I made a batch of white rice. Going to use it this week for cereal as I am determined not to buy processed foods.

I made Chicken & Rice Casserole for dinner, still using my Christmas Chicken. I froze the carcass and leg quarters to use as soup. I would have made it tomorrow, but I bought that rotisserie chicken at Walmart, so tomorrow we will have that for dinner.

Today I decided to tackle the refrigerator. I got rid of all the science projects. I found that I had 8 lbs of cheese. One 2 lb block had started to get mold. I cut out the mold and shredded it up with the rest of it. I also had 2 lbs of Jack. I don't know why I bought it as I rarely use it, so I cut it in 4's and put it in the vacuum sealer. Now I'll have plenty of time to decide what to do with it.

I found 3 stalks of celery that were not good for fresh eating, so I chopped them up and froze them for soup. I have 1/2 bell pepper that I debating on cutting up. If it'll last til Sunday, I can use it. I need a fresh one, so it won't work to freeze it.

I was sitting on the couch tonight, and I could feel a draft. I thought it was because the upstairs door was open. Then I remembered the hint to lock all windows to help them seal. I couldn't believe it when I found one slightly ajar.

I'm starting to use my convection part of my microwave/convection
oven. I'm told that it's cheaper to use than a regular oven. It only holds a 9" sq. pan though, so if I'm cooking a large amount, it wouldn't work. Next week I'm going to try and cook cookies on my pizza stone use the convection.