Alaskan Sourdough Starter

 Good morning,

Our granddaughter, Anna, stopped by with something very special for me!  

Anna and a friend had visited Alaska and when she saw this, she knew it was for me!  As my regular readers know, I make bread often and, until recently, made sourdough bread.   The sourdough I used was started here in Cincinnati so had a very good, local flavor.

It will be fun to revive this Alaskan sourdough and make bread with it!  

Thank you, Anna!  

More to come.  :)

Lois

Slumber Party and Happy December

 Good morning,

We stayed up late last night watching The Accountant movies back-to-back while the girls had a slumber party in the middle of the living room.

The Accountant movies aren't what one might expect from the titles.  They are actually action flicks about an accountant who launders money.  The movies get pretty loud at times which caught the interest of baby Lily, but the other girls slept through most of it.  

If you haven't seen them and you enjoy action movies, check out the original and newest versions of The Accountant.

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 All the very best,

Lois

Stuff

 Good morning,

Kjell has his tools and supplies all labeled in cabinets in his basement workshop.

I got a big kick out of this one!

;),

Lois

University of Cincinnati Hospital Helicopter Incoming!

Good morning,

I took this image through my car window (I wasn't driving) while we were on our way to an appointment at UC Health.

If you look carefully at the center of the image, you can see a helicopter landing on the roof of University Hospital.  

We are so glad we live within minutes of one of the premier health facilities in the country.  

We pray the patient recovers quickly.

All the best,

Lois

Thanksgiving Dinner!

 Good morning,

To accommodate all the family schedules, we celebrated Thanksgiving Dinner on Wednesday this year.  Catherine grilled the turkey outside and our friend Bill carved the turkey. 

 Of course, the Lab Testers were doing their jobs!  That pup in the center is Penny, Bill's dog.  She fits right in, doesn't she!

 Catherine made so many wonderful dishes that I didn't get images of all of them.  Above are twice baked sweet potatoes. Ohhh, so good!

Dressing!  Ah, yes, dressing!

I made the dinner rolls.  This year I used heavy cream (since we had it available for other recipes) in place of the sour cream I generally use to make smooth, rich bread.  Yum!

This is my plate.  Not very neat, but it sure was good!  There is green bean casserole on the plate as well as turnips and carrots that didn't get in the other images.  Of course, the cranberry sauce I made the day before.

Thanks to our friend Erica, we had yummy pumpkin pie!

Catherine did the biggest job making this dinner.  But everyone else helped, too.  Thank you to everyone!

Love you all,

Lois

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wendy, Elsa, Lily (pictured), Kjell, Catherine, and me.  

 I hope you have a fabulous Thanksgiving with family and friends! 

Cranberry Sauce

 Good morning,

Happy Thanksgiving Week!  Yesterday I made cranberry sauce and the house smelled wonderful! 

 Of course, two of my advisors were present to be sure I did it right.

I make the cranberry sauce, beans, and buns.  Catherine will makes all the rest for a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner.  

More to come....

Lois