Stayed Home Today; Black Beans, Chuck Roast in Smoker

 

Pot of black beans simmering on the stove

I stayed home today in Chaumont, NY. Took day off from Clay St apartments. It was sunny, mildly windy, high of 64 degrees. A wonderful day weather wise.  Poor nights sleep so I arose at 8:00 am. That's late for me.

I made a pot of black beans. Used 2 cups dry black beans, Jimmy Dean's hot sausage, red bell pepper, 3 white onions, some garlic, all in one pot with 8 cups chicken broth.

I put a well rubbed 3 and 1/2 pound beef chuck roast in the smoker at 12:30. That roast, by the way, cost $4.99 a pound at Hannaford grocery store. Piddled around the yard doing some lawn work. Saw the woodchuck that has been troublesome. Took a shot at it with my air rifle and missed.

Brother Al dropped by for short visit. Just long enough to have a beer. The Better Half n I took a drive to the lake, Wilson's Bay to be exact. Got back at 5:30 at which time we proceeded to eat dinner. 

Along with the beef we had a most excellent macaroni salad prepared by the Better Half. 

Beef chuck roast and potatoes in the smoker. The beef was in there for about 4 hours.

In all it was a wonderful day. My iphone recorded 4,373 steps for the day. 

Beautiful November Day in Chaumont, NY

It is a stunningly beautiful day here in Chaumont, NY. 70 degrees, blue sky and no wind. I began to harvest dried out Kentucky Wonder Pole beans from my garden. They have been hit with a frost and the plants are all dead. The un harvested beans are dried out on the dead vines. The pods are brittle and papery. The beans inside are nicely dried out for storage or used now for bean soup or what ever.

It is also a great day for the Better Half who is driving to visiter her sister S near Cleveland, Ohio. She will be gone for a week leaving me to my own devices.

Dried out Kentucky Wonder pole beans on the trellis in my garden.     iPhone 5 photo by Gary Walts

Dried out Kentucky Wonder pole beans on the trellis in my garden.     iPhone 5 photo by Gary Walts

Maple tree in the side yard of our home in Chaumont, NY     iPhone 5 photo by Gary Walts