It appears that the hurricane has missed us, as expected. We were forecast to get drizzle the last couple of days but that never materialized. Lots of wind on Tuesday, but nothing out of the ordinary for us. It was devastating to watch the film footage of the damage in New York City yesterday morning. It will take a long time and a LOT of money to recover from Sandy's impact in that city and the surrounding areas. We should see some rain today, and it's still quite windy, and although it might cast a shadow on Halloween festivities, it's a lot better than what could have been if the storm had come this way. It's also still quite mild, sitting at 13' this morning and heading for 15' later.
Needless to say, the hurricane has been first and foremost on most peoples minds the past few days so not much else going on. Lloyd was off work on Tuesday because of his finger, but it's feeling much better so he's heading out this morning. The swelling has gone down considerably and he can bend it much more freely than was possible on Sunday. He did take our suggestions and went into town on Monday and got a tetanus shot - just in case.
Last night was week 7 of our cooking class. The girls wanted to talk about gravy and I wanted to teach them a simple white wine cream sauce I like to use. So armed with some filling I'd made on the weekend, and some store bought won ton wrappers, we made lobster ravioli. The filling was just some lobster, mixed with some cream cheese, a bit of chives and salt and pepper. Blitzed in the food processor, it becomes a lovely little bit of stuff to pipe or spoon onto the wrappers. Then the second wrapper was placed on top, after brushing the edges with egg, and then pressed together. To make them a little fancier, we cut them out with a round cookie cutter before boiling them. We made the
White Wine Cream Sauce and everyone was impressed with how quickly it came together and how tasty it was. While we were doing that, I had put a small chicken in the oven to roast while we worked. After the break, we attempted to make gravy with the drippings in the chicken pan. Unfortunately I hadn't been watching it and the drippings and veggies that were in the bottom of the pan were burnt to a crisp. We still managed to make a gravy but it wasn't great, but at least they could see the process. I suppose it was good that they also got to see that I can totally mess up as well. It happens to all of us from time to time, and I'm no exception!
This morning the Guelph radio station is broadcasting from James' school. He has to be at school by 6:00 and I'm assuming in costume. Not sure why they're doing this but thanks to technology, I'll be able to listen in on my computer at work. Needless to say, I know what Patti was doing into the wee hours last night - finishing said costume. James is quite intrigued with the War of 1812 and is dressing as a British Soldier - good thing for him he has a mom who worked as a professional costumer at a theatre in the past. I'm looking forward to the pictures later today.
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