[Sca-cooks] Storms and Cooking

[Elaine Koogler]

Helen Schultz wrote:

>Central and North Central Indiana just got hit by the storm, several inches 
>of snow!!  It is heading Kiri's (we met briefly at the MK Cooks Symposium 
>last weekend) direction for tomorrow (or maybe even later tonight)... ugly 
>stuff.  I heard a passenger plane skidded off the runway at Chicago, that 
>was nasty.
>
>I am always alone here, and rarely do much full cooking (I love my 
>microwave).  However, I will be cooking a good sized feast on Saturday for 
>my friends to celebrate the beginning of my 59th year (that was actually 
>today <grin>).  I'll be making a salmon wrapped in pastry, rice pilaf, and 
>roasted winter vegetables, as well as Russian Cream and an Apricot Tart from 
>Tuscany.  My best friend is bringing the cake (I asked for carrot cake) 
>which will be made in the castle bundt pan.  I'm looking forward to it with 
>relish... as I love to cook, but can't make myself do it for just myself.
>
>Anyone who has to go out on the roads tonight, please drive slowly and 
>carefully... those roads are slick!!
>
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>Meisterin Katarina Helene von Schönborn, OL
>Shire of Narrental (Peru, Indiana)  http://narrental.home.comcast.net
>Middle Kingdom
>http://meisterin.katarina.home.comcast.net
>  
>
Yeah...it's pretty nasty here.  In fact, the MTA bus service that I use 
to get into DC for my job isn't even running today...so I'm staying 
home.  Fortunately there's another instructor who's going to take my 
class for me. 

I met so many people last weekend that I must confess I am having 
trouble placing you.  I enjoyed the event so much...as did my husband 
who is already making plans to attend again next year.  I think that one 
of the things I enjoy most is the opportunity to share information with 
people who REALLY want to hear it.  I spend my modern work teaching 
people (adults) who are in class often because their bosses told them to 
be there.  So it's a real joy to teach because I want to, teach 
something I really want to teach...and to people who really want the 
information I bring to the table. 

Kiri