So much of what we hear about today is gloom and doom. I decided to create a blog where I and others can come for a little bit of happiness and maybe even laughter...it truly can be the best medicine. I hope these entries share a smile or two. Enjoy!
Okay, it has been forever since I posted. The holidays will do that to you. Last night I had such a lovely evening that I decided I must do a post. My brother-in-law Justin is part Scottish. He told us about a birthday celebration for the Scottish poet Robert Burns. We decided to go. Justin has a kilt from Scotland. We rented one for Paul from the Hale Center Theater costume department. Yes, Paul was a great sport to brave the breeze on a snowy night. It was a formal affair so my sister Patricia and I dressed to the nines (thanks to my sister's fabulous dress collection). The food was phenomenal, the poetry moving, and the company divine...all in all a wonderful night. We are definitely going again next year.
I attend a neighborhood cooking class that meets every other month. Our class back in November was on how to make professional chocolates. I decided to try some this month. I made Almond Truffles with Flue de Sel (fancy way to say sea salt). I found some recipes I liked, did my normal tweaking and the stuck my hands in chocolate and this is what I came up with. Of course I had to make them la-de-da, which is just as fun for me. Don't ya just love the wax seal...tre fancy.
