I don't really have anything to write about; mostly just wanted to post that I am still alive.
We had a quiet Thanksgiving just us here at the house; the husband and I made turkey, cornbread stuffing, orange-cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie. This year we bought a cooking pumpkin and made out own pumpkin puree for the pie -- it's interesting how different the pie is than using the canned stuff. It was a little more bitter and had more of a grainy texture -- texture might have been my fault though, as my helper didn't mash it all that well, and I didn't make them do more.
Yesterday, we headed to an SCA meeting to make Chinese mooncakes for an upcoming feast. This was pretty fun, and fairly easy actually. The filling was kind of sticky and the dough was kind of crumbly, a bit like pie dough. Saffron helped form the mooncakes by putting them in the mooncake press. The boys weren't interested in helping, but had a good time on their tablets, and also sampled the wares.
Not too much else going on -- the plan is to hang out at home and relax.
