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Back from dropping Anneliese off to spend a couple nights and Grandma and Grandpa's. I'm not QUITE sure why it had to be such a production number, as we were perfectly willing to drive out to Lansing to meet them. Heck, there were probably a few errands we could have taken care of whilst there.
But, it was lunch at the Ded Robbin. Which was somewhat disappointing for me. I had a headache to start with - (Short shrift on sleep with sick babykins plus an incipient black eye she gave me when she smacked the back of her little head into mine, right at the edge of my eyebrow. *sigh* She really needs to stop flinging herself backward. Maybe the pain from this time will help). I ordered a chicken sandwich and got a burger. Which had a couple good-sized chunks of gristle in the half I did eat. I don't normally order burgers in restaurants, as I either find them disappointing or it's such a nice place a burger would be insulting. Hope they at least took THAT off the bill, though the waitress didn't say so, and handed Dad the check directly. Grrrr. We did stroll through Barnes and Noble afterward, and picked up "Reaper Man" as our first formal joint foray into the Discworld series.
Mom did hand me some recipes and a card for John as we parted company. That was a good thing, as his birthday is Tuesday, and he was pretty sure everybody had forgotten. (I should be so lucky. He's a guy - he still expects it to be an occasion.) I took the recipes home to experiment. They are for what are effectively homemade hostess cupcakes, twinkies, and oreos from Mary Jane's Farm. So far, I am somewhat dubious. The cupcake "batter" would have been possible to roll out with a pin. The recipe for the filling is basically a meringue/boiled icing. No butter or shortening at all. Hrrrrmmm......
Then we stopped by Siciliano's, as John wanted a wee dram. And I rummaged through the cheese culture collection - which has gotten quite a lot more extensive since my last visit. There were probably a dozen options, at least. I picked up one for creme fraiche/mascarpone. For a little over $5 I think there are 5-6 envelopes in it. Heh. Kewl. I shall endeavor to make John some Tiramisu. Still contemplating a cow share if we stay put. And I'd like to have the ability to deal with excesses at need. ;-)
Time to go veg with the book till bedtime. Well, still have to fill and ice the cupcakes, but that won't take long.
But, it was lunch at the Ded Robbin. Which was somewhat disappointing for me. I had a headache to start with - (Short shrift on sleep with sick babykins plus an incipient black eye she gave me when she smacked the back of her little head into mine, right at the edge of my eyebrow. *sigh* She really needs to stop flinging herself backward. Maybe the pain from this time will help). I ordered a chicken sandwich and got a burger. Which had a couple good-sized chunks of gristle in the half I did eat. I don't normally order burgers in restaurants, as I either find them disappointing or it's such a nice place a burger would be insulting. Hope they at least took THAT off the bill, though the waitress didn't say so, and handed Dad the check directly. Grrrr. We did stroll through Barnes and Noble afterward, and picked up "Reaper Man" as our first formal joint foray into the Discworld series.
Mom did hand me some recipes and a card for John as we parted company. That was a good thing, as his birthday is Tuesday, and he was pretty sure everybody had forgotten. (I should be so lucky. He's a guy - he still expects it to be an occasion.) I took the recipes home to experiment. They are for what are effectively homemade hostess cupcakes, twinkies, and oreos from Mary Jane's Farm. So far, I am somewhat dubious. The cupcake "batter" would have been possible to roll out with a pin. The recipe for the filling is basically a meringue/boiled icing. No butter or shortening at all. Hrrrrmmm......
Then we stopped by Siciliano's, as John wanted a wee dram. And I rummaged through the cheese culture collection - which has gotten quite a lot more extensive since my last visit. There were probably a dozen options, at least. I picked up one for creme fraiche/mascarpone. For a little over $5 I think there are 5-6 envelopes in it. Heh. Kewl. I shall endeavor to make John some Tiramisu. Still contemplating a cow share if we stay put. And I'd like to have the ability to deal with excesses at need. ;-)
Time to go veg with the book till bedtime. Well, still have to fill and ice the cupcakes, but that won't take long.
