Ode to my Cast Iron Pan

I need to report the first that comes into my mind somedays. I purchased a 10 inch cast iron skillet recently to facilitate the construction of Latkes which I have yet to accomplish.  I took the new pan on a test drive this morning with a ham and cheese omelet. The results were outstanding.  The outside was brown and crispy and the the other ingredients melded together perfectly.  I am new to this cast iron cooking club but plan to do more.  It is truly inspirational that nothing sticks!  Hey, some of us have strange religions.  It is quite weighty and the handle requires a covering hot pad in that it gets nearly as hot as the cooking surface. Always impressed when something actually works.

 My dear little grandson Paxton tested positive for Covid last Monday.  He is five and not vaccinated along with his brother Everett who is 2.  He is on quarantine for 10 days.  Both parents have been vaccinated and are doing home tests daily. The illness has not been too bad for him thus far accept for fatigue.  I hate that this happened to one of my grandkids.  Sadly, it's the world we live in and exposures will continue.  Marie was sick after her party last Sunday but it was not Covid.  The shock of hearing the news about Paxton had me off for a couple of days.  This illness can have dire consequences.  Heard on a news report that 1 in 5 Americans are not vaccinated and are not going to be by choice.  I still cannot understand all these holdouts. Are they all drinking the Kool-Aid from online sources?  Does religion have a factor in this?  Do they reject the authority to offer these life saving treatments for free?

Ruth Olsen that was a resident of our apartment complex gave away much of the remaining stuff in her apartment thru her daughter and with Judy's help.  People that needed furniture received it.  Andrew got a comfortable couch.  Her friends collected small items to remember her with.  I got foodstuffs from the pantry including spaghetti sauce and pasta and some pakaged soups.  There was too much so LaSalette church across put the excess in their pantry.  I used the sauce and pasta to make dinner for Eli and Marie and their father earlier in the week.  Think of it for a moment, giving stuff away and feeding people has to be a good legacy to leave behind when you depart.

Ate a bunch of crap at Andrew's Wednesday by my own choice.  My digestion was in complete upheaval.  No one forced it down my gullet.  Hopefully it was a lesson learned.  Kept both his kids for the day from 7am to 5pm.  Everyone was quite pleasant and food requests were my only jobs along with cleaning up the aftermath. I actually had a great day.  While they were doing their things, I watched the latest iteration of Lost in Space made in 2018.  Some of us remember the 60's series in black and white of the same name.  I was completely entertained with characters, the dilemmas, the monsters and Molly Parker (which I kinda had a crush on during her Scandal days). 

And......Christmas is coming.  For some reason, I don't feel nearly as gloomy as last year.  Maybe its because Judy put up some decorations including our tabletop Iron Butterfly tree festooned with a few ornaments

Having lunch with friend Bob today with a Shannon pickup later.

all for now

stay safe