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אני מאלחת לכל החברים שלי שנה טובה, שנה של ברכה, אושר, ובראיות. להתראות עד תש”ע
The Tired family would like to extend Rosh Hashana greetings to everyone. We wish you a year full of happiness, health, and dreams fulfilled.
One Tired Ema
Taxman
Miss M & AM
(and this is where my dining room table…used to be)
All my brownie dreams come true.
(Spent Shabbat with a couple of former foodies.)
I apologize for the radio silence here. Big things are happening, in that we are MOVING.
Not just any move. Our last move was from two blocks away. Although we did switch ZIP codes and have our car insurance jacked up as a result.
But I digress.
We are moving to Israel. This is an idea that we’ve been tossing around for years and years, started thinking about seriously last spring, and have sort of thrown together in the past six months. And when I say “thrown together,” I mean two trips to Israel to sort out jobs and houses and things. Gathered every paper of record relating to us and our children. And there is still so much left to do if I think about it too much I might cry.
It is four weeks until the movers come and seven weeks until we’re on a plane. Between now and then there is the end of school, Miss M’s birthday party, two weeks of camp, a visit to my parents, packing packing packing. We’re selling off a lot of furniture (Israeli living spaces are in the European model, i.e., inherently smaller) and miscellaneous STUFF–it costs $6.25 a cubic foot to move this shit, so we want to think carefully. Which isn’t to say I haven’t been stockpiling Lands End dresses (on sale) and raincoats (ditto) and Carter’s sleepwear from Costco.
And now I have to bake cookies, because when AM awakes from his nap to find that the stereo is gone he will be distraught and I will feel better if there are fresh cookies.
I am still here, still trying to keep up with who is having babies and reading when I can, but expect posting to be light for the next bit. One Tired Ema will continue to be tired and continue to muse about it, just in another time zone.
So there is a lot of STUFF going on around here, but none of it is finalized.
I do not have the concentration to SIT and BE ON TASK for more than about six seconds because, I’m guessing, there is just flux in the air and it is totally messing with me.
By the end of the month there should be some serious resolution to things, but it will be a long four weeks to get there.
So, I’m here, just flitting.
I am off to my Thinking Spot.
If you’ve ever had a veset, you can email me for the password. Unless you can guess it.
I wish I could take credit for it, but I got it from my stepmother. I love her, but she is NOT an inventive cook, so I am sure she got it from somewhere.
Stayman, Winesap, Rome, Cortlandt, or Mutsu apples*
fresh cranberries
2 T white sugar
1 cup rolled oats (quick cooking or whole)
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup butter or margarine
Fill a 6-8 quart covered casserole dish, like this:
2/3 full with peeled, cored, and chunked apples. Pour 1-1.5 bags fresh cranberries over the apples. Sprinkle the white sugar over the fruit.
Melt the butter/margarine; stir in oats, brown sugar, and walnuts. Thoroughly mix and scoop over apples and cranberries. Cover dish, bake for 50-60 minutes at 325 degrees.
I know a lot of people who asked for this recipe over at Phantom’s are of the vegetarian stripe, but this goes very nicely with turkey (obviously) and also, if one is so inclined, with this brisket.
Don’t ask me why my family treats this as a side dish instead of dessert. My stepmother is very tradition-oriented when it comes to Thanksgiving in particular (e.g., we have to have a fire in the fireplace, even if it’s 60 degrees out), so making this a side leaves more room for pie-as-dessert. Which is the tradition.
Oh, and gratutious pie:
* My stepmother has lived basically in the same region her whole life, so she can always get Stayman (aka Winesap) apples and looked at me goggle-eyed when I told her they don’t sell them in New York. So the other suggestions are mine. Cortlandts or Mutsus are a good choice–Romes are ok if you can’t find another good baking apple. (Or: use your favorite baking apple.) I don’t use Granny Smiths because you are already getting Teh Tart from the cranberries.
With a little boy who demands to play Go Fish before completing such tasks as: getting dressed.
My schedule today includes: food shopping, putting away the groceries, speech therapy, and WORK (during the nap that may or may not happen).
Clearly we are headed for a throwdown.
Please send pastries and a (decaf) latte. We thank you for your support.
yes yes yes yes yes
yes, sweetheart, Barack Obama is the president now.
