Ate a peanut butter and chocolate ganache cupcake in Ghirardelli Square.

Heh. We totally went to that same cupcake place.

Sounds like good times, shrift!

I am now watching Veronica Mars Season 1 (since so many people mentioned it as a good idea to rewatch before the movie comes out), and did some ironing and hanging up of clothing. Now i need to organize the clothes and decide which if any I should take to Goodwill.

We totally went to that same cupcake place.

It's conveniently situated for when you've been out sightseeing and are super tired and need to use a bathroom, and you don't even need to justify eating dessert because you have earned that cupcake, god damn it.

I spent about an hour outside weeding and took the dog for two walks around the block, but I also spent at least an hour napping on the couch, and a lot more than that slounging so I am glad I am getting out of the house for sushi with peeps

You feel better about the world in general, and your existence in particular, when you eat cheese.

I can vouch for this.

I'm drinking red wine right now AIFG.

Earlier I made some amazing empanadas - it's an old Cooking Light recipe that I've made several times, but today I actually had all afternoon to follow the directions for making the pastry dough (it's sort of croissant-ish, you're supposed to roll out out, fold it up, fridge 30 minutes, repeat 4 times) and WOW. So tender and flaky and awesome.

[edit - now that I think about it, it might be from Gourmet, not Cooking Light. I don't think a CL recipe would use 13 tbsp of butter]

Could you share the recipe when you have a chance, Jessica? We've been wanting to try homemade empanadas, and S.'s first try was not a huge success. The dough was too pie-like and dry.

I spent about an hour outside weeding and took the dog for two walks around the block

Nice!

It was from Gourmet - I just found it on Epicurious.

Here's the dough: [link]

Here's the filling: [link]

Oddly, the online versions don't link to each other - the empanadas link to a different dough, and the dough links to a different small pie! But the version I clipped out of the magazine 10 years ago definitely says to use Rough Puff Pastry Dough.

The Beef & Guinness Pies that they say go with this pastry dough recipe ARE also very awesome. It's worth seeking out brined green peppercorns.

Thank you!

But the "beef and guiness stew" the dough does link to sounds pretty darn good too! Possibly I"m just hungry.