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| Looks quiet now, but in a few hours the snow will begin falling. |
The weather report warned of a crushing nor'easter, astrologically more damaging because of the full moon, headed our way, bringing rain, snow and high winds. Just before hunkering down I took this picture of the dark sky and quiet ocean.
The next morning the flooding began, the power was out and we were happy for our fireplace and good supply of wood.
Jim worked for two days on his Christmas puzzle....that's sparkling cider
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Looking out the kitchen window, the water begins to rise.....
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| Broccoli-cheese soup....Ree Drummond |
So the cooking and baking begins as soon as the power came back on.
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| Chewy pretzels, decorated for Valentine's Day......Alton Brown |
I have a fool-proof recipe shared by David for home made pretzels. Be sure the yeast is fresh.
Day 2: Flood waters still rising and now freezing.....
Add some overnight snow
and ice.....
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| Jim's request for "goulash". We called it "slumgullion" growing up (Ground beef, peppers, onions, tomato paste and marinara sauce and elbow macaroni. Sprinkle with grated cheddar) |
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| Crepes with simmered tangerines on the side |
So, with another stranded day ahead and enough time to experiment, I tackled crepes. Used a tip I heard to use sparkling water. Decided that as with anything, the more crepes I made, the better they were. Also, I have a crepe pan.
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| Granola muffins..King Arthur flour recipe using granola Jenni and I made last time she was here |
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| Added thumbprint butter cookies. The pink color comes from the addition of ONE raspberry to the mix! |
Despite the frustration of spending an entire weekend inside watching flood waters rise, I was happy to have accomplished some cooking and baking, perfecting decorated pretzels and sweet crepes.
