Today I Learned...

...that it's not a good idea to mix up Bisquick biscuits and then leave the dough alone for half an hour because the Internet service repairman is about to leave without giving you some critical information, which you then have to use to set up the network and get the computers back on the internet. I'm not sure how applicable that will be to future cooking situations, but at least I know now that the biscuits just don't taste as good that way.

I scored a real cookbook bonanza yesterday at a fabulous used bookstore:



That includes four of the five cookbooks I've really been wanting, plus another very useful one, and none of them cost more than $3. (Some of the cookbooks there were priced well over $10, so that's a big deal.) Each one had just enough wear and tear to lower the price, but none of them is in bad condition. They're all classic cookbooks and will be very helpful. The New Basics Cookbook, for instance, lists all the vegetables, how to select them, all the possible ways to cook them, and what spices go well with them. So useful!

I made tabouleh again today, because it just sounded so good, and my parsley plant needed to be cut back. After supper I looked at the dishes that needed to be done, and I suddenly decided that I really felt like scrubbing the very nasty floor and grout areas in the back corners of the bathroom. And, for good measure, I improvised a paper-clip hook and cleared out the shower drain. I'm so happy I got that over with. The dishes can wait until tomorrow.