November 2006 Archives

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Nov 16, 2006 at 11:35pm

Um, you know what’s wrong with this party pic? Yes, you guessed it…no one is in it! Lonely looking party, huh? Ack, I forgot to take pictures of all my lovely neighbors while they were here – too busy chatting, drinking wine, and eating the tasty tasties everyone brought – so, uh, here’s the after-party….

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Nov 15, 2006 at 12:53pm

Merry Chr…NO! I’m not going there quite yet. I did replace our seriously dead petunias with pine bough arrangements today, but that’s as far as I’m going for now, don’t worry. (OK, I did also toss slimy, squirrel-gutted pumpkins – that was a pretty combo, dead petunias and moldy pumpkins – but retiring stale Halloween…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Nov 14, 2006 at 10:16am

I’m back. Fully recovered. No more jet lag. Whew! I was pretty dorksville last week, falling asleep at dinner time, waking up refreshed at 3 a.m. I completely forgot about Nathan’s parent-teacher conference on Friday morning (even though I’d been up for hours). Ugh. So it feels good – as in less embarrassing – to…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Nov 13, 2006 at 12:45pm

Reading a book in front of a roaring fire, while sipping a spot of hot tea, after a brisk walk around the neighborhood, with chicken stock simmering on the back of the stove…ahhhhh, I had a damn nice weekend. NICE! I turned the stock into a tortellini soup, with leeks, garlic, and carrots, garnished with…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Nov 10, 2006 at 9:23am

Mmmmeatballs. Love ’em. I made up this batch today, most of which I’ll freeze for quick, healthy protein when I need it. Meatballs – healthy? Yes, because these are baked turkey-bulgur meatballs. OMG that sounds revolting, seeing it written that way, but they’re actually absolutely delicious – tender and garlicky – and I figure about…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Nov 9, 2006 at 1:01pm

I’ll call this Cheater’s Coconut Cake. I baked it for John’s office’s United Way fundraiser – I bake one or two cakes each year. And I usually do a pretty major scratch cake. But this time I just thought, hey, coconut cake sounds great, and it’s so easy to make…using a mix. Gasp! No! And…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Nov 8, 2006 at 12:37pm

Uh, let me take a giant step back here and say, the oats are no longer being felt. All that nauseatingly chipper, oh, I feel so great! We did so much in two days! (See below.) CRASH. I completely died out late Monday afternoon and have yet to fully recover. Yes indeed, I am almost…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Nov 6, 2006 at 8:49am

Afternoon Tea in London! A highlight, of many highlights, this past weekend with Bartley and Maud Bryt. A quickie indeed – flew overnight Thursday, returned yesterday. But we more than managed to pack our two London days full of veddy London experiences. Basically, we had a BLAST. Bartley and Maud flew from New York to…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Nov 2, 2006 at 2:07pm

Consider this (that’s my “considering” pose, ha) – in 1929, Gandhi described his daily diet in a letter to Young India: 8 tolas of germinating wheat (about 4 oz. or 1/2 c.)8 tolas of green leaves pounded8 tolas of sweet almonds reduced to a paste6 sour lemons2 ounces of honey I totalled the calories on…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Nov 1, 2006 at 7:39am

Cooper’s first Halloween! My nephew, a little red-haired gorilla. With a wand. Can you tell that Stacey and Bowen are having a blast with him? He is the cutest. The Coopster! Nathan wore a t-shirt that said “this is my costume” – I think he’s getting over the whole Halloween thing, non? Friday Coffee with…

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