OK, it’s November. We’ve had some days with a high of 35° and other days like today where the high was 66°. One of the really cold days was last Tuesday, Halloween. I already posted a bunch of pics of our pumpkins but here they are lit on Halloween night. We got hardly any trick … [Read more…]
This was going to be “Pumpkin, pumpkin, and kittens”, because I actually made two things with pumpkin Saturday, but only one was photographed: The pumpkin item that was not photographed was Yossi Arefi’s olive oil pumpkin cake, that I was trying for the first time, to take to Steve & Heike’s 40th anniversary party. After … [Read more…]
So, way back at the beginning of pandemic, I made these long rise whole wheat English muffins from the Washington Post. Then in June I tried out some sourdough ones, using a King Arthur recipe. They came out way too big, but were really good for egg sangwiches. So, now – in October – I … [Read more…]
… the rounder we get. Not to quote the Grateful Dead or anything. And not that I’ll ever feel caught up. I am listening to my new album by Ace of Cups, San Francisco’s all-girl psychedelic band, who’re all old ladies like me now. Here’s a bunch of randoms: Madison, Minneapolis, and back in Madison. … [Read more…]
Squash, Pumpkin Pies (with marshmallow fluff rosettes, and pumpkin s’more pie with a chocolate cookie crust and marshmallow fluff meringue on top), wet leaves, and my jack-o-lantern pumpkin that I have yet to carve. Well, it’s only the 28th of October. [portfolio_slideshow pagerpos=disabled size=full]