I seem to have a tradition, at this point in cookie season – or actually on Nov. 30th, which is sometimes earlier and sometimes later in cookie season – of writing a post with “wimpy” in the title. See 2011 and 2010. In 2009, I didn’t post on Nov. 30th, although on Dec. 1 I […]
Tonight the trouble began when I couldn’t find the anise extract that I bought on Monday morning. To make it even more irritating, the receipt was still in the bag with the extra flour also acquired on that shopping trip, and the anise extract was clearly listed there – and it cost $4.33, so on […]
Cookie season has begun, although it seemed like in fits and starts over the weekend. Because we had Black Friday Thanksgiving, on Thursday, I made the fruitcake gems and Simnel cake. Friday was devoted to Thanksgiving cooking, although I did bake the turkey cookies and thought the were a really good batch this year. On […]
This year we had our Thanksgiving on Black Friday instead of Thursday. It was a little weird; feeling out of sync with the rest of the world – I went for a walk on Friday while the bird was in the oven – as I often do on the Thursday – and I knew that […]
John updated his website, and one of his shots reminded me of something.
My tart tins from the trash heap one more time – it took soaking overnight, and scrubbing with a toothbrush to clean off the results of the quiches that leaked. Last night I made a buffet light dinner/heavy apps for a group that I’ve cooked for before. They’re all Hospice Care workers, and they’re a […]
Here’s a cake shot [not cheese].
With all my cooking assignments? The potato rolls turned into a potato focaccia, mostly white but with a little rye flour. Good for toast and sandwiches. I made the pork pies – got 12 little pies, and meant to photograph them yesterday while it was light – that went the way of all good intentions. […]
So, now that the election’s over, it’s back to life as usual, right? It’s been a lost week for me, 26 student advising appointments at work, election day as a poll worker, and a cold … or maybe it’s strep. I do have a stuff to cook list again, not in my phone, but in […]
Click the map for what I did when I got home from working the polls – we registered 516 voters at my polling place! And almost 2500 voters all day.