Cliff Notes

Cast of characters... I'm there in front.

When I left the Seminary Centennial Broadcast last night I had three texts from John. They contained a play-by-play of the action on Downton Abbey. That made me smile. Real men aren't threatened by costume drama. (Got a reluctant fella? Tell him this season is all about the ravages of war -- very manly.)

Have you ever thought about which character you are most like? But are you thinking about it now? You can take the Downton Abbey Personality Quiz here.

Apparently, I am the Earl of Grantham. Not too bad, if I had to come out as one of the men. Matthew wouldn't be too bad, and Mr. Bates is lovely -- but what was he thinking with his horrid wife? Of course, Thomas would be disturbing.

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Roasted Cabbage with Lemon Follow the recipe here.

Pinterest helps me find all sorts of yummy things to make. But despite good culinary intentions, most of the recipes I pin are just food board eye candy. Today, with the chilling rain that has been falling steadily since last night, I decided to fire up the oven and warm things up. I had a head of cabbage languishing in the bottom drawer of the outside refrigerator, so Roasted Cabbage with Lemon seemed like a good idea. I pulled up the recipe and was happy to see it was super easy.

Except for the part about cutting the cabbage into 8 wedges. I accidentally cut that many out of the first half alone. I put the uncut half back into the fridge, brushed my skinny wedges with olive oil and lemon, and stuck them in the oven. It wan not an issue until I had to flip the wedges midway through the roasting time, when it all fell apart. Don't be like me.

I popped the no-longer-wedges back into the oven and congratulated myself on making a trial run without witnesses. Twelve minutes later I got a face-blast when I leaned down too quickly after opening the oven door. Don't be like me.

Pinterest success? I think so. Although my tray of cabbage casualties isn't pretty like the picture, it is pretty good.

From left: Jon, Kristin, Karen, Sharon & Ben

It's time to play again:

Fortunately I seem to have turned the corner with my cold.
Unfortunately, I just noticed Anna working through a box of Kleenex.

How is it that feeling sick makes me crave the most awful things? I was good and had chicken soup for lunch and clementines for a snack.  My girls are making me tomato soup and grilled cheese for dinner. But a big burger and fries sounds really good...