Brisket sandwich and Disco Fries at Meat in Lansing, MI. |
Well, I think I'm back!
Rosh Hashanah - the Jewish New Year - has passed, as have the 3 subsequent holidays (Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Simchat Torah) which follow it. August and September were chaotic at my day job, filled with 6-day work weeks, some 10-hour days, a 7-day stretch at one point ... oy! Throw in my gig emcee-ing the Girl Scout Cookie Bake-Off on September 19; the reception for "American Foodways: The Jewish Contribution" - the cookbook exhibit I'd been working on since December - on September 24; and finishing work on the dessert buffet for "Gimme Shelter" - the fundraiser for Alpha House, which cares for homeless families - on September 28 ... well, you can see that my plans to be back in early September kinda got thrown off, just a bit. Only a fool would've thought it possible; but I've missed everyone, so I had high hopes!
Pumpkin Torte by Cheryl Hanewich - winner of the 2013 Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Cookie Bake-off that I emcee-ed. |
Why be bored and twiddle your thumbs, when you can have this much fun, right???
Rather than writing a seemingly endless post that will make everyone groan as they see the unwieldy length of it, let me give you the highlights of "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" ... or, rather, how I spent Food Floozie's vacation since I've personally been workin' my little tuckus off.
- I was a judge at the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's 1st Annual Pie Bake-Off. Is there anything better than eating pie on a summer afternoon??? Rhubarb ... peach ... cherry ... sigh.
- I found out that the world is a very small and haymish (warm, welcoming) place, when the grandson of a woman I'd mentioned in an article back in 2009 wrote to me; this turned into a story about food, family, and friendship ... and we all know that these are a few of my favorite things: Frances Maggin's Applesauce Cake and a Great Story.
- The Tigers are in the play-offs against the Red Sox. And last night's game, with that game-tying grand slam by Big Papi, is still reverberating here in Michigan! If you'd like to cheer on the Tigers in tomorrow's game, here are a couple of recent recipes to help you in your mission: Maurice Salad Subs and Greektown Sliders. We could've come back to Detroit 2-0, but now we're tied at 1-1 ... :(
- I have continued my twisted little mission to document thrift shops all trying to sell copies of In the Kitchen with Rosie. Craig at first thought it was a bit perverse, but has realized that this is a gift that keeps on giving; he now points out copies to me as we go to various stores!
- Oh, and before I forget: please vote for my Chocolate Cherry Kugl!!! I'm a finalist in the National Yiddish Book Center's contest to find the best recipes for traditional Jewish foods. A friend of Jeremy's once said it was "like eating crack" ... :)
So, I'm aiming to be back here on Mondays, and may offer some Wordless Wednesdays, too; Frugal Fridays can be found on MLive.com. I'll likely serve up recipes, for the most part, but every so often there needs to be a rant or an amusing anecdote ... something to liven things up a bit! I'm hoping to be able to catch up with all my friends, and just recalibrate a bit after all the nonsense of the past couple of months. Then we'll see where it goes from there!
8 comments:
You've been super busy!
Hi Mary,
You have been busy! You look good and I hope all is well.
And the Tigers are still in it! :-)
Yay, for baseball.
Hello! Welcome back!!! It seems like you have been gone forever.
Girl, you have been busy. Congrats for so many paying writing gigs (I hope). Keep going like this and you'll be famous:)
so glad to see you!!!!!!!!!! What a summer! You had me drooling about pie lol!!!
And...don't even get me started about the Tigers!
Welcome back! You've been missed. Looking forward to your posts..
Welcome back! I am so happy to see that you are posting again! I keep up with you on Facebook but still....this is way better. I won't discuss the baseball issue since we are on opposite sides of that one; but I will offer my hugs, love and prayers for your health and for your parents' health, as well. Love the photo of you and Craig! What a sweet, happy couple you are! Love you!
SO glad to see you back, Mary! I am sorry to hear about your mom's fall and your dad's progressive congestive heart failure. This is a hard time for you. NOT to mention your own shoulder issues. IS it 'frozen shoulder'? I can tell you all about that. :-) :-(
I'm glad to read that you weren't just sitting around eating bonbons all summer! I'll be sure to vote for you. :-) Love the pic of you and Craig.
Hey, it's great to see you back. Disco fries. Freaking disco fries. must try disco fries.....
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