I figured out recently I need a way to blow off steam

 So I started some simple crochet projects.  I also have found I like to do some cooking when I get home.  You would think that's the last thing I want, but it's not.  

I finished the spaghetti tonight and got 7 containers in the freezer, the one in the fridge will be tomorrow's lunch.  I also made the beef/barley/vegetable soup which is almost done.  I missed a couple things I wanted to add but it's not a big deal.  It has plenty of vegetables.  

I took a photo of the pasta with the meat sitting on it - and let me tell you that is an ILLEGAL amount of meat - and sent it to Buddy along with a little remark about taking his advice on putting all 3 sausages in it.  Then, I realized, to my horror, I had sent him FOOD P*RN.  I never thought of it like that but I was struck and very uncomfortable.  

Here's the offending image.  I cut up the Italian sausage because it looks like Man Parts and I get funny looks when I eat it at work.  

And I am sure he will say something Monday.  He told me he doesn't like to (respond to) text.  But he hasn't told me to stop sending one now and then, either.  I do maybe 2 a month.  

The crumbles are just a basic pork sausage.  The red sausage is Zummo's Party Time links.  I cut them up and sauteed them in the skillet.  They would also be really good whole, on a hot dog bun, in my lunch one day.  The grayish sausage is the Italian Sausage.  You can't see it but I use rotini for the pasta.  And I doctored the Hunt's Traditional in a can with a little added garlic and onion, and the addition of some Italian herbs.  I had about 6 ounces of sauce in each bowl.  

The bowls were so full I had to take everything out, put it in a bigger bowl, mix it, add the sauce, mix again, and put back.  But it looked really good when I put the lids on and stuck it in the freezer.  I found a little sauce in the freezer which is good because I ran out.  The sauce cooked down more than I expected.  

The store only had the quick cooking barley.  I remember I used to go to Safeway when I lived in CA and get a bag of barley grain I would have to cook about an hour.  This says it is ready in 10 minutes.  

That's it for now.