Accomplishing Something

I'm not working right now, so technically I have all the time in the world, but I seem to have a heck of a time getting things done anyway!  It's mid-afternoon and I still need to shower and change out of my pajamas!  Oh well.  The dogs don't care. ;)

I did manage to get a load of laundry done, wash dishes, make lunch, and get a piece of brisket in to marinate overnight.  I can't wait to see how it comes out!  If you're anything like me and enjoy cooking and watch (more than enough) Food Network, you start wanting to try just about everything anybody cooks.  Brisket almost always looks good on TV, but in the grocery brisket usually seems:

1. Too BIG! - It's just me and my mom.  The dogs and the cat don't get people food.
2. Too FATTY! - I understand the "fat cap" is there to help keep the meat moist and flavorful, but it just doesn't look appetizing.
3. Too EXPENSIVE! - I really can't afford to pay a lot for something that may not come out edible when I'm done with it!

This week I happened to find a smaller piece, just over a pound, that had already been trimmed of fat and was on sale.  Bingo!  All of that helped to cement my decision to purchase it, but I've still been looking for ideas on the best way to cook it.  I probably still would have been looking next week, but meat will only keep for so long, so I had to make up my mind! 

Finally today after lunch I mixed together some red wine, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, honey, minced garlic and onion, and black pepper.  Mmm, savory and sweet.  Poured the marinade into a heavy duty zip lock bag, added the brisket, zipped it up, tossed it around, and placed in glass pie plate in the bottom of the fridge.  My plan is to transfer the brisket and marinade into the slow cooker tomorrow and cook it low and slow for around 4 hours.  Fingers crossed!

Jumping Back In

It's been a while since I've regularly kept up with a blog, but I'm jumping back in because of a too-long list of reasons that keeps growing ever longer in my head.

As you've may have noticed, my blog title is a take off of a line from one of my favorite movies, which is a favorite for oh so many reasons:  the story, the characters, the Sepia Tone to Technicolor and back again sequences, and so on.  At different points in my life, I think I've been able to relate to different characters, but none more so than Dorothy.  Although I do believe it's possible for our heart's desires to be found further than our own backyards!  The important part, I think, is figuring out those desires so we don't end up getting too far off track in our journey.  Unfortunately it's not as easy as following a yellow brick road, but there are friends and foes to meet along the way, both of which can teach us something about ourselves.  I'm still learning.