About to cook a pot of taco soup, as requested by second son. After grilling at the restaurant all night, he just wants to eat. I get that. To be treated to a good dinner is a perk, and this is a fool-proof recipe.
Will also put a couple of pans of shortbread in the oven. I LOVE our new oven. In all our 29 years of being married, and after 5 stoves (I think), this one is my favorite. One we had at a rental is a close second since it was older and had that neat storage section to the side of the oven. But this is such a friendly oven, and it works like a dream.
Annnnnd with Gary coming home a bit later tonight, I figure I have time to get the main areas of the house tidied up before he gets here. The day began a bit earlier than I expected with our next-door neighbor having one of those PODs delivered to his driveway. The beep-beep-beep of it being delivered was just a tad irritating. And, yes, backing out is more of a challenge now, esp. since our driveways are just about 5 or so feet apart. Those PODs are sorta big. I'll just back in, though, so I can peek around the darned thing. Who knows what our neighbor has in store....it's always a drama, that's for sure.
Gotta run. Light an autumn candle, put on the ground beef to simmer first, mix up shortbread dough, vacuum, look at the kids' drawings they did while I rested......etc.
Enjoy what's left of your day!
(photo of one of the sweet little scoops gary made)