Happy New Year everyone!
My title seems a little morbid, but also fitting. I've enjoyed being here over Christmas break--our whole family hadn't been together for over a year. But I wonder--what will next Christmas be like? I won't be in school any more. Very likely I will not have the vacation time to come up for Christmas next year...but then again, who knows what is in my future? So, these unknowns are a little bit scary, but also exciting. There is still a lot to look forward too this semester, and this May.
Ok, now that I have that out of the way, I can go to more interesting subjects. Like baking with a couple of special girls--you know who you are :) Our theme seemed to be Middle Eastern dishes...mostly. We made lavash crackers, hummus, falafels, naan bread, and pretzels (the pretzels were our non-middle eastern food). To give you an idea of the deliciousness we concocted, here are a few pictures.
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| The falafel mixture before we cooked it...it's really good with a cucumber, yogurt dill dip |
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| Hummas |
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| Lavash cracker before I broke it up into smaller pieces |
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| Pretzel with sesame seeds |
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| Cinnamon sugar pretzel |
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| Nann bread that you grill--it has a really great flavor |
That is about the only exciting thing that has happened in the last few days, other than the new year, of course. I welcomed the new year with fireworks, sledding, friends and family. The sledding would have been better if it hadn't been -20 below. I had also banged up my knee a few days earlier, so I was trying to take it easy, and that's hard to do when you're sledding with a large group of people, flying along at high rates of speed. Anyway, I've mostly stayed inside, enjoying my last few days of wonderful vacation before going back to rainy Ohio. Because they are still getting icky weather.Give me -20 below weather any day, instead of rain in December!
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