Going nuts seems the thing today. I discovered I am en route myself. That, ofcourse, assumes I am not totally crazy yet. One can’t go nuts if the maximum is already reached. Anyways. After strange furious weather that locked me in with way too many litres of beer and wine and not a help near 🙂

I figured I need to entertain myself so I checked one old TV set in the corner. The batteries in the remote were all “boiling” with corrosion. Last I remember I watched this TV was some six years ago. I remember it well as I had a date that wanted to watch TV in the evening. So boring. Obviously it did not last. TV was just a minor reason for this abrupt ending. However. Stuck and bored myself now I wanted to see if this heap of crap still works. And, ladies and gentlemen, yes it works! It even has some ten or so channels on! So this damn thing together with too much wine made all chaos in my head which resulted in last post. I thought of deleting it at all but then figured I will keep it as a reminder. Less wine and no writing in haze 😉 because it made no sense at all. I read my last post twice and don’t get what the fuck was I writing about. So, my apologies for this odd yapping tirade, but I hope it’s at least funny. I don’t promise I will not do that again tho.

My frying pan blew up today when I was searing salmon. Let me tell you, that now teached me one should NEVER wash the expensive pans in dishwasher. It says so on the paperwork even. But I, an arrogant white bitch, decided I know better. Yes, I used this pan carefully as it was expensive one. I used it for good four years if not more, I can’t really remember. I certainly had it before the mysterious pandemic hit. It was the expense I dragged long not to do. So once I gave in I chose the best I could. Whatever fancy non-stick coating, nice size, nice weight, everyting very pretty. The price was 70 Euros or so, for a fucking pan, you know. It could have been Fiskars, but maybe some italian fancy pan. I have a few that I use and one for sure is Fiskars. Anyways, I started to notice two of my pans are like rocking on the cooking range. For few days I thought it is due to too high heat which the same moment did not make sense because 7 out of 9 is common for any cooking. 9 is to get water boiling, 7 is perfect for meats, 6 is for eggs, so you know how this scale is…. So these two start to rock when I cook. I stare at them for few days, doing my dinners and thinking damn, these two are dead any day now. Dreading going shopping, I had gag reflex when thinking about yet another stupid cost that I can not avoid. I wish I could get skillet but they don’t sell them here. So I have to pick some Tefal or Fiskars or any fancy italian again. Fiskars now cost minimum 70Eur, with the lid it can easily be 100Eur. Dreading the unavoidable I today was searing fish, two pieces on this stupid rocking pan, me prepping my asparagus you know, splitting the wooden bit off them, when suddenly there was so loud bang by the stove I thought something blew up. I turn to see, and can’t get what was it. Nothing looked wrong, glass stovetop was ok, all four sections were ok. One tiny pot with lemonsauce, one with rice boiling, one just water waiting for asparagus to be put in. And fourth with salmon. I stare at the stovetop and then another BANG! right under my eyes the bottom half of the pan flew off!!!!!! I took my other rocking pan and fish rescue resumed. Got the fish into other pan, cleaned up the mess and threw the broken pan into the sink and poured over with hot water. Imagine if kids would have been doing some tacos or pancakes or other stuff on this freaking pan and that would have blown up into their faces. Damn. So there will be some shopping tomorrow. Which I do not like one bit. But…. Dinner turned out very nice, as always. Always have trout not salmon, if possible. And always have fish together with green veggies. This way your body gets the best of A, E and D vitamins. A and E are very difficult to get with food because they need eachother to “activate”. That means if you have just fish and say, potatoes, then you will most probably not get all possible E vitamins from fish. You surely get some, but the fish and green veggies work wonders together. I always prefer asparagus but it’s incredible price when not in season. Nothing less but 8Eur per bunch. So if that is not very popular financially then I take the turkish beans which are like butterbeans but green. If that gets boring I take simple brokkoli. I always toss them into boiling water and only for 5 minutes, this way they are crunchy not soggy. Then water out of the pot and in goes the best bit – butter. Keep it on heat and toss around til the butter has melted. With years of practice I have perfect timing on this dinner. Every bit is ready – lemon sauce, green veggie or rice, fish – right there and then and hot for plating. Rice is for younger generation. Instead of the veggies which for them equals death…. Which makes me wonder because in restaurants they eat everything 🙂 including veggies in any colour 😉

So tomorrow I shall buy new pan. And no matter what anyone tells, I shall never put the pans into dishwasher again. Because I know how much my lazyness costs me. What an exciting post it is! 🙂

Last bits of snow today. It’s 10C but the last bits of snow are still here. The hills of snow must have been very high as the leftovers are kneehigh now. Last week was odd with this weird snowstorm out of a blue. Luckily my tulips did not mind much and the garden looks splendid already with all the yellow, pink and red tulips. I hope narcissus will come out soon too. Trees are getting green, frogs and toads are awake. One of my in house toads came out just on Saturday. It was barely moving, body looked like it should have been dead but slowly moving skin on the back when it was breathing…. lungs (? they have lungs right?). The first one came out two weeks ago. They both sleep in my cottage, god knows where exactly but they are inside. Probably hibernating under my treasures as I do not disturb them at all in winter. I see them getting in in autumn so I stay away already then. So the second one looked very thin, it was very slow too, so no struggle to catch it. I put it by some greenery by the lake and after a while it was gone into the lake. Until we meet again in October or so. By my cottage door. I shall let them in.

Stay hot and cool, everyone!

Enjoy life and wash pans by hands only!