Good morning!
It’s so early.
I would really prefer to still be sleeping.
But, I woke up.
We officially became homeowners yesterday!!!
Of course, we don’t have our furniture yet so we’re living off the stuff we have in our little camper.
Which includes air mattresses.
That, of course, deflate slowly as the night goes on.
The house has hardwood floors.
Fun.
BUT! I love my house!!
It was so nice to cook in a real kitchen last night!
OH! So, yesterday, I caught a glimpse inside one of the hotel rooms near ours when the maid was cleaning and we were getting all of our crap out of our room. That room had a full on (okay, so it was miniature but still) stove with 4 burners (4!) and AN OVEN!!! That is so unfair!!! All we had was that 2 burner stove and a microwave. They had an oven!!! Yes, it’s water under the bridge at this point but … still. An oven would have made those 11 days a whole lot tastier! 🙂
Anywho, I got to cook in MY kitchen last night!
I pulled the pots, pans and utensils from my camper and got down to business.
It was awesome.
I made BBQ Baked Beans & Sausage from Eating Well.
It was delicious!
I couldn’t find plain chicken sausage so I used Johnsonville Chipotle Monterey Jack Cheese sausage.
OM. NOM. NOM.
Interestingly enough, this was the first time I’ve ever cooked with collard greens.
Seriously.
Note: if you are not sure how your family will like the collards, use less than the recipe calls for. Trust me.
Or, you could also use kale, if you prefer.
Whatever.
We had leftovers because we’re not football players.
And, we all chowed down on the corn muffins I made.
I only have small plastic containers from the camper.
So, I have 3 containers of leftovers.
Sigh.
Question: Would you believe I haven’t even had a cup of coffee yet?!?!
– jennifer
A Hungry Runner 