I'm trying something different with the cranberry sauce since nobody much cares for the basic stuff.

So I'm doing this recipe but using blood oranges: [link]

And I'm also going to make some candied lemon with ginger too.

I'll serve this on top of the Brie en Croute too so that should be good.

Then I'm going to roast some mushrooms in advance of my mushroom stew in pastry shells.

smdh at minus-t's mgmt

To Add Things or To Not Add Things?

The Cherry Chocolate bread at Noe Valley Bakery is one of the best things I've ever eaten.

Okay, now I've got very pretty pink blood rose hard candy syrup all over half my kitchen implements.

That should be easy to get off.

That cranberry sauce looks delicious, David!

I've baked my pies (one pumpkin, one apple), put the white wine in the fridge, thawed the Cornish hens, and prepped the sweet potatoes for tomorrow's casserole. I also dug out the mystery silverware and polished it. I think there are about three hours of food prep, furniture moving, and cleaning tomorrow, which isn't too bad. And I'm really looking forward to decorating for Christmas on Friday.

I have an apple crisp in the oven (made with a mix of Granny Smiths and honeycrisps, because either one alone doesn't make for the ideal apple crisp), Tim makes rolls in the morning, we have a bunch of fancy cheeses and crackers for appetizers, and I'll grab wine from the wine cabinet on the way out the door.

Tim's nephew is smoking some turkey breasts tonight, and I cannot wait to dig in to those. Yum! I offered to roast Brussels sprouts and almost got voted off the island. Philistines.

Unfortunately, I am fighting a cold/sinus badness, so I'm going to make a hot toddy or two and hope the booze kicks its ass.

That cranberry sauce looks delicious, David!

We'll see! The candied citrus comes out...well, pretty sweet what with it being candied. I think I'll try a leeetle bit chopped up tiny to start and see how it works.

I was able to clean off my implements through the exciting power of Boiling Hot Water.

Now I'm roasting mushrooms with onions and garlic for my mushroom first course.

Roasted pumpkins, assembled stuffing, made cranberry sauce and toasted pumpkin seeds. Tomorrow we stuff the pumpkins and heat them up, and heat up the turkey drumsticks, green beans, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and gravy that other people kindly cooked for us in exchange for money.

The weather app says it's not supposed to rain on the 5k, so that's nice. Also does not say Unhealthy Air Quality for the first time in a while. Very nice.

I have accomplished apple-cranberry pie, and cranberry sauce. My friend brought the turkey over and I smeared it with a mixture of garlic and herbes de provence and salt and pepper and olive oil and melted butter. And that's resting in the fridge. So I guess I'm ready.

It's a bit of work for only 3 people. But I like to host.

The down side is only one pie: I just can't justify making 2 for 3 people.

juliana, I might be able to help you with an API question if you haven't gotten an answer already.

My friends are ridiculous, but we are braiding hair and singing "poor unfortunate souls" while drinking and eating homemade ravioli. Good times. Except for the part where I fell off my damn scooter again and stepped down on my foot again. Aaaargh. (Earlier today I ALSO tipped off but managed to fall on my knee instead)