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A bunch of cookies
Here’re pics of some of the cookie kinds I baked since last Sunday.
Rounding the bend …
… into the home stretch … here comes [your horse name here] … and other racing metaphors. I can’t remember exactly how many kinds I’ve got done, and I’m way behind on pictures, but the two most time consuming kinds, the baby ruggelach, or nukhorns, and the spoon cookies (and I guess they’re called Lusikkaleivat … [Read more…]
Cookie Countdown
The way the dates fall this year, and with the party on a Friday, I basically need to have everything baked by Monday the 12th, so I can pack boxes and ship them Monday and Tuesday, and then switch to party food for Friday. I have 12 kinds done, here’re the ones since Thanksgiving: [portfolio_slideshow … [Read more…]
Black Friday Thanksgiving 2016
We had 20 people at 2 big tables. Here’s the menu with notes: Apps – Goat cheese & ratatouille & baguette – a small container of ratatouille from the freezer, that I put in a baking dish, made a well where I put in a small hunk of a goat cheese log, baked, and poured … [Read more…]
Started off good, but
Yesterday, Sunday, I waked up at the usual time, about 6:30, but just didn’t get out of bed. I’d changed over to flannel sheets on Saturday when the temperature dropped and I snuggled up with the cat and listened to the puzzle on NPR. It was a fun one, name anagrams of colleagues for the … [Read more…]
Here we are in Chicago
We (me and our AFS student) came down last night to see Robyn Hitchcock at City Winery. Kind of a fun place – definitely it’s set up to keep the customers well-fed and wined. It’s shared tables of 6 – 8, full dinner before the show, and they’ll keep bringing you drinks and snacks throughout. … [Read more…]
Trying to act normal
On Friday, I baked a pumpkin pie when I got home from work, so we could eat it after the symphony for a late night dessert. I used the leftover pumpkin I got to take home after the baking thousands of pies for Goodman Community Center, the weekend before the election. On Saturday, I traded … [Read more…]
Hey all you Trump protesters out there –
STOP. Please. Or if you’re thinking about joining a march, don’t go. Here’s why. See these kids: They’re celebrating Trump’s victory on election night, and if you look at them one way, yes, they do look like Hitler youth. But look again – they really look like your kids – or the kids in your … [Read more…]
Sitting in a coffee bar on election day
Well before I know the horror show the day was to turn into …. John & I had a little talk about car troubles, but generally life was simpler than. I’ve been working as an election official since 2008, and this election is my first as a chief inspector. The city clerk assigned me to … [Read more…]