This morning I woke up thinking about several things. First that it is Canadian Thanksgiving, so a very Happy Thanksgiving to all of my Canadian readers. I miss celebrating Thanksgiving in Canada. Typically Thanksgiving comes with a crispness in the air; hinting of the colder temperatures that are in the very near future. 55 degrees with sun and cloud today for my home town, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I wish I was there. Today I will be dealing with 91 degree temps, pure sun and a heat warning. Hmmmmm, I miss the cooler temps, but I know they will eventually get here. Patience.
Second that I need to get in the kitchen. I LOVE cooking and baking and during the summer here in California I don’t do a whole lot of it. But fall makes me think of cooking, stews, soup and anything else that resembles comfort food. Last night I made creamed chicken and mushroom on toast. I have to say that it was delish and I have not made it in a very long. I have a gluten intolerance so this version was completely gluten free, which was the first time I’d like this.
Later today I may turn on the AC and pretend that it is chilly out. I’m going to make dog cookies for Miss Elsa and Mr. Riggs. I’m not sure what flavor I am going to make but I’ll let you all know when they are done. I’ve been making dog cookies for years now, my dog cookie club is available online if you are interested. All recipes are created by me and are gluten and sugar free. :) I started baking my own dog cookies after selling “human cookies” for years at a farmers market back in Canada . After having Luke turn his nose up at store bought cookies I decided to make my own. Cookies should taste good, even dog cookies; and mine do, you can eat them yourself.
Lastly I was thinking about this whole pandemic thing with COVID. Yes, like you I hate that life has changed so much and that this is our new normal. But it is time to move on, it isn’t going away anytime soon so we need to learn how to live with this new normal of ours. I’m sure that things will get better but will it ever go back to how it use to be? I don’t think so, I think we are all changed after this. Life continues and so do we; we will overcome all of this negative stuff and come out strong, I have no doubt.
Lots to be thankful for. Let’s all move towards being kind to one another as we all move through these trying times.