Frosty

Yesterday morning I went out early because I had an errand to run. It was the first morning of the season that I could see my breath outside. The weather forecast for today includes a possible frost for this evening. It is time to pick all of the green tomatoes and bring in the herbs.
Yesterday was a day for comfort food. I made chili. This time I reduced the amount of spicy and hot things. I made the chili with kidney beans and a great deal of cumin and garlic and chopped fresh tomatoes. I have a plethora of fresh tomatoes and am using them in everything. I poured the chili over brown rice and topped it with chopped onion and shredded cheese. It came out very nice and I didn't have to deal with the fire down below.
I have come to enjoy brown rice. It takes twice as long to cook but has a chewiness and taste that I find pleasing. I started using brown rice as I have become concerned about the number of processed starches that I eat. Pasta and noodles and white bread and a large amount of white rice are the mainstays of my menu. I recently read that they are not good for me and I am trying to concentrate on whole grains.
If today holds true, I hope to try out the new recipe that I have for pot roast. I have never been able to achieve the state of pot roast that is so glorified by restaurant pot roast and I do love it so. Visions of tender slices of long cooked beef with oodles of thick delicious gravy and buttermilk biscuits and mashed potatoes have me drooling now.
It is cool where I live right now. I have on a sweatshirt and sweatpants and am sipping a nice hot coffee. It is the best of times and it is the wurst of times.