When it Rains, We Eat Ice Cream

This isn't actually the next blog entry.

Well, it is... but it's just by way of a stopgap until I actually get an hour's downtime to write the next entry -- the one that actually talks about herbs.

Milwaukee got SMACKED with almost 7 inches of rain yesterday, and the damage was pretty impressive. There was flooding. And sinkholes large enough to swallow up Cadillac Escalades. And sewer back-ups. And now our basement looks a little bit like a filthy swimming pool.

It's gross, and nasty. And it means I haven't had time to cook -- let alone write about cooking. Heck, we don't even have hot water to take a shower right now.

And so, my dear friends, in lieu of a new post I'm going to leave you with something cool. And minty. And refreshing.

It's a nice bowl of chocolate mint ice cream.  We made it last summer -- but I can assure you it's still pretty delicious.

I Scream for More: Fresh Mint Ice Cream

We hope it tides you over until we can get back into the kitchen.
Stay safe... and stay dry!


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Been Tagged: Seven Random Facts

Been tagged by Lisa over at What We Eat! (OK, got tagged aeons ago... but thanks to Lisa I was inspired to blog again) So, although this is only remotely food-related, I'm going to give it a whirl. My project for class is wrapping up this week, so I promise there will be posts about food very shortly.

1. I took over five years of piano lessons, and still can't seem to play piano.
2. I love Lakefront Pumpkin Lager, but I think that Three Lakes pumpkin wine is pretty horrible. Am choking down the last few sips right now, as I type. I'm not sure why I'm still drinking it.
3. I managed to get through college (as an English major) without having read McBeth.
4. I roasted chestnuts for the first time on Thanksgiving. Does roasting them on my gas stove count as an "open fire"?
5. I have been toying with the idea of going back for my master's degree for almost six years now. Ultimately, I think I've decided that I love cooking more than I love school. For some reason, that realization was a little bit scary.
6. I would really like to get my nose pierced.
7. I haven't blogged in so long that I'm almost scared to start again.

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Don't Forget to Vote!

Yeah, I'm up early today. I'll be heading out to the polls in a bit (I'm hoping to beat the long lines by playing "early bird"). I'd be remiss if I didn't encourage all of you US citizens to do the same: if you haven't voted already, be sure to set aside some time today to locate your polling place and cast your vote.

If you're in the state of Wisconsin, you can look up your polling place and/or voter registration here. Once you look up your registration, you can also access a sample ballot.

There is too much at stake.
Please, don't forget to vote!
(for those of you outside the States, cross your fingers and enjoy the view! This promises to be one wild day)

And, when you're done, check out the chicken pot-pie recipe below :)


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