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Can you all see the basket of cheese and onion buns? Go ahead and help yourselves - it is a 'bottomless' basket - it won't empty until everyone has eaten their fill.

Pontifex - I add the extras (sometimes other things like dried fruit) to the dough before I've finished kneading. I bet there are lots of recipes on line! I chucked in some left over mashed potatoes too.
 
You cook the onions before you add them, Kay? (And I really love potatoes in dough; I often sneak in 1/4 c. flaked dehydrated potatoes, because they seem to add a soft richness to the dough.)
 
It is fun to talk about food isn't it. So - the onions are chopped fairly small, the cheese can be grated or made into small cubes. I think bruschetta would be wonderful thing to pair with cheese and onion buns or bread.

Does anyone know the secret to baguettes that taste and have the same texture as the ones sold in France? I've come close a couple times, but not got it perfect. Sometimes I wish we could buy flour that comes from other countries because they do seem to differ from place to place. One local lady used to bring flour back when she visited her family in Germany. She said her recipes didn't work properly with Canadian flour.
 
Kay I remeber something from Julia/Julie- the book and movie. Didn't she use a preheated stone to bake the bread on and a bowl of water as well in the oven? My memory on this is not reliable look up Julia Child and french bread.
 
The cheese 'n inion buns taste great with just a bit of real butter; but I'm putting out some kraft roasted garlic cream cheese (I think it's a new flavour - this is the first I've had it and it is delicious).

Yesterday when I got home from Writers' Group, Granddaughter was here chatting with her Grampy. She had something to show us. She pulled up her shirt and there on her back, just above the waist, was a tatoo - the words 'With love, Grammy and Grampy'. What's more, I recognized my writing, and Grampy's signature. Apparently this is something a tatoo artist can do - the client brings in a card or other sample of someone's writing and it can be enlarged and tatoo-ed into their flesh.
I generally don't like or see any sense in tatoos - a generational thing, I'm sure. But if she felt compelled to get one, I find it touching that she choose this one.
 
aaaah, that is so good. It shows how much she cares for you and how much you care for her. She feels your love and wants it with her...and to honour you.

I don't have a tattoo, nor do either of my boys. They were at one point interested at that age, but, now have no interest. My sister keeps bugging me to get one.
 
I'm gently teasing you Pinga as I hear that you now have 2 tattoos.
I don't have nay either do my boys. Daughter chose one to cover up a skin graft.

I may get one at somepoint!
 
Looked down at my pants today and laughed. I pulled on a tunic top and grabbed a pair of black leggings this morning. Turns out they weren't quite leggings but rather my helly hansen lightweight long underwear. Look fine with the outfit and are just the right warmth for today. They's be a bit sheer but the tunic covers my bottom!
 
Tabitha said:
I'm gently teasing you Pinga as I hear that you now have 2 tattoos.
I don't have nay either do my boys. Daughter chose one to cover up a skin graft.

I may get one at somepoint!
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Hahah, you are right. I actually have 3 tattoos.
How could I forget.
 
This is off topic, but I thought I'd share anyway! We had a harvest feast yesterday at school: We made 'stone soup', cookies and punch. We worked as a class to rearrange our tables so that all could sit together. We set the tables and dined together. One parent said that there was so much learning involved in our simple meal (making it, eating it, cleaning up) that isn't covered in the curriculum, but so important nonetheless. I absolutely loved the togetherness of this beautiful little class.
 
Happy Thanksgiving weekend, folks.

I have been working on purging the house while I am off. It is an easy task when one is tired. Empty a shelf in a cupboard. Sort sheets. Review books. We have lived in this house for 27 years. Just us, then the kids through their various stages now kids moving out. My husband worked on the attic over the last year but closets and laundry shelving were never done. In addition, with my oldest moving out, he took what he wished, but, there were lots of items from 26 years of life still there. He would have purged when he got home, but, by sending photos, I was able to purge the easy stuff with his agreement.

