what i saw March 25, 2020 at 07:52AM

Fantasy is, indeed, the king of hustle.

feathering the nest

i set myself up with a cutting board, vegetables, and the pepper grinder in front of the computer before today's tech demo (i wasn't presenting this week) so that by the time it was done i had sliced all the veg and ground a tablespoon of pepper and could start braised beef shortribs over lunch. we had them for dinner, and there are some leftovers for later (as well as two cups of fond that i want to get into some french onion soup real soon now).

afternoon tea today got me thinking about cookies. so i made some after after walking the dog tonight and they're cooling. they smell so good. writing this post is all that is keeping me from burning my mouth.

i don't miss bread very often, but the opportunity to make slow food right now makes me sad that we can't have it.* i did start researching sourdough for mom though; she's cooped up and bored and has flour but no yeast. has anyone tried the fruit juice method?

*C can't have gluten, and my mental health is way better when i don't have simple carbs, so bread is right out––especially right now when there are so many reasons to be cranky or sad.