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indiana_jThere's a lot I could talk about (and probably should, too) but right now I'm busying myself for the first, but hopefully not the last, MD/VA Roommate Reunion tomorrow. (It makes for a good number of people without it being too much - considering that this is the first time we've had more than 2 people over since the funeral, I didn't want anything huge both for my parents sake and also, well, mine. Handling groups has gotten a little harder these past few weeks.)
One of the things that has slipped has been cooking - basically, it's been like a lot of my hobbies. Too much effort. So I haven't cooked a lot, maybe once every week or so, which is not me. So I'm looking forward to having people over and feeding them - I always feel better when I feed people. I'm looking at:
- Mini Shrimp Rolls
- Potato Cakes with Chunky Vegetable stew (for the vegan and kosher folks)
- Harvest Corn Chowder (the only person outside the family who's had it was Lauren that one Thanksgiving so I'm a bit nervous as this is my favorite thing to make)
- Gingerbread cake with a lemon sauce
- Pears poached in earl grey tea (vegan again!)
I'm focusing on cooking and entertaining instead of squishy emotions - I'm still trying to grapple with so many things, I'm so overwhelmed, that I just hermit and try to box everything up without dealing with them. Which, you know, has worked great so far. -.-
But, until then, I've just pulled the gingerbread cake out of the oven and the pears have been poached; I'm about to start working on the shrimp rolls and then the chowder, which'll leave me just having to make the veg stew and potato cakes tomorrow.
One of the things that has slipped has been cooking - basically, it's been like a lot of my hobbies. Too much effort. So I haven't cooked a lot, maybe once every week or so, which is not me. So I'm looking forward to having people over and feeding them - I always feel better when I feed people. I'm looking at:
- Mini Shrimp Rolls
- Potato Cakes with Chunky Vegetable stew (for the vegan and kosher folks)
- Harvest Corn Chowder (the only person outside the family who's had it was Lauren that one Thanksgiving so I'm a bit nervous as this is my favorite thing to make)
- Gingerbread cake with a lemon sauce
- Pears poached in earl grey tea (vegan again!)
I'm focusing on cooking and entertaining instead of squishy emotions - I'm still trying to grapple with so many things, I'm so overwhelmed, that I just hermit and try to box everything up without dealing with them. Which, you know, has worked great so far. -.-
But, until then, I've just pulled the gingerbread cake out of the oven and the pears have been poached; I'm about to start working on the shrimp rolls and then the chowder, which'll leave me just having to make the veg stew and potato cakes tomorrow.