A parade of salads

Cat malarkey update

Thank you to everyone who wrote me with advice regarding Nutmeg's loony behavior recently. This morning I found blood in his urine (I know this because he peed in Oliver's Rebel Luke Skywalker's breathing apparatus in the costume bin) and hurriedly made an appointment at the vet. They took a sample, kept him for a few hours, he will be fine and tomorrow we will figure out the exact course of treatment. Just wanted to say thanks again. Meow!

Ghib recipe redux, canning class

Thanks to everyone who came out to my canning class in Fairfax this morning. It was great fun, y'all were a great crowd, and I'm thrilled you enjoyed my Apple, Pear and Lemon Thyme Jam.

Yesterday I spent many fun hours crafting the oven-roasted squash and white bean dish we loved at Ghibellina on Wednesday. Ghib's fabulous chef was kind enough to send it to me so I tried my hand. It didn't sing like his but it was darn good, and I'm going to keep soldering away.