A day in the kitchen

I read email this morning, and then ignored the computer for the rest of the day. As a result, I’m down to my last bottle of corn syrup and I’m out of almonds. I hand-chopped 6 cups of almonds today, and now, finally, I understand What a Food Processor Is For, although I don’t think I’ll buy one – I don’t know where I’d put it. I’ve bundled up the results of today’s work already, before taking any pictures, so you’ll have to imagine: English Toffee Peanut Brittle (and black beans and roasted squash, but those aren’t quite the same) …

Adding more holidays

Caitlyn came home from school last week and announced, “It’s the first day of Hanukkah! Can we light candles?” I figured, why not? So, our non-Jewish household has been lighting candles at dinnertime for the last week, one more each night. We’ve made a circle of tea lights since we don’t have a menorah, and Caitlyn – without any prompting – changes out the old lights for new ones every morning. I’ve found some blessings to read, and we’ve talked about Maccabees and miracles. This morning, Caitlyn asked for a menorah for Christmas. So, she hasn’t thrown out the other …