A Quick Weekend

We had a short visit from Rachel, a long-time friend of mine. Long ago, she used to babysit me and my brother. I lost touch with her after middle school until my first year of college. Long story short, we ended up being roommates while in college!

She managed to fit in a quick visit before her father's sinus surgery, which was so generous! Larry, I do hope you're mending well. We enjoyed seeing her, getting caught up on our lives, exchanging cooking tips, etc.

Rachel was a whirling dervish in our kitchen nearly the entire time she was in Colorado! Joshua stepped aside (not easy for him to do) and she took the helm of the grand alkaline cooking ship. The smells were good; the food was fresh; the shared food, talks, and laughter were priceless. Thank you, Rachel.

One pumpkin = not too many seeds,
but FOUR baking sheets worth of gourd meat!

Rachel is an experienced bread baker; however, she hadn't made a 100% whole wheat version before. Her batch made two loaves and it was scrumptious! With a bit of butter and blue agave...OMG. Both loaves are already gone; if only she had baked 10 more loaves. :) We hope to get the refined recipe from her soon. 

She is - and should be - proud of her bread batch!

Girls that play together stay together. We both looked fashionable in our hats and thought we'd practice our latest 1960's go-go dancer / ninja / Charlie's Angels moves for a photo or two.