Here is an article about my mom from when she was based in Winnipeg.

She had to tend somebody covered in boils! How Medieval!

(lancing boils is pretty gross too!)

But good on her - that's an amazing adventure. Very bold of her.

I got the extra firm tofu, and all of the recipes said to squeeze the water out. So I did, and then when I tried to slice it, it basically fell apart. What did I do wrong? I mean, I threw the marinade in there anyway and will cook it tomorrow and hope for the best.

I only think I know this because it just came up on the Washington Post cooking chat this week, but -- did you get extra firm silken tofu? The silken bit would have been your problem. Edit: there are example pictures in here, if you search for tofu: [link]

I have little success making tofu, but have family members that make it so scrumptious that I have it there or out often enough. My SIL had brunch last weekend and her husband made a curried tofu scramble for me that was absurdly tasty.

My FB feed has been filled with Publix Liquors offering home delivery both yesterday and today.

DH had told me he wasn't going to watch the game today so I didn't make any plans for hosting a watching party, then yesterday he said of course he was watching. So it will just be the two of us. We are doing keto so I have a few tasty treats planned to make it more festive. Totally routing for the Saints. The NFL sucks more and more every year. Oh, tasty treats include spinach artichoke dip with baby peppers as delivery devices and deviled eggs.

Because I was already in the kitchen, I just made buffalo chicken dip for later. My mother and I hardly ever watch the game, but we like to have party food for dinner anyway! She's making mushroom nachos (?) from Chrissy Teigan's book.

Ha, just clearing my email and somehow this spam message got through the filters. "Confirm your $100 KFC Gift Card Offer" Well, more amusing than ED med offers I suppose.

Timelies all!

Yesterday was a day full of music. During the day we went to the FSGW mid-winter festival. Then Gary and I went to a friend's song circle while a babysitter looked after Mr. S.

Today is the usual supermarket run. No Super Bowl parties here, we're just watching it(well, the commercials) here.

Came here to write an amusing work related rant.

While writing it, subject of rant finally came to give me the answers I needed.

Very effective, board. Very effective. I am impressed.

We're here for you, Shir! Even when we are unaware.

Love you back, aware or unaware

It has not been a good weekend. I started coming down with a cold Friday afternoon. Yeah, just a cold, but the kind with a fever and the works. Yesterday I was just out of it, spent most of the day asleep and had aches and chills. My wife is really angry with me for not doing anything around the house yesterday and apparently thinks I barely do anything the rest of the time which doesn't seem accurate (I'm the one who makes dinner, I usually do at least a load of dishes a day, I take care of the cars, I take care of paying bills, I take care of taxes, I usually the one who puts away laundry, I take out trash and recyclables...). She seemed really angry I didn't feel up to making dinner last night, but I'm not sure having someone sick make you dinner is a good call anyhow. I think I've started getting better but I have a lot of aches and pains this morning.