I just went to Sears to buy a fridge to replace my very old one. I intended to get one that was pretty well the same size as my compact fridge, but the shelves seemed really pokey and small. So I bought one that was bigger and more than I intended to pay. However I am getting $90 in rebates b/c I bought and energy star fridge and the local power co will pick up my old fridge and give me $35 for it. So it all evens out.

yay new fridge, yay energy savings.

mac and I slept in. him until 8, me until 10. GLORIOUS!

I cannot even think about the %$$%#$ baseball game last night. I will not listen to the game today, they have lost every game I listen to, so no more.

I slept in 'til 8 too.

It still amuses me that I think of that as sleeping in.

Top 25?

eta Woo!

yay new fridge, yay energy savings.

You would not believe the energy savings! My fridge, which is at least 20 years old says it runs on 104 KwH per MONTH, and that was when it was new and running well. The new fridge's Energuide rating is 383 KwH per YEAR. The PowerCo's energy Calculator says I'll save approx. $125 a year on power bills.

That's what I try to explain to people when they ask why I do not use the vintage pink fridge as my fridge. Dude, it is close to 50 years old with no upgraded parts.

Very nice Sue.

Don't have much else to offer other than NICE THREAD!!

Yay for new fridge (will it fit into your existing space?)!!

Yay for sleeping in!!!

When I get home after class and getting my hair cut and picking up some stuff at either Walmart (if I want to venture there) or more likely Walgreens (can't get everything on my list, but most of them, and can get in and out faster), I think I'm going to hang up my clothes that I washed at 6:00 am this morning and then lay down for a nap. I'm reallllly tired right now, and the large cup of coffee from McD's is only doing enough to keep me awake for a few hours. I'll be ready to snooze by 2:00.

Does anyone have the CI/ATK chicken stock recipe where you brown chicken pieces and bones and an onion first?

Here you go, bon:

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 medium onion, cut into medium dice
4 pounds chicken backs and wingtips or whole lags, hacked with a meat clever into 2 inch pieces
2 quarts boiling water
2 teaspoons salt
2 bay leaves

Heat oil in stockpot, add onion, saute. Transfer onion to a large bowl.

And half chicken pieces to the pot; saute until no longer pink, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer cooked chicken to bowl with onion.

Saute remaining chicken pieces.

Return already cooked onion and chicken pieces to pot.

Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until chicken releases is juices, about 20 mins.

Increase heat to high; add boiling water, salt and bay leaves. Return to simmer then cover and barely simmer until the stock is rich and flavorful. about 20 mins.

Strain stock into container and discard solids. Skim fat and reserve for use later.

Maybe I will attempt to be less scared of Natter now that there are fewer posts in it.

Until there are spontaneously a thousand more in about five minutes, that is.