Quiet Evening

An autumn evening on the kitchen deck, me with a glass of red wine, Mark with a beer. We have had very little of this outdoor time this year. Mostly too hot and when not.....bugs. It was pleasant listening to crickets as the evening darkened.

Then we went inside and I put together a twenty minute meal. We are still getting a few zucchini.

I made a brisket Sunday. The absolute worst cut of meat I have EVER had. Nothing but sinew. I get most of my meat from Butcher Box. Organic and pasture raised, it's of good quality. Except for this. I went to the website and did the complaint thing. They are a really good company, no problem at all. They refund the cost to my next box. Being the frugal kitchen person I am, I put that useless thing in the dutch oven with its cooking liquid and some water and braised it for several hours. I got some useable meat I'll put in a cream sauce with pasta. Not the delightful brisket I anticipated, but not a total letdown. Mark likes to tell me this is why they pay me the big bucks. I'd like to know who 'they' are and when I will see the bucks, big or not.