PASTY PIE

Yippee Skippee!  It snowed a couple of inches and am happy as a clam!

Had a special send-off for Cuddy's parents yesterday.  They'll be returning in late March.  

Cuddy's Daddy brought us rutabagas that he grows plentifully on his farm.  This is a root vegetable that doesn't get enough credit.  Not only does it add phenomenal flavor and nutrition to soups, but it's delish cut up and eaten with favorite dips.  When he gave them to us, he specifically said we could share them with others out here at Venny.  Well, as we see it, we're keeping them for ourselves.

The years we vacationed in Northern Minnesota and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, we learned to appreciate the delightful Finnish Pasty.  The pasty was a dough folded and filled with beef, potatoes, onions and rutabagas.  The pasties stayed warm in the copper miners' lunch pails and were considered a meal in itself.  Now that we have rutabagas, it seems the ideal time for me to learn how to make these yummy pies.  Pinterest and other websites have recipes how to make them.  The last time we ate 'em in a small cafe in the UP, they were served with a warm gravy.  Am thinking about using a store-bought pie crust, cuz I'm not one to make real pie crusts. 

Think today the three of us will cozy in.  Tis the hump day of the week, which after retirement means absolutely nothing.  Bought a crossword lottery ticket yesterday at Kwik Star.  Told the gal I'd be back to collect my bonanza winnings.  Never have been lucky winning anything over $5 on one, but there's always a first.  Especially like the scratch tickets that take time to scratch, like the crossword.  If I can win just $5, then I can get another ticket.  Will see how long I can keep the initial investment going.  

Ta-ta.