Beneath the Wraps

            Roland brought some ham home the other day and thought about making a sweet and sour with some of it.   We already had sweet and sour chicken leftover in the fridge.   I told him to make ham fried rice.   He said he needed a recipe.   I could not find one that listed all ingredients that we had on hand, and so I printed a couple in order to demonstrate that not all recipes contain the ingredients and that it is possible to alter ingredients.   People make mock recipes all the time.                I am a substitute who works with what I have.   Roland is a letter-to-the-law recipe follower - even down to the measurements.   I told him to half the recipe that he chose, but no.   He insisted on four cups of rice.   And yet we are only two people - sometimes three, but mostly just two as Jenna is a fussy e...

        I can't believe how quickly this year has gone by!   Winter Break will take place during the two classes I am currently taking.   It doesn't seem like it's been too long since the last winter break.   I know a few months have gone by, but not 12!   Not even 10.   Only one month left of 2017. What the heck?   How can the year have gone by so quickly when there were so many spurts of activity that almost seemed/felt endless ( here and here for example) Jenna painting ornaments         Last year I had participated in a posting class offered during winter break - students shared Christmas memories and recipes.   I remember one recipe for salt dough ornaments, and made up some batch for family home evening, but waited until yesterday morning to cut out the dough as the recipe suggested a four hour baking time, and I knew I wouldn't want   to be checking the oven after 8:0...