So far, I've swept the entire house, done some laundry and dishes, scrubbed the tub, read a couple articles that people's tweets led me to. Twitter is turning out to not be all bad. I just had to delete some of the publishing companies I was following who pay people to tweet all day. It was overwhelming.
I think I want to do some baking. My sister called me to ask me some cooking questions. She plays a great game where she calls me, tells me whats in her fridge, and then I advise her on what she can do with it. It's one of my favorite puzzles to solve. Recently, she's had some health issues that have required her to give up red meat, berries, caffeine, and other random stuff that she loves, so she was asking me about some pork seasonings. We talked about an apple curry glaze (ginger pear is good too). Yum! I also recommended she try Shrimp'N'Hotroot Soup, a Redwall delicacy from the otters.
If you haven't read Brian Jacques Redwall series, you might give it a try. I have a harder time getting into the series lately, but I was reading them from fourth grade up into my undergraduate career. They're animal fantasies set in a medieval environment with adventure, riddles, humor, well-written dialogue & dialects, great food, and a good dose of morality. I give them a great deal of credit for developing my vocabulary growing up. I used to pull out the dictionary all the time while reading them.
Anywho, Jacques initially wrote the first five books for blind children, which meant he often emphasized senses other than sight. Jacques wrote British dialects into the text, so his characters can really be heard. My favorites are the moles who speak as if they're from the West Country. Jacques based them off of the people of Sommerset. The hares are pretty great too. You'll just have to read to find out. If you don't want to buy the official cookbook (which includes a cute story for kids), try Redwall.net Kitchen. It's a web site of fan-made recipes.
