quite a pot roast, which would fit perfectly for this soup.

Pot Roast Mushroom Soup

Got some pot roast left over? You cannot go wrong using it in this rich and flavourful pot roast soup

with mushrooms!.

3 Tbs butter
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 Tbs thyme, chopped
8 oz mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup flour (or rice flour for gluten-free)
1/4 cup red wine
4 cups beef broth
2 cups pot roast, cooked and shredded
1 Tbs parsley, chopped

1. Melt the butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat, add the onions and mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms have released their moisture and it has evaporated, about 15-20 minutes.

2. Add the garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

3. Mix in the flour and cook for 2-3 minutes.

4. Add the wine and deglaze the pan.

5. Add the broth and beef, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

6. Mix in the parsley and remove from heat.

Servings: 4

Author: Kevin Lynch
Source: Closet Cooking

Have a great day