Monthly Archives for December 2009
Christmasing and A Reminder
I should haul the good stuff out more often
but the china is stored in a closet
with a million other things that I would have to dig through in order to retrieve it
and it is such a treat to only use it for special occasions.
Christmas Dinner is one of the special occasions.
The dinner took most of the day to make
mostly due to the number of side dishes and new recipes.
No, I didn’t make enough courses to use up all the plates I set on the table
but it was pretty that way
SO I CAN SET THE TABLE HOWEVER I WANT. Continue reading
Lessons are Messy
Last Sunday I was baking the cake for Monday
with a speed not normally seen in my house.
I usually bake the cake on Sunday
then make the frosting and decorate on Monday night.
(I’ve also been known to procratinate
and do everything on Monday.)
That places me at Lil’ Ol’ Bar at around 8:45 – 9:00p
despite my best intentions of getting there at 8:30p.
Oh
there’s always a missing coupler
fallen cake layer
or not enough frosting
and before you know it
I’m running behind.
(We all know the procrastination part
would never play a role in getting to the bar late.)
Since it’s a school night for most people in Houston
bringing a cake to a bar at 9:00p keeps the party small.
Not wanting people to feel left out all the time
I was determined to let the Tuesday early birds eat some cake
instead of worms. Continue reading
Things I Did This Year and Didn't Write About
All day long I go around writing in my head. I construct grand entries witty one linersthings that happened I want to rememberor I take a million photos of something to document later. Then the kitchen needs cleaningthe dogs keep … Continue reading