We only have 3 bedrooms, so the plan is to turn that bedroom into a guest room and an office for me. It started when I knew my sister was coming to stay with me.

So.....I started a pile on the main level to gather and send off to the local charity. It is now massive.
Linen closets: there were bags of sheets which only had top sheets and pillow cases. There were sheets that never got soft and were never used. There were like new double bed sheet sets and comforter from my son's college days. There were comforters from previous kids bedroom sets.
Bedroom: toys, jerseys, shirts, sports equipment
Laundry: specialty cooking items used for a bit, but sitting for 10 years. Buckets. Vases.

The garbage is also gotten full: crafts 1/2 done, broken laundry bins, junk, old cleaning supplies.
The school locker that we had picked up 15 years ago, painted and my son had used in his sports themed room is ready to be put on the street for someone to pick up, or...to go to the dump.
The huge black panther and the cub that had sat on that locker for those 15 years, were vacuumed and have gone to the public school who were thrilled to receive a new mascot.
Local hockey team jerseys and baseballs have gone to one of the great nephews.

Impact?
I now have a 1/2 empty linen closet, my son's room has room in the closet for guest clothes. Items that were in the wrong location, coz there was no room for them in the right location...now are in the right location.
Three bins of momentos, hockey equipment which are ready to go to the attic for when my son comes home to review and determine keepers.
The laundry room now has room for clothes baskets on the shelf rather than having to put on the freezer, and for suitcases to be stored appropriately.
Found a bunch of really good wine that I didn't know was there...Turned out it had been shoved on the laundry room shelf.

Status: I think that I am about 1/2 done. maybe.

Also, some folks are going to get items in good shape, and folks that need rags will get good fabric.

The best part is I am getting good activity. Nothing too strenuous. and it makes me feel good.
 
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Nancy said:
This is off topic, but I thought I'd share anyway! We had a harvest feast yesterday at school: We made 'stone soup', cookies and punch. We worked as a class to rearrange our tables so that all could sit together. We set the tables and dined together. One parent said that there was so much learning involved in our simple meal (making it, eating it, cleaning up) that isn't covered in the curriculum, but so important nonetheless. I absolutely loved the togetherness of this beautiful little class.
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"Harvest Feast" - is that the new p.c. replacement for Thanksgiving Nancy?
 
Pr. Jae said:
"Harvest Feast" - is that the new p.c. replacement for Thanksgiving Nancy?
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We teach a variety of traditions from different cultures, countries and time periods in the Grade 2 curriculum. Thanksgiving is definitely connected to the harvest, and harvest celebrations have been celebrated the world over for a very long time. Our feast was a connection to that. So...not necessarily politically correct, just very inclusive.
 
Nancy said:
We teach a variety of traditions from different cultures, countries and time periods in the Grade 2 curriculum. Thanksgiving is definitely connected to the harvest, and harvest celebrations have been celebrated the world over for a very long time. Our feast was a connection to that. So...not necessarily politically correct, just very inclusive.
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I too love this idea of imbedding various learnings into a community item. Good for you, Nancy.
 
That uncluttered house will be great to live in Pinga. I remember uncluttering when we had been in the empty nest stage for several years and were moving to a different, smaller house. Each kid was offered their abandoned 'stuff' - as in take it or toss it. Two tossed without looking through to see what was there. One sorted, kept a few pieces and tossed the rest. One said - this stuff can't be tossed because it reminds me of my childhood. I reassured saying that it didn't have to be tossed, she could take it with her. A hissy fit followed as she reminded me she didn't have anywhere to put it and I should keep it for her. I reminded her that it was offered back because I didn't want it! Later I showed them the unwanted household items we had no use for now. Some kids claimed some pieces and others didn't because they wanted 'all new' things. Growing up is hard to do.

We have now been in this house for a decade and I recently noticed some items that have entered that aren't essential or beautiful. Time to get ruthless again, I guess.
 
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