Thank God For "Snowy Days"

The winter day that earned me two days off from school.

Dislike bringing in firewood from the cold rain,but love the warmth an inside fire brings.

Signs of spring make it all better...and cooking too :)

Tasty rice. I could have eaten this warm with butter. It was that good when adding the chicken bouillon cubes!

With added soy sauce, scrambled eggs and onions. I left out the peas and carrots.

Can't eat without dessert. No-bake cookies was the choice today...

Eating what's left in the pot when it's warm is even better...

Thankfully I have had two unexpected days off from school. I must admit that I hoped for these days. Okay, I wished for them badly. I didn't wish for them because I don't like my job or because I don't like the children I see everyday. I wished for them because...well sometimes it's just nice to have a day or two off to sleep in a little later than normal-for me that is 7:00. It is also nice to be able to clean without having other things on your "to do list" constantly hanging over your head. Things such as lesson plans, copies to make, papers to grade and emails to return get done without the pressure of time, and God seems to know just when I need this. I've enjoyed keeping the fire going, but I haven't enjoyed going out in the cold to get firewood. I've enjoyed warm blankets and big jackets, but not cold feet. Most of all I've enjoyed cooking. Yesterday I was craving something warm and filling. I wanted a homemade Jambalya. There is no such thing as any other Jambalya except for homemade. Oakgrove comes close, but does quite hit the mark. Zatarains in a box-in my opinion is even farther from the mark of tasty homemade Jambalya. Sorry Zatarains. You have awesome Creole Seasoning and other things, but your red beans and jambalya in a box are not one of them. There was no meat in the house for Jambalya so the idea of Japanese fried rice (Hibachi style) popped into my mind. It was then I began my mission of finding a recipe. Thanks to google, I found a great one. I also found a great way to cook fluffy and tasty rice.

And so we must remember...To everything there is a season (Ecclesiastes 3).

Pretty soon it will be back to work and no more chance of snowy days for a while.