{"id":10227,"date":"2015-05-03T18:30:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T23:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/?p=10227"},"modified":"2015-05-03T21:44:24","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T02:44:24","slug":"a-normal-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/a-normal-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"A &#8220;normal&#8221; Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been trying to have a real Sunday &#8211; with somewhat mixed success.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of going for a walk first thing, I puttered around, and did some work &#8211; finished grading an assignment in one of my online courses &#8211; and washed my hair. And I baked a loaf of bread &#8211; less spongy (and more whole wheat) than last week&#8217;s (The recipe is 2 cups white &amp; 1 ww flour &#8211; usually I reverse that &#8211; but this loaf is the greater amount of white). But it meant we didn&#8217;t eat until like 12:45.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bread5-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10230\" src=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bread5-15-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"bread5-15\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bread5-15-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bread5-15.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good brunch, though &#8211; scrambled eggs with scallions and Parmesan &amp; aged Gouda &#8211; using up some small containers of pre-grated cheese that had been lurking in the fridge; bacon &#8211; and I didn&#8217;t burn it this time; and rhubarb cream-cheese filled coffee cake.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_10228\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rhubarbcreamcheesecoffeecake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10228\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10228\" src=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rhubarbcreamcheesecoffeecake-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"Rhbrab &amp; cream cheese filled coffeecake, pretty much this recipe, except I used pecans, and made it in the mixer instead of food processor. \" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rhubarbcreamcheesecoffeecake-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rhubarbcreamcheesecoffeecake.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rhubarb &amp; cream cheese filled coffeecake, pretty much <a href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/recipe\/rhubarb-cream-cheese-coffee-cake-378351\">this recipe<\/a>, except I used pecans, and made it in the mixer instead of food processor.<\/p><\/div>Then we went out for a walk &#8211; Mark to Starbucks, and I just did the loop and came back home. The flowering trees are still gorgeous, but spring is progressing &#8211; it was too hot for walking for the first time this year, and had to take my ring off as my fingers swelled.<\/p>\n<p>I did some more grading, and email clean up, and quit at about 4:00.<\/p>\n<p>I made <a href=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/recipes\/picnic-potato-salad\/\">picnic potato salad<\/a> &#8211; I like that you can see little pink bits that are the shallots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/potatosal5-152.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10229\" src=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/potatosal5-152-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"potatosal5-152\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/potatosal5-152-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/potatosal5-152.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I actually read most of the Sunday NYT, too.<\/p>\n<p>I think I&#8217;ll make the rest of the rhubarb into puree, then just laze in front of TV. Wolf Hall, Game of Thrones, Mad Men. Ha, my &#8220;Sunday morning&#8221; tag on this post just reminded me of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/n3TW49VCd3I\">Nico &amp; the Velvet Underground<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been trying to have a real Sunday &#8211; with somewhat mixed success. Instead of going for a walk first thing, I puttered around, and did some work &#8211; finished grading an assignment in one of my online courses &#8211; and washed my hair. 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