Prep Work

I wish you all ( who celebrate it) a Happy Thanksgiving.

Holiday Fare

Foodwise, I'm not too adventurous at the holidays. People I know spend the weeks leading up to the holidays reading the food pages of the newspaper in search of something new to try, perhaps roasted turbot in a piquant sauce of sauteed pecans, chocolate, anchovies, and espresso. That is not me. See my neighbor; I'll …

Bake!

The rum-soaked fruitcakes are on the porch. They are wrapped in muslin and freezer bags, each with about six ( or more) shots of rum. They should be ready for consumption by December 12. That's my best estimate of when the fruit, nuts, and cake should have absorbed the rum. Sometimes, I feel like a …