Big Advils

 I had a pretty unpleasant night until I remembered 3 things: 

1.  There is nothing better than Advil for dental angst.  

2.  I had 200 Advil in the medicine cabinet.  

3.  I had some generic brand Anbesol.  

After that I was OK.  I think I can just take a large (but legal) dose of Advil twice a day and be OK.  I did "the big Advils" after my root canal troubles and that worked very well.  I won't say how many over the counter ones equate to a prescription "big Advil" but I do know the number.  

So I got up took my shower got on the computer for a while.  I made my chicken soup.  It is more of a stew, and I need a bigger stock pot.  

I also need a cutting board.  

The stew is very good and I have the rice cooking.  

I also got the remaining cooked chicken (I only used about half the stewed chicken leg quarters) put up in the freezer and then the remaining raw chicken in the big crock pot with some red wine, a lot of onions and garlic.  

This, I guess, is how I cook.  I was shaking black pepper over the raw chicken in the pot and the cap flew off and a lot of black pepper came out on the chicken.  My angle?  "Well we will see how I like it".  

It's chicken leg quarters.  They cost about $2.  The broth cost about $1, so did the onions, that's another $1.  Garlic was about 10 cents I can get it super cheap here.  The pepper was pretty old anyway.  And I may love it, I suspect I will.  I'll keep you posted.  

But I'm pretty flexible in my cooking.  Except baking I am pretty precise there that's more chemistry.  

I am going to make some whole wheat pasta for my stew.  Chet (crazy train driver in the morning, for me, most days) said he'd like that.   Me?  I like rice for when I'm taking my pills (Big Advil don't play with a stomach lining and there is nothing worse than vomiting with a toothache).  Not much, the rest of the time.  Mom didn't make rice much, growing up.  

Although I do value my rice pot.  I tried to do some crocheting but Biscuit got up and attacked it.  He's pretty lively for an old man.  

That's it for now, going to take a nap.