Pies, dressing, mini-pies, chicken Kiev

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I have definitely felt lousy today and am honking like a goose. Blah! Boo! So, I stayed home drinking tea and cooking which was, admittedly, quite nice. Tomorrow is Ol's Thanksgiving Feast at school so I made two pumpkin pies for that + two mini pies with the leftover batter. Then I made the beef-n-Trinity mix for some Louisiana rice dressing for our own Thanksgiving feast next week. The mixture freezes beautifully so that next week all I need do is thaw, toss with freshly cooked rice, and warm through. I'll do the same prep with turkey sometime soon that I'm equally ready for whip up some cornbread dressing. I've also - finally!- jumped into Kiev-making. The shallot-herb butter has been chilling all day, fresh breadcrumbs are cooling now, and the chicken is seasoned, stuffed and now resting in the fridge before I dredge and cook it. The only and quite major bummer about this is that I have a meeting at 7 and won't have time to finish the chicken before then. Lucky Tom will definitely enjoy his share!!

Hilarious article, excellent article, funny cartoon

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My cousin Jill is an excellent source of all things guaranteed to overtake you with pee-in-your-pants laughter. It's delightful. Yesterday she sent this link to a Hater's Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog and I still have not finished reading it because I start wheezing and snorting in hysterical, apoplectic glee. I happen to like W-S but this piece is just a gem.

This cartoon is pretty amusing too albeit on the political rather than culinary side of things. Et tu Laura Ingraham?

Lastly, this article by Frank Rich is excellent, truly excellent. It's an explication and measured rampage against Republican Fantasyland and the incredible, ballsy mendacity of the Romney campaign.