Makes me weepy and happy at the same time.

not actually planning on making turkey this week, but possibly at Xmas.

downloadable instructions/ordering in Lego Digital Designer!

brussels sprouts (we have some frozen ones right now.)

LA Times bakeoff: vote early & often. (This recipe is actually for the cookies that my mother makes Every Year.)

OMG the cute!

Luke one-ups the Olympian by putting their list of light displays into an actual map. (I'm boggled that his house isn't on it, frankly.)

pretty

there really is a module for just about everything. amazing.

don't let me forget to do this next year. (I have a cranberry sauce recipe that I looooove, but I don't eat anywhere near all -- or even most -- of it.)

"The ginormous cat’s sole purpose in life is to eat children (and adults, some say) that do not get a new piece of clothing before Christmas." whoa. that is some craaaaazy folklore.

more awesome lego-ness, altho with a creepy edge this time.

I totally want to get some of the "Shepherds" Xmas cards. (apparently they outsell all other holiday cards 5:1!) also, I know a few people who would appreciate the Chanukah card.

I tried this a few years ago; the soup I made turned out pretty lousy, but I think that was mostly a poor choice of noodles. (whole wheat. bleh.) Might give it another shot. Comments have some good notes about safer cooling methods.

I will probably make a huge fancy dinner...for 2. But I kinda like it that way.

salt rub. I think I still have enough time to actually do this one, and I find it rather tempting. need to pick up some salt today, I think.

brining. the idea kinda wigged C out, although I hear good things about the results.

that sounds fearsome, but in a good way. (I ::heart:: cranberry relish.)

that sounds pretty yummy. I have a jar of cranberries in the freezer that I bought fresh last winter. perhaps it's time to do something with it....

oooh, yum! I have frozen cranberries that will need to be made into *something* very soon....

yo, Elizabeth! get some good shots of the trees for me with that card I sent you! ;) also, I might take a wander around the neighborhood.

so very cute!

I totally want to do that this weekend!

this turned out pretty well. next year: keep it covered a little longer, as the very top of the breast got a little dry during the browning phase.