Top of the morning to ya

 

Corned beef today? No? Well, good for you-- salty, fatty meat is not exactly health food. We have it once a year when it goes on sale for St. Patrick's Day. 

I bought a large brisket at Safeway (coupon, of course) to roast this afternoon with potatoes and carrots. 

I'm trying a NYT recipe that uses white wine instead of water or beer for the braise, and then finishes the top of the meat with a honey mustard glaze under the broiler. My mouth is watering.

Today is a big day. We finally say so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen good bye to the deck we've walked over for the last 45 years. It looks it, too.

 

Forests of moss and lichen growing on top of wood rot. Construction of the new deck should take about a week-- exciting.