Thank you ALL so much for all your prayers and good wishes! (m)
It's so heartening to think that so many people are thinking of us...I'd forgotten what that felt like. (Ah, for the old days of Gail's...) Thank you all, really, for so many good thoughts. We feel them.
Every day, we see more strength in Natalie. In fact, I'm sure she's forgotten the whole awful ordeal - my wife and I, though, will never forget it.
On a more FR note, I was pretty much out of commission March and April, but in the last week or two since we've been back from the hospital, I've made several recipes that I can recommend most highly. (Baking, especially, calms me down.) One was the Deep Dish Apple Pie from America's Test Kitchen. I've made quite a few pies before, but have NEVER had one turn out as well as this one did...especially the crust, which was delicious and flaky. The other recipes all came from the most recent issue of Cook's Illustrated: Strawberry Cream Cake (MAGNIFICENT!), Turtle Brownies (Excellent!), and Main-Dish Vegetable Stir Fry (restaurant-quality). Let me know if any of these recipes appeal, I'll be happy to type 'em up.
Best regards,
Josh