Finally mined myself out a little side room to call my own, and made 8 cookies which means I can move on to the second stage of civilization!


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So far, my most exciting find has been this:

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Breakfast Specials

Mary's sleeping over! Jim's bringing a girl home from college! You've asked friends to come for brunch after church. Or you just woke up this morning so full of goodwill that you wanted to make the day special. That's the day for any one of the good things in this section. (Our testers tell us they're delicious!) Spread this ( Read more... )

I went on a tour of Chicago architecture this morning, via boat. Didn't pay much attention to the tour guide, but I got a lot of awesome photos!

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I managed to find a really lovely recipe that I used to whip up dinner here tonight: Pork chops with maple-apple acorn squash. The pork is covered with onions that have been sauteed with thyme, and it's a surprisingly good combination. The acorn squash with apples, maple syrup and cinnamon, though, is absolutely fantastic. I had a squash the size ( Read more... )

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Tried to go see Greta Christina speak tonight -- about a two hour drive. Traffic was bad. Okay, I figured, we'll be a tiny bit late. Weather was horrible. Okay, like an hour late ( Read more... )