A Simple Way to Cook

Fixing dinner is a boring, difficult thing for any folks. Here is an easy, cheap and flexible way to handle it.

Cook some pasta, any type. While that cooks, chop veggies,  say onion, peppers, carrots, celery, whatever you want, anything. Pan cook some meat, burger, sausage, or add ant leftover meats. Your choice. Add yurt veggies and cook until done. Add cooked, drained pasta and some grated cheese and, quock as that, you gave dinner.

Add what you want. A can of beans works. Use any cheese/ Substitute left over gravy for pasta sauce. Use butter or olive oil in the sauce. Use rice or potatoes instead of pasta. Any herbs or seasonings you want.

You end up with a tasty, healthy, cheap meal, enough to feed any family and you get a bonus. Save any left overs and they are better the next day.

Winter is On the Way

Where I live bow, it is hot and steamy. Tropical weather is still drifting around and California is blazing. But, like it or not, winter is coming

The Practical American will be ready when the cold wind blows.

That wind is an issue. Be sure that your weather stripping is in good shape. . That cold air will find every little gap and your heating bill may soar. Just checking that stripping may help keep you warm and save you a bundle.

Look at your winter clothing. If you need new jackets and caps and globes, buy them now. In the fall, stores have a large winter selection. Once the cold hits, the selection thins. This is especially true of thermal underwear.
Make sure your heating system is in working order. If you wait until the freeze hits, you may wait days for service.

Finally, is you live in the lands of snow and ice, make sure you have the needed attachments for your tires, such as chains and keep some rock salt to prevent slipping and sliding around your property/

Then, enhot the new season

Stay Cool

Well, all hell seems to have broke loose in America. What can the Practical American do?

Stay cool, di nit panic and do not despair. This too will pass. If you five in to panic and despair, you will lose. It is essential for all of us to keep a cool head..
Admittedly, 3 major hurricanes and a mass shooting are extreme, but we must keep working, keep smiling and keep having fun.

Go out, be fearless, but use your head. We will prevail.