Happy Valentine's Day!

(Follow the fake cut for Valentiney goodness!)

That's a lot of love, you know.

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pans
3/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder, plus more for pans
3 cups light brown sugar, packed
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground clove
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Today I washed our bedding, and our duvet was still damp when John went to bed. I've been using an old quilt and a blanket on the sofa bed in the living room this week while I recover from the surgery, and I offered him one of those. He said no, he didn't need a blanket or anything. I asked him a few times, and he told me no, the bedroom is too ( Read more... )

I am a klutz. This is obvious to anyone who knows me for more than 0.0005 seconds. I have tripped over lines in the sidewalk, sprained my ankle falling off my own shoe, burnt my hand on the element inside the toaster oven, and just this morning I collided with a very pointy acrylic book display. I am a walking disaster.

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My husband is the morning news guy for a local radio station, and this is what I heard after the 7:00 news this morning:

"One of the great things about this job is being able to do stuff like this: I want to wish my wife a happy Valentine's Day!"

The two hosts went "Awwwww!" (His co-workers think we're very cute. ETA: We so are.)

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