Good morning Kossacks and welcome to Morning Open Thread.
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My diary today is going to be even shorter than normal. I just got a new toy, a KitchenAid 12-cup food processor, and I'm spending most of Monday playing with it.
I didn't grow up in a foodie household, and what I learned I learned from watching TV and lots of trial and error. But I enjoy cooking, and baking especially, and I'm known at work for my cookies. I already had a mixer, but for the longest time I wanted a food processor for all sorts of reasons. Well, I just found another reason for getting this. It's a recipe called Millionaire Shortbread. It's yummy, and ever so much easier on my hands to use a food processor than to cut in all that cold butter by hand. I don't know how I managed all these years without it! Could be dangerous to my waistline thought. The batch today is going to my oncologist's office tomorrow, but only for the staff and nurses. My doctor has a thing against sugar. His loss!
Sorry I haven't been around much. I seem to waking up later and later these days, and y'all are long gone by the time I get around to the MOT. As long as you let me in the door every now and then, I'll be happy.
Happy Valentine's Day to all y'all with S.O.'s. Jibber Jabber.