Wonderful.

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I finally got some of the foods cooked.  Brats, chops, and a roast.  As well, I went ahead and had to meals, plus a warm drink earlier on.  Oh, no, nothing alcoholic.  Fine as those can be, I'm pretty much done with alcohol.  No, I used powdered beef bullion, and powdered whole cream.  Sort of... a warm beef broth soup.

Why powdered whole cream?  I wanted to see how good, or bad, it is.  To have some on hand for times when I can't afford, or obtain, cream.  Well, and as something for backpacking and camping.  And, to be honest?  Not bad.  It is far superior to most creamers out there, and is actual condensed cream.  No carbs, per se, no ingredient list, and really not all that expensive.  My guess is central planners have them dumping most dairy.  This is just one saving step away?  Who knows what is really going on, but this stuff will do.

Oh, and the bullion works.  Though at a quarter of the rate they recommend.  If I used their instructions, I would have added four tablespoons.  I actually used, say, between two and three teaspoons, for a quart.  Adding two tablespoons of the cream powder.  It was rather tasty, warm, beefy, and very low carb.

I have been experimenting with things, in theory, I want for my storage.  Lately it has been success after success.  Now, though, to get enough in storage to be worth having.  Some of it is expensive, but it all costs something.  And time is not on our side, right at this moment.  

With the chops, I heated spinach.  This time I had it with vinegar.  Right out of the just opened can, the stuff is fishy.  Heated, either in a casserole or just warmed in a sauce pan, and it is... actually, very good.  And, as mentioned, not all water.  Not even majority fluid.  I really am pleased with that.

After those, I cooked brats, oven baked after a minor browning.  Those are put away.  Then beef roast.  I had a bit more of that, with the last part of spinach.  Oh!  I have been spoiled, for meals, tonight.  

I am also cutting back.  The chops I order are probably a quarter inch.  And, the roast was sliced rather thin.  Very good, very good.  But not too much.  Can you eat too much spinach?  Oh, right, as well, I had fresh steamed broccoli and cauliflower with butter.  Life is good.  Spinach, I learned later in life, goes will with butter, salt, and pepper too.  But, with butter on an earlier dish, I... went with vinegar for spinach.

I had hoped to get burger done tonight, but I think that is that.  I think it is bedtime.  Sweet dreams, or really good nightmares?  I... like mine, but only if I wake in a cold terror.  Otherwise what is the use?  Though, since most of you don't share my particular type of darkly sweet tooth, I'll pray for sweeter dreams, of the sort most enjoy... for you.  Goodnight.

Oh... a song popped.  One I thought had gone away.  I couldn't find it when I went looking for it the last few times.  It... had me thinking.  I don't know if her ghost is real.  Then again, I am not absolutely certain it was she who died.  If I know one of us did.  She was real, I was real, we are real.  We... just may not be alive.  But... one or both of us?  Or... is there more to some stories than with those of others?

I... don't know.  Not sure, always, that I want to know.

If I wouldn't mind seeing her again... for a little while?

Dreams indeed.