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- Am baffled.... Micro was turning on by itself. Serious fire hazard. Called GE; they sent a repairman here twice; free of charge, and they sent new parts. Under warranty, handled beautifully, but, baffled that it would make financial sense for GE to not just replace it. (Obviously I could send in the unit, or wiring, etc).... Seemed silly to me, almost like having a repairman come for a hairdryer malfunction.

- My jam raspberry jam (Syrup) that I made this summer has been in the garage. It is now completely set..... Family has devoured most of it! YEAH!! I was very happy to see that. (Sorry Steve! I wanted to trade with you!) FIL made Hungarian Pancakes this week, and we went through many jars.

- Went to a fancy dinner on Friday with one of dh colleagues. I can't justify / appreciate the costs of these restaurants. While I am no means a chef, I do pride myself on cooking. Can't rationalize or enjoy the treat.... Cute, because dh gave me a compliment on the way home suggesting the same...

- Pulling together Christmas Eve dessert menu. Any suggestions on a walnut roll recipe? I am not great with yeast. Last year it was more like a walnut hot dog.

- Making a ham (From my free thanksgiving coupon) this week to save some leftovers for Elenors overnight brunch enchiladas for Christmas Morning.

- Last night went to dh company holiday dinner..... TOO FUNNY, they had waiters and waitresses serve on fancy platters stuffed mushrooms, terriaki on a stick, shrimp cocktail, caprese skewers, etc.... They also served tiny ribs of lamb and buffalo wings.. (Both require a major amount of napkins!) It was funny to see people try to eat this as a "finger" food.

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Rainy Sunday

Hi everyone, long time no see! I'm afraid I've been working a lot of overtime, eating at the office and then zonking out when at home, no cooking at all.

This weekend I was going to do Christmas shopping, laundry and other fun things but a headache got in the way, not a migraine though, weird. I'm better now but there goes my plans...

But I was able to rally and make minestre, finally I think I nailed what to do to make it taste like my favorite over at Capp's Corner. I got to use up a ton of great veggies from my produce box, and I just had a bowlful, so good. I hope to write it down before I forget.

Ever hear funny noises and have to get up to investigate? I have an enormous beet (see the link) and put it in the toaster oven wrapped in foil to roast, set the timer for 80 minutes (it's HUGE) and fell promptly asleep. I woke up hearing a strange crackling noise from the kitchen, very startling! But it's just the beet, roasting away. Hope it will be done soon! I'm going to shave it thinly when it's cold for lunch tomorrow with toasted walnuts. Unless you all can think of something else.

For a sweet tonight I'm going to make s'mores in the toaster oven. Not a bad way to end the week.

Hope you all have a great Christmas!

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Sunlit Six

What is that big ball of light in the sky? Could it be... could it be... the sun? Haven't seen it for a couple of weeks, because it's been snowing steadily since then.

Anyway, got out my last bag of Christmas decorations yesterday, only to find out that one of my favorite decorations got damaged by mold :eek:( Spent an hour trying to bring it back to life!

Bought a boxed mix of gingerbread cake today. It tastes as well as "from scratch" and I'm pooped. It will be good sometime this week, warm, with powdered sugar and whipped cream with friends coming over after caroling.

I made chicken and rice with spinach for dinner Friday night and then beef stew last night. Good comfort food and I've been burning it off keeping warm (although I guess both of those were relatively pretty low-cal, considering...) while walking in the woods with DH and DS this afternoon, looking for winter berries to make last-minute gift decorations.

Whole pies were ridiculously cheap at my favorite grocery store, so I bought 3 - raspberry, pumpkin, and apple. I'll be making a chocolate-mint cheesecake for Christmas, so these will keep.

Inspired by the feedback on Richard's cranberry relish, I bought a wheel of Camembert cheese and (making crackers?) to go with it for NYE - buying frozen raspberries with memories of picking them off the bush just a short few months ago :eek:(

Chocolate mice for SURE, tomorrow afternoon.

 
Hahah, funny picture. We've missed you, too! I wish I

liked beets, they're good for you, but I can't eat anything that RED! Same goes for red velvet cake...

 
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