Thursday, February 27, 2020

A $50,000 Recipe

When you sit around all day doing nothing, you come across lots of totally useless stuff on television.  As the work crew began at 7:30 yesterday (wow ... that was early!) I decided to whip up the latest and greatest $50,000 prize winning recipe from the Pillsbury Doughboy.

Sadly, they don't exactly LOOK like $50,000 rolls and to be honest, they don't TASTE like it either.  Not bad though, considering they are made with those roll-containers that scare me every time I whack them on the counter to open the cardboard.  Actually, I haven't done that in probably ten years.

There's cranberries, pineapple, ginger, orange juice and ginger beer (although minus the ginger beer because I didn't have any), simmered and reduced to a paste.  I opened the roll of orange rolls, spread the gooey stuff on them, then rolled them back up and cut on the lines.  Baked at 400 for 14 minutes, I ate one right out of the oven.  Pretty much tasteless.  Wait for them to cool a little and they have MUCH more flavor.  Oh ... and smear the ORANGE frosting on top before partaking.  Next time I won't use quite as much filling.
At least that kept me busy for a few minutes.  Not having heard from the Repair Contractor, I gave him a call, pleading for a space in his busy calendar.  I think I'm in love!!!  He called back and said he would be here sometime today to take measurements and see what he needed, with the repair possibly being done this weekend.  I don't even care what he charges me.

The back patio area is coming along very nicely.  This crew is VERY particular how they do the work.  It's amazing just how many tools and how much time it takes to do this.  There have been no voices in my head saying "you can do this yourself".
The rest of the day I held up in my sewing room, cutting out another 1,000 pieces for this new quilt.  So far I have one whole block sewn together.
More good news .... Carlos called to say he's finished with the leak and the toilet repairs.  I can pick my rig up tomorrow after the seals dry.  Unfortunately, they have done nothing to the jacks.  That's how it goes sometimes ... seems you can never get the problem to be a problem at the repair shop.  It's okay though, because it probably saved me a few thousand dollars I'll be spending on the porch.

I'm not relaxing yet ... there's still Advil in my future ... but at least I can breathe a little easier today.









17 comments:

  1. The back patio is beautiful!! They do an awesome job for sure. I wouldn't care either what the repair contractor charges either to get it done that quickly! Your rolls look yummy, of course orange icing fixes anything!You certainly have a lot of patience, your quilt is going to be beautiful!

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  2. Recipes sometimes need to be adjusted to suit your personal taste.
    The Patio had really come along and looks great.
    Automatic Jacks tend to be a pain but with a little finesse you can make them hold.
    Good luck with the Contractor.
    Be Safe and Enjoy!

    It's about time.

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    1. I really am needing some luck with the Contractor!

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  3. The rolls look yummy and they kept you entertained for a few minutes with the result being something delicious to munch on.
    The patio is lovely! The colours are well chosen.
    I'm glad you'll see the contractor on the weekend and finally Carlos has good news. :)

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    1. The rolls were iffy at best! I do love the patio colors, but just a fluke I picked that one. LOL

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  4. What was the final solution to the leak?Did they replace the slide topper?

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    1. They replaced both the top seal around the slide AND the slide topper. Both were leaking. I sure hope it works!

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  5. Yes - we NEVER had the thought that we could have done that ourselves. No way! It's looking very pretty.

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    1. If your driveway looks as good as my patio, YOU made the good choice first!!! Yes, WAY too much work involved

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  6. The patio looks great and coach is done for now. Things are going great. I agree with you, sometimes peace of mind comes before money. We just want it done and over with. Soon the porch will be history too. Life is good. :))

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    1. Well I don't know how soon that will happen Doug .... more problems. Ugh!!

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    1. Thank you Linda .... I very happy with the outcome so far.

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  8. Now that’s what we call a fruitful day!! Cooking a $ 50,000 worth dish, the cutting works done for the quilt successfully, getting your patio done and most importantly getting your rig fixed without having to spend what you had imagined. By the way, I loved the quilt design and would love to see how it would look in the end. Great going Nancy!!

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