Sunday, November 30, 2008

Bake Off

For Thanksgiving I made six pies--four pumpkin, one apple, and one marionberry. The first pumpkin pie had a very thick crust and the second one very thin--not by design! By the time I got to the last two pumpkin pies, I was starting to get the hang of it. I also helped to make 5 dozen dinner rolls. This was my first Thanksgiving dinner at home in several years, and we had two of 'em! One on Thursday at my sister Penny's and the other at my brother David's. My brother works at the airport and didn't have the holiday off so they had dinner at his house on Saturday. The first dinner had more people (around 24) and was to some degree more chaotic. The second dinner was calmer but no less enjoyable. Both had good food, good company, and a small portion of family drama. I found the baking to be somewhat exhausting, but I think I'll keep at it. Kneading bread is a very meditative activity.

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