Oops, almost forgot to update. This could possibly be because I don't really have
much to say. I am starting to feel a bit overloaded again, but today and tomorrow
are calmer days, which should help. My main worry now is choreographing the
cooking for Saturday. This would be easy except that for some reason, maybe a fall
nesting instinct, I'm really in the mood to make challah. Even that wouldn't be so
difficult but we only have one oven and it will be occupied with the brisket for
six hours or so. Maybe I'll take advantage of Egret's offer and use her oven for
the brisket.
She also offered to make the challah but that's way too
much work to ask of a dinner guest and anyhow, I wouldn't even worry about having
it except that I really do feel like making it. I'm also trying to decide whether
using the breadmaker would still assuage the urge. That way, I'd use the dough
cycle so that I would still get to braid it (because what's the point of challah
if it's not braided?) but I wouldn't get to knead it. Somehow kneading sounds
therapeutic.
It's just a small dinner and my guests aren't critical
types. I'm not really as angsty over this as I probably sound; it's just that I'm
in a mood to cook all kinds of things and I don't have the time to make as many as
I'd like. Roasting beef, simmering soup, and baking bread are all heavenly smells
and I'm looking forward to having them in the house.
I also found a
nice easy recipe for baked brie that someone gave me, but I think I'll save that
for Thanksgiving. Rudder will deepfry a turkey for that, so I'll have more oven
space available. then.
What I really want for this dinner, of
course, would be for my grandparents to prepare and eat it with me. That's not
going to happen, short of Moshiach coming tomorrow, so I'll have to settle for
food that reminds me of them. Oh. No wonder I don't want to give up any of it.