Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!

Wash ,'Serenity'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Dana - Nov 23, 2011 4:29:32 pm PST #8193 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Does someone want to come here and make me some?


Jesse - Nov 23, 2011 4:31:02 pm PST #8194 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

The gougeres at Artisinal were the best thing about my job at United Way (in the building upstairs).


JenP - Nov 23, 2011 4:32:10 pm PST #8195 of 30001

I have no idea what these are, but holy god, they sound good.

I am Dana in this. Except that now they've been explained. But I was thinking, these sound awesome; how have I never had nor heard of them?? I marked the recipe and Steph's pumpkin bread recipe.

We made four pies today - pumpkin, cherry, apple-bourbon, and a hybrid cherry apple-bourbon pie with leftover filling. All but the pumpkin have delicious streusel on top. The hybrid pie was taste-tested tonight and is yum.


Consuela - Nov 23, 2011 4:32:44 pm PST #8196 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I really need to get off my ass and bake a pie. Argh.


Amy - Nov 23, 2011 4:33:01 pm PST #8197 of 30001
Because books.

You worked above Artisanal? Lucky girl.


lisah - Nov 23, 2011 4:38:52 pm PST #8198 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

apple-bourbon pie??? holy yum!!!

I think you can make gougeres in a fussier but prettier way with a pastry bag, maybe? I am all about dropping them randomly sized with a spoon! Still always delicious!


Jesse - Nov 23, 2011 4:53:01 pm PST #8199 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

You worked above Artisanal? Lucky girl.

I went there surprisingly little, considering. I mean, considering how I feel about cheese! But it's pricy and I didn't really like most of my coworkers.


Amy - Nov 23, 2011 4:54:50 pm PST #8200 of 30001
Because books.

Yeah, it's not cheap at all. I've been there twice, but spread out over a few years. Definitely time to go back. I have to get S. up there.

I wonder if I could wrangle a night up there for our anniversary this year. I mean, in the city, as well as Artisanal.


Calli - Nov 23, 2011 4:55:59 pm PST #8201 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Mmmm, pie. I made some last week for various get togethers (granny smith apple and brown sugar, my go-to pie). Tomorrow I'm eating store-bought pumpkin pie from the local hippie co-op.


beekaytee - Nov 23, 2011 5:02:07 pm PST #8202 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant

I'm about to make my famous cranberry sauce for tomorrow's supper with friends. I should have done it hours ago.

I'm also trying to find a babysitter for Bartleby for when I am out of the house tomorrow. Weirdly, things going as well as they have is making it a little worse for the small guy. The sutures are driving him to distraction and I have been advised against doing anything topically to relieve the itching.

So I spend all my time staring at him and shouting LEAVE IT!

Poor doll.

I also thing I'm suffering from bread poisoning. After tomorrow, I'm straight back on the gluten-free wagon that I so spectacularly feel off of over the last two stressful months. My stomach is a mess, yo. Lesson learned.

Happy fooding folks!