Doozer got first place in the the Wiskers on Wednesday costume contest! His prize arrived in the mail today–a hand knit snakey! Isn’t it sweet? Thanks Jess and Monica!
Also, my TAS and I are doing a word war. Last one to get to 25K words has to buy the other one some chocolate and it has to be done by Sunday at bedtime. I’m off to NaNo land. :-) Wish me luck!
The stars must have been aligned–this dish was a huge hit at our house tonight.
I riffed on this recipe featured on the Rachael Ray show today. All of the ingredients came from Trader Joe’s. Here’s how I did it:
1. Prepare one pound of dried tortellini pasta according to the package directions.
2. While the pasta is cooking, steam one package of frozen asparagus and then puree.
3. Make Rachael’s béchamel sauce (omit garlic by accident and instead use one part vegetable broth and one part fat-free milk). Add pureed asparagus.
4. Toss the now very very green sauce with the pasta to coat.
5. Brown a package of tomato/basil chicken sausages (squeezed from their casings and crumbled) and add to the pasta and sauce, stirring gently.
6. Pour into a baking dish and cover with TJ’s Quattro Formaggio (about 1/2 a package). Bake at 375° for about 15 minutes until the cheese is browned and the sauce is bubbly.
I6 ate all of what he was served. E3 had two servings. Karl snarfed up a huge bowl. Angels sang.
Now it’s back to NaNoWriMo for me.
I’m just not feeling the NaNoWriMo love this year. I’m trying to write, but gawd I’m bored with my plot. Blargh! I had an idea this morning to have my characters transported by time traveling aliens somewhere else. That might be the only way to save my November. Now, if you will excuse me I’m going to go make a sacrifice to the Deus ex machina.
Even if you don’t want it to. Don’t fight it!
says “get back to work!”
(either that or “give me tuna”. My kittehese is a little rusty.)
1. NaNoWriMo started.
2. I came down with my first cold of the season. It’s the worst cold ever (not the flu as previously suspected).
3. Barack Obama was elected to the presidency on the United States of America on Tuesday.
4. I got my period.
5. I gave up on NaNoWriMo.
6. I changed my mind.
7. I finished one knitting project without actually starting another.
We live in interesting times. Seriously.
I am a little curious what they told their AI to look for.
Even though I am thrilled beyond about the outcome of last night’s election, I must confess that when Sen. McCain said in his extremely gracious concession speech that
We fought — we fought as hard as we could.
And though we fell short, the failure is mine, not yours.
it made me feel sad. :-(
One of these things is not like the others.
We live in amazing times. (Thanks to Buzzfeed for the image.)
Am I the only one disturbed by this article about public schools buying curriculum from corporations for $16 a pop so they can learn how to gamble on the stock market?
Knitting Interrupted 
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