We had our annual cookie exchange and yarn swap last night, and it was a lot of fun. Many, many cookies were consumed (all in the name of taste testing, of course). The yarn swap started off, as it usually does, very politely, with everyone reaching for an unwrapped gift instead of stealing a previously wrapped one, but then the end hit and that’s when the stealing kicked in in earnest, and that is how it usually goes as well. This is one of the things I look forward to each December, and it didn’t disappoint.
Tonight, however, was a bit more low key. I made this Sweet Potato and Lentil Pie for dinner and am happy to declare that I have *finally* found a recipe with lentils where the lentils did not take over everything with their very boring lentilness. Granted, the recipe used up nearly half the pans and pots in the house, but it was definitely worth it.
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Today’s amusing thing is the British Medical Journal’s special Christmas edition. Is this an annual thing? If it is an annual thing, how is it that I have never heard of it before? There is an entire collection of articles that amuse me greatly. Examples include:
- Debunking the curse of the rainbow jersey
- Black medicine: an observational study of doctors’ coffee purchasing patterns at work
- Zombie infections: epidemiology, treatment, and prevention
- Certificate in Reverse Psychology probably not worth it
- How to avoid the anger of ghosts
‘Tis the season for Holidailies.
I’m not sure I have the motivation to make something that complicated, but maybe I should give it a go this weekend. If you want something else with lentils that’s really yummy, I made this for the first time last week. Well worth it. http://marycallanyoga.com/2015/12/03/winter-root-vegetable-stew/
Using half the pots in the house is a reason for me not to make something. Of course, I am a very lazy cook, so many things are reasons for me not to make something. :)