"~patches~" > wrote in message
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> Andy wrote:
>
>> Well?
>>
> I woke up about 3:30 this morning to the sounds of very high winds. I
> haven't been able to get back to sleep. Something tells me life just
> isn't going to be simple today But who needs simple when there's all
> kinds of great food to entertain us?

Oh, patches. I love high winds and thunder, too. But about food, my
sentiments exactly. If I'm not cooking, I'm reading about food. At the
library yesterday to pick up Microwave Gourmet recommended by Tammy, I
picked up these other books.
Saveur Cooks Authentic French
Saveur Cooks Authentic Italian
Cooking Light Annual Recipes/2004-2005
Best Recipe (Cook'Illustrated) "American Classics"
Williams-Sonoma "Desserts"
Perfect Cakes by Nick Malgieri
Pie and Pastry Bible - Beranbaum
Inside America's Test Kitchen
Williams-Sonoma "Pasta with Sauces"
This is all my DH could carry - tee hee.

I was able to find 6 raw milk European cheeses, Valhrona cocoa powder & 3
different kinds of chocolate, kefir, free range chick and chicken breasts,
organic coffee, a 6-pack of beer from Holland, and I can't remember what
else at Whole Foods.

My kitchen counters are straightened up this morning and I'm having my first
cuppa after a successful day at Lombardi Cancer Center in Georgetown - D.C.
My 9th year free of breast cancer. And I'm looking forward to this day.
Happy Cooking, Patches.
Dee Dee