twenty-something years of "what have you been up to?"

Category: Food and Drink

  • packing to do’s: bake apple turnovers

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    Apple turnover
    Get the dog groomed so she's socially acceptable for the lovely people who will pet sit her.
    Feed the neighbor's cats.
    Find Stefan's passport.
    "Mom, how much hair gel can I take?"
    Where are we going when we land?
    Who is picking us up three days later?
    Get Peace Corps project to a point where I can hand off.
    Figure out how to get to the airport.
    Make two week's worth of dog food.
    Clean paint brushes.
    Where is my bathing suit?

    I don't have enough going on right before we leave the country for five weeks, thought I'd do some baking.

  • also gypsy horse carts and quail eggs

    Mom's been in Bucharest one month today. To celebrate she went with us on a CLO trip to Lacerta Winery in the lovely Prahova Valley. We ate salad with hand made sausages and local cheeses for lunch along with a Sauvignon Blanc, a Chardonnay, a Rosé, a Merlot, a Pinot Noir and a wine made from the local grape, the Feteasca Negra. Peter says when you come to Romania this can all be yours.

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  • snow and tiramisu–hurry up take the picture before they’re gone

    Stefan in snow

    Finally! January 20th and we got our first snowfall.

    Tiramisu

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    I spent part of the afternoon with our neighbor after I begged her to show me how she makes the best the tiramisu ever. Not pictured: the Romanian congnac that may or may not be the secret ingredient.