The birthday this year is stretching for nearly a week ( Read more... )

Wow, I've been busy ( Read more... )

Dear aldersprig,

Adding bacon to lentils is the best idea ever!

I cooked bacon, then saved some of the grease and cooked my onions, carrots, and celery in it. A bit of Chaat Masala, ginger, and curry powder, salt and pepper, then added it all to the lentils in vegetable broth.

I now have bacon-infused lentils!

You rock.

Om nom nom.

eseme

So, after wandering the beach, I headed back to my hotel.

( The party itself, plus a Halloween costume! )

Dear People Who Buy Baklava and Give it to the Staff of Your Library,

We think you rock.

If I ran the place, I would forgive your fines (though not bills for lost items).

Interestingly, the folks who bring us food tend not to have fines. You just do it from the goodness of your heart.

Thank you lots,
Your Happy and Probably Gaining Weight

I made Pumpkin Soup tonight. There were pie pumpkins at the Farmer's Market last week! It's so early.

So, for a yummy fall treat:

Pumpkin Soup1 pie pumpkin ( Read more... )

Friday involved mostly errands ( Read more... )

And we pull out the Firefly icon because the worst thing about this show is that it apparently got the character of Wash killed ( Read more... )

I promised an entry on making jam. Then stuff happened and the entry did not ( Read more... )

I had all these great plans, to post about the jam I made yesterday, with photos. Sadly, that's going to have to wait 'til I'm feeling better ( Read more... )