The sweet smell of winter!
I'm typing this as I lay (or should I be lie? That one always confuses me) in my bed, sniffling and choking back phlegm, listening to my dear husband do the same. The weird thing is, the AC is on. Yeah. It's the end of October, we have colds and are relying on Vicks (though rosemary oil has an eerily similar effect) to continue breathing, and it was over 90 today. What witchery is this? Crazy, I tell you.
But anyway. It is the end of October, and that means the jig is up! Or the lease is, anyway. We are moving (again!) on Friday into another apartment. For people who don't like apartments, we are going to be apartment masters here pretty quick. I've heard these ones are the nicest in town, and pretty quiet; apparently a bunch of teachers and cops live there. We should fit right in, then.
Speaking of teachers...one of my first grade boys brought me a flower on Thursday! So cute. He's
such a sweetheart. Chivalrous.
Which brings me to the medieval times tournament we went to this weekend! I guess Jesse's boss was given a couple tickets for this jousting dinner show shindig a while back, and he passed them along to us, so we went. I wasn't too sold on it at first, but hey, we got to eat about half a chicken with no utensils, and watch men in sparkly tights chase each other around on horses. It was pretty good as nerd moments
go. And it was like, two hours long. And they served soup that Jesse actually enjoyed, AND I found the recipe on their facebook page. How courteous is that? Nobody posts their recipes on Facebook. I'm gonna be making a lot of dragon eye soup this winter, let me tell you.
Some other things that I will be making a lot of include braided pie crusts (because they just look so pretty!), and homemade chocolate. Oh yeah. Chocolate made with coconut oil and sweetened with honey. That's like...healthy! Seriously. And not even difficult. Smash up some cocoa powder and a lipid, add it to some water (it looked kinda funky here, but just go with it), mix in some milk and honey, and viola! Chocolate that makes fantastic coating for peppermint patties. It was a kitchen day. And that's all, folks! It's past my bedtime.
PS. it was a messy kitchen day. Peppermint patty filling is sticky. I used a lot of dishes. More on that later...
But anyway. It is the end of October, and that means the jig is up! Or the lease is, anyway. We are moving (again!) on Friday into another apartment. For people who don't like apartments, we are going to be apartment masters here pretty quick. I've heard these ones are the nicest in town, and pretty quiet; apparently a bunch of teachers and cops live there. We should fit right in, then.Speaking of teachers...one of my first grade boys brought me a flower on Thursday! So cute. He's
such a sweetheart. Chivalrous.
Which brings me to the medieval times tournament we went to this weekend! I guess Jesse's boss was given a couple tickets for this jousting dinner show shindig a while back, and he passed them along to us, so we went. I wasn't too sold on it at first, but hey, we got to eat about half a chicken with no utensils, and watch men in sparkly tights chase each other around on horses. It was pretty good as nerd moments go. And it was like, two hours long. And they served soup that Jesse actually enjoyed, AND I found the recipe on their facebook page. How courteous is that? Nobody posts their recipes on Facebook. I'm gonna be making a lot of dragon eye soup this winter, let me tell you.
Some other things that I will be making a lot of include braided pie crusts (because they just look so pretty!), and homemade chocolate. Oh yeah. Chocolate made with coconut oil and sweetened with honey. That's like...healthy! Seriously. And not even difficult. Smash up some cocoa powder and a lipid, add it to some water (it looked kinda funky here, but just go with it), mix in some milk and honey, and viola! Chocolate that makes fantastic coating for peppermint patties. It was a kitchen day. And that's all, folks! It's past my bedtime.
PS. it was a messy kitchen day. Peppermint patty filling is sticky. I used a lot of dishes. More on that later...
Messy kitchen = Happy Home?????
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm????
I feel like a messy kitchen keeps it real and shows that massive creativity has happened. But I do like it when my kitchen is clean too. It drives me nuts if it remains dirty. But sometimes that is my reality!
You should share the recipe for the awesome soup?!