I’ll be right back.
(Click on the cookie.)
It’s 6:40, I’m just getting ready to go over to CBC. I’ve been up since 4:30, calming W from a nightmare and then unable to fall back asleep myself. Why do birds have to be up so early, and then so loudly brag about it?
Yesterday afternoon I was assigned 1000 words on How I Spent My Weekend (cooking for Spock et al) for the Calgary Herald, so although I felt like I was working on a blog post late last night, I was not. I would have continued on, sleep be damned (I don’t really mean it, sleep! I love you.) if I didn’t have a class scheduled this evening, which means that at noon I start prepping to cook five main courses for 30 people, all of which I will then prepare in front of them, in real time, and serve them all, from one stove and oven (not convection, even), which is exactly the sort of thing I have nightmares about. Of course the class begins at 6:30 – 12 hours from now – at which time I will be about ready to fall on my face anyway.
At some point in there I will summon a post about all this. The whole story seems to have grown legs and taken off on me. And I did just get a photo, so I have evidence. I did make soup for Spock.
Tired of hearing about it yet? If you want to hear me talk about it, the chat should be uploaded sometime this morning on the Eyeopener website.
April 27 2010 06:49 am | leftovers
Betty C on 27 Apr 2010 at 8:08 am #
Love the fortune cookie….and anyone with the know-how to do that on a computer!
Hang in there, it sounds like your day is going to be long and busy.
rea on 27 Apr 2010 at 8:59 am #
morning song, my eye. those birds can be real bastards.
looking forward to the piece on vulcanism.
Erica B. on 27 Apr 2010 at 9:00 am #
Yowzsa busy day on no sleep. Hang in there busy girl!
Debbie on 27 Apr 2010 at 9:08 am #
I was absolutely stinking jealous and so freakin’ excited for you that you got to cook for Mr. Nimoy. And I can’t wait to hear all about it, since I missed you on the radio this morning.
Elaine on 27 Apr 2010 at 11:01 am #
Leonard’s soup addiction is pretty hilarious to hear about.
Barb on 27 Apr 2010 at 11:19 am #
Love the fortune cookie! You could maybe benefit from a nice nutritional bowl of soup sometime today yourself.
Lori on 27 Apr 2010 at 12:19 pm #
I loved hearing you gush about your weekend on the Eyeopener this morning! Oh and the fortune cookie above makes up for not having a recipe today. It sounds like you have a very busy and fun day.
Natalie on 27 Apr 2010 at 12:27 pm #
Very good interview. perfect back and forth… loved it. I have fear and dread when I have to cook for others… but you are helping me with that
Fun to hear how you enjoy cooking for others.
Carolyn on 27 Apr 2010 at 5:46 pm #
I loved hearing your voice on the interview. You sound as nice as you write!
KC on 27 Apr 2010 at 8:08 pm #
How exciting for you – loved hearing how it all came about! I like how you just put it out there in the universe (via the airwaves) and the opportunity came to you! Fantastic!
Rambles with Reese on 28 Apr 2010 at 2:58 am #
Wow!!!! Now, I think you give being “busy” a new name.
Thanks for sharing a bit of your day!
Natalie - GA on 28 Apr 2010 at 7:17 am #
Jam without a recipe question……I plan on strawberry picking this week and trying your jam recipe. (never made jam before). You talk about under ripe strawberries are good for jelly. Is it best to have all under ripe or half and half … or can I have all ripe and then add the orange peel?
Thanks!
Laurie in Burnaby BC on 28 Apr 2010 at 11:34 am #
Can’t wait to see your Spock Soup recipe.
Don’t run yourself too ragged. Can’t have your getting sick, now!