Does anyone know…

…what I did with the paper window shades when I took them down last Fall? I came across another one I need to store with them. Anyone? No? Yeah, me neither.

That's what my memory is like these days.

Oh! And the mystery dinner. Not great that night, cooked in the slow cooker. But the next day, simmered for a few hours on the cooktop, fantastic! Tender and flavorful, all the pieces. When they said stew is better the next day, I always thought it was an optional thing.

Mystery dinner

So you take a grass-fed, antibiotic-free cow and butcher it. Cut it into more or less standard cuts, then take everything that's left over and cut that into small pieces. Slap all those together, label it, "Stew meat," and let some hapless home cook try to make something from it.

I don't doubt the quality at all, but I'll be surprised if the texture and flavor isn't all over the place. I'll let you know after dinner tonight.