I'll have the Truffle Taglioni for $585

A receipt from a restaurant in New York for dinner for 6.

What I'm Writing About Tonight

Psalm 31:7-9
I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love,
for you have seen my troubles,
and you care about the anguish of my soul.
Have mercy on me, Lord, or I am in distress.

Habakkuk 3:17-19
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,
and there are no grapes on the vines;
even though the olive crop fails,
and the fields lie empty and barren;
even though the flocks die in the fields,
and the cattle barns are empty,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord!
I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
The Sovereign Lord is my strength!
He makes me as surefooted as a deer,
able to tread upon the heights.

Bring on the Pig

It's our week to serve our dinner small group, so we're getting our luau on.

I baked a big fluffy coconut cake! I very rarely bake cakes because we prefer cupcakes, but they're so pretty when you do. And I found that shredded coconut covers a multitude of frosting sins. The cake is made with coconut milk and a coconut buttercream frosting.

Then we made kalua pig, which shouldn't be confused with Kahlua liqueur pig, which would be gross. But it's not true luau kalua pig, because I didn't dig a pit in my backyard and stick a whole pig in it. But I did plop 6 pounds of pork shoulder into my pretty Le Creuset and bake it at 200 degrees for 20 hours. Yes, 20.

Then we have some tasty Hawaiian accoutrements, such as Sweet Hawaiian bread rolls, luau macaroni salad, fresh pineapple, passion-orange-guava juice, and pineapple-passion-orange juice.

It's almost like we're back in Kauai!

Little Micah Delving

I am faithfully writing away, which means that I am not blogging. I have written my introduction and two chapters.

So in my absence, I'm posting a link to Liz's sweet blog, at which you can see pictures of her sweet little Micah who I'm going to nickname Micah Delving, just because. If we can get my car working (which went kaputt for it's tri-annual breakdown), we'll get to see her in person in three weeks at Thanksgiving!

I Heart Gene Kelly

I grew up on Brigadoon and Singin' in the Rain. So I love Mr. Kelly. I even wrote an essay on him for my college dance class. Anyway, here's a video in his honor, which also happens to bear the title of the book I'm writing (which I am faithfully writing right now instead of blogging).

Because Liz Can't Live Without My Posts

Thanks, Becky!

Out Writing

Considering that my deadline is in a month and considering that I've already spent my writing fee, I better get writing.

I just ordered several relevant books online, read every chapter on joy in the books I have about the home, and polished up my outline. Now for the writing! So if I'm posting here, it means that I'm shirking elsewhere. So please scold me if I write on my blog.