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About a week or so after Thanksgiving I found one organic pie pumpkin at the grocery. Today I cut it, cooked it, and pureed it, and even toasted the pumpkin seeds. (I'm not fond of the seeds, but Jeannie toasted quite a few at Thanksgiving and they love them. I hope I did it right.)
I think I have enough pumpkin for two 9" pies, but my recipe calls for evaporated milk and two eggs, among other things. I don't have the milk and have only 3 eggs in my fridge. Jeannie has several cans of milk and I'm sure they have plenty of eggs, and I'm probably going to take the ingredients I have to her house tomorrow and make the pies there.
I am so tired from cutting the pumpkin today I just can't get the energy to do anything else this evening. I wounded my arm with the point of the knife, and also cut my thumb, but neither cuts were too bad and I will live. Those pumpkin shells are the toughest things imaginable, and I'm reminded why I don't often do it. Jeannie used their electric knife before Thanksgiving and the pumpkin was much easier to cut.
I thought I might beat the traffic this morning and drove to Costco first thing. I have never gotten out of that store for $10, but today I bought two items at a total cost of just under $10. Back out on the street I couldn't believe the traffic! Really awful.
I just watched the weather forecast - foggy tomorrow, and "brilliant sunshine on Christmas Day". That's something to look forward to.
Note, in answer to Ms. Belinda's comment, when I mention Bel Air I'm referring to my local supermarket - not the Bel Air in Southern CA!
I probably won't blog tomorrow and Christmas, so I'll take this opportunity to wish everyone holiday greetings.
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Travel
Pumpkin Pie
About a week or so after Thanksgiving I found one organic pie pumpkin at the grocery. Today I cut it, cooked it, and pureed it, and even toasted the pumpkin seeds. (I'm not fond of the seeds, but Jeannie toasted quite a few at Thanksgiving and they love them. I hope I did it right.)
I think I have enough pumpkin for two 9" pies, but my recipe calls for evaporated milk and two eggs, among other things. I don't have the milk and have only 3 eggs in my fridge. Jeannie has several cans of milk and I'm sure they have plenty of eggs, and I'm probably going to take the ingredients I have to her house tomorrow and make the pies there.
I am so tired from cutting the pumpkin today I just can't get the energy to do anything else this evening. I wounded my arm with the point of the knife, and also cut my thumb, but neither cuts were too bad and I will live. Those pumpkin shells are the toughest things imaginable, and I'm reminded why I don't often do it. Jeannie used their electric knife before Thanksgiving and the pumpkin was much easier to cut.
I thought I might beat the traffic this morning and drove to Costco first thing. I have never gotten out of that store for $10, but today I bought two items at a total cost of just under $10. Back out on the street I couldn't believe the traffic! Really awful.
I just watched the weather forecast - foggy tomorrow, and "brilliant sunshine on Christmas Day". That's something to look forward to.
Note, in answer to Ms. Belinda's comment, when I mention Bel Air I'm referring to my local supermarket - not the Bel Air in Southern CA!
I probably won't blog tomorrow and Christmas, so I'll take this opportunity to wish everyone holiday greetings.
- Me? Get A Job?
First, I want to answer Larry's question about my sciatica. It lasted about 5 weeks, but when it started to get better the relief was very fast. I hope I never have that again, and I hope you can find a quick solution for yours. ...
- Thanksgiving
I had planned to come home yesterday (Thanksgiving) after the dinner, but ended up staying two nights at Jeannie's house. We went to the gym this afternoon to work off some of the calories and I didn't get home until about 4pm. ...
- Will It Ever Be Over?
I called Jeannie at about 12:30 am on Wednesday morning and asked her to drive me to the ER. They wanted to do surgery ASAP but couldn't once they learned I had been taking plavix (blood thinner). Evidently it is the worst of all the thinners...
- Yay, The Weekend!
I don't know that it matters to me as I usually stay quiet on weekends and out of the way of those who work all week. This morning I decided I would do a bit of cleaning and had just started on the kitchen floor when I got a call from my primary...
- My Thanksgiving
Dona;d's Turkey cake! Three sisters - Julie, Marty, and Amy Sibs - Joe and Jeanie Donald and Jeannie Autumn, Alyssa, Arianna Keira (Kiki) oblivious to the camera! The meal was just like I remembered everything from childhood. Mom's recipe...