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I’ve said before that I could eat thanksgiving dinner every meal and be happy. There’s just something rather comforting about a nice plate. This one, for instance. In a way, it’s one of those true southern meals: meat and three. On the upside, the multicolored gunk is dying off, and I’m feeling not as badly as I [...] So, officially, I am very ill. Last night was awful – sore throat, trouble swallowing, draining sinuses, and mucus making me choke. Swell. Spent most of this morning in bed, with bathroom breaks for me and the dogs and to swig down some Nyquil and kiddie Tylenol (which, by the way, doesn’t taste like bubblegum [...] What do you do with extra heavy cream that you happen to have on hand? Shake it. Then pour off. Shake and pour. Repeat. Until you can’t shake no more. Pack it in, salt it down, chill it out. It’s butter, baby! For extra amusement, measure the length of your arm in Cheetos. Mom had been out of town for the weekend, off gallivanting in another state. When she got back, she couldn’t resist opening one of the boxes of worm poop to take a look. It looks, I told her, as she held out two palms worth of the castings, just like worm poop: tiny balls of [...] I know, a real dearth of food and garden stuff lately. This morning when I got back up after my few hours of sleep, it was 35 degrees and rainy outside. Brrr. Where’s my spring? It’s also that time of the year when the whirlpool of month end and previous year end paperwork/filings/activities are at full [...] Today has been all about food. Well, that and getting the dogs shaved and bathed. That, and getting the Princess wiped down and brushed. And watching football. But it has been a day full of cooking for me, although I was a bit behind schedule due to the dog-bathing part. We begin our tour with a [...] |
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