How many could you take?
Taxable income
So I’m back in the workforce. But just a little bit.
Poppy and I were driving home from the grocery last week when I spotted a Now Hiring sign at a local coffee shop. Later, I jokingly told Rockford I was going to apply. And then I did apply, and they hired me, and now I’m a barista. A really bad barista at this point, as I don’t know any of the recipes yet and it’s sort of hard to froth milk just right. So a barista-in-training may be a better term for it.
Anyway, I worked a few hours this weekend and, despite the I Don’t Know What I’m Doing related stress, it was sort of fun. I’m going to be working Saturday mornings, mostly, and I’ll be home just a few hours after the kids get up. It’ll get me out of the house, and I’ll finally be able to save up enough for my Marquis Jet card.
The elusive tuber
One food that continues to confound me is the baked potato. I’m not sure what it is about the humble tuber that’s so difficult, but I have yet to make one successfully. I bake them for hours, and they never get fluffy and delicious. They never even fully cook.
I generally just don’t try to make them. But every now and again Rockford wants one, and Poppy will eat them, too. So there they are on my menu again. I’m trying a new method this time, though. In a couple of hours, the spuds will go into the Crockpot. From what I’ve read, they should be done about six hours later. We shall see.
Do you have a fool-proof potato-baking method? I eagerly await your tips.
Monday: Baked potatoes
Tuesday: Blackened tilapia
Wednesday: Fajitas
Thursday: ?
Friday: Shredded beef tacos