Wednesday, November 7th - class 8 complete

It's a very chilly -2 this morning with bright stars lighting up the clear skies. We should reach 4' later and enjoy some sunshine for the morning at least. Tuesday morning we woke up to a skiff of snow on the ground and the cars, but they didn't get it in town. It was cool yesterday as well, but the sun was shining in the morning so it really was a pretty nice day, as long as you were dressed for it. Of course we're not used to it yet so it still feels very cold, but we'll get there.

Last night was our 8th cooking class. We made a couple of brunch items -
a  Quick and Easy Ham and Cheddar Quiche

and a Ham and Cheese Strata

For the most part they turned out okay. The strata was a little on the mushy side but I think it was because we used plain, fresh white bread. A dryer bread would have soaked up the liquids better and it wouldn't have been so soft. But the flavours were there and the students got the idea. They liked the fact that it was something you can do completely in the evening and then just take out of the fridge in the morning and pop it into the oven. I do hope they will try it again,because it really is quite good. One of the girls has had it made with sliced potatoes so I'd love to get the recipe for that one as well and give it a try.

Our last two classes will focus on things we can use when entertaining over Christmas. I think they'll go over pretty well.

Other than that, not much is new here. Patti tells me that they had a great shopping trip to Buffalo again this year. For the first time, Meghan went with the ladies and apparently she had a great time and was on her best behaviour. She was told she is welcome to join them anytime. I'm not surprised - I thought she would do well and really enjoy the experience.

Today I'm having lunch with a girl I worked with briefly at Honda. We didn't really get to know each other before I left there, but she works in the parts department and has to call Toyota from time to time to order a part. We always say we should get together sometime for lunch so we're finally doing it.