Latest Obsessions

*Cranberries are back!
I'm such a dork at the market, when new seasonal things
start to show up my face lights up with excitement. I doubt
that many people get as excited over cranberries as I do.
I love seasonal produce and I don't care who knows it!!
These cranberries are destined for a pie.

*Binging on Horror 
It's October, the only time of the year when the husband will
agree to watch scary movies. So we are doing our usual
horror movie marathon, and throwing in a few shows as well.
Also in the mix (obviously) are my favorite old-school Halloween
cartoons/movies that are more of the fluffy sort, Grinch Night,
Hocus Pocus, Practical Magic, etc.

*Biscuits
I've been trying to perfect my biscuit game for years, and it has
finally happened. Each batch in the last few months has been fluffy,
flaky, and ideally crisped on top and bottom. The summer was strictly
buttermilk, but for the fall I've mixed it up with sweet potato.
I should clarify that even though through facebook and instagram
it may seem like all of my baking and cooking endeavors go very well
it's only because I choose to leave out my horrible failures.
Which is why I am always extra proud of the things that turn out perfectly
because it doesn't always happen, but that is the grand adventure of the kitchen.

*The Glorious Second Trimester
Ladies weren't lyin' when they said it would get easier in the 2nd.
I finally feel like my normal self (albeit with a small bump in my midsection).
My energy is back, I can actually focus on projects  & cooking, and I can actually
stay up until midnight. Small victories.


* "And above all,  watch with glittering eyes the whole world 
around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden 
in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic 
will never find it." -Roald Dahl

A Year in Books: September/October

I've forgotten to post this 2 months in a row, eek!
Sometimes I just get out of blogging mode;
I start to feel like I don't have much to say
or that some things aren't worth sharing.
But the itch to post things inevitably comes back
and once again I start to share my thoughts and whims
with the masses (and by masses I mean friends and family who
happen to read this )

So here we go, this is what I've read

September
Back to Bologna-Michael Dibdin
The Apprentice-Jacques Pepin
Expecting Better-Emily Oster

October
Nasty Bits-Anthony Bourdain
Clementine in the Kitchen-Phineas Beck
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies-Ben Macintyre

It's been a good bunch. I plan on making some of the recipes from
Clementine in the Kitchen. French fare is perfect for winter time!
I also really loved at the end of Bourdain's book, which was all different
essays from different points in his career, how he commented on each
of them. Sometimes agreeing with what he said and sometimes
admitting how ridiculous he sounded. That was fun to read.

I also went in to a mystery store that is right by work
and it is floor to ceiling stacked with every mystery writer you
can imagine. and they have TONS of first editions!
(which always come at a price-but how cool?!)
I'll be going back there to find some new authors
and to grab some more Agatha Christie's.

As usual I'd love to hear what everyone is reading.
comment, text, call, email, write a letter. tell me.