I had in mind the lyrics:
Over the ground lies a mantle of white…
But the chilly-reality factor of Winter Wonderland is one I’d rather avoid, thank you. I prefer to be as warm as possible on these recent cold winter nights. So the only snowy whiteness here is in the form of warm bubbly bath water. 🙂
If it is currently cold where you live, I hope you are finding warmth — whether alone or together with the one(s) you love — during this holiday season.
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Sooo…
As I mentioned in a previous post: Prior to starting my seasonal Celebrations! project, I sent a few emails out to folks who take an active interest in this blog, because I wanted – as a gesture of appreciation – {1} to solicit some feedback, but also {2} to personally invite people to ask questions.
The result – as also mentioned in a previous post – was a mix of “yeah, I kinda expected that” and “…oh…really…?”
One of the common threads between the two types of responses I got, though, was this: People want to know about the tough stuff.
So.
I’m gonna try to break things up by ‘category’ as best I can, but fair warning: This is likely to be a wordy one. Feel free to skip around and read under whatever headings interest you. (Or, if you feel overwhelmed by it all, feel free to just skip it, period. I’ll not be offended. 🙂
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ROSEMARY APPLE BREAD
This recipe came about when, due to my attempts to eliminate unnecessary food waste, I realized I had {1} two trees full of apples in my yard that had to be creatively utilized in a quick way, and {2} three snack-sized applesauce cups in my refrigerator that were about to expire.
I have enough experience with baking quick breads (typically fruit breads, which do not require yeast) to know – in a general way – how to proceed with making the available ingredients in my cupboards work in my favor, so I threw together the following:
2.5 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3 snack-size applesauce cups
2 eggs
1/4 cup olive oil
1 medium apple
1 sprig rosemary
Directions: In a medium bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Add eggs and olive oil. Stir in one snack cup of applesauce at a time. De-flock one sprig of rosemary and chop finely, together with apple. Pour batter into a greased and floured double-loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes.
Bread will be moist and savory.
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So it’s like four o’clock in the morning, right?
And I’m awake (because of course I’m awake; I have a cat), so when my hubby stumbles down the hallway half-asleep, I call to him and he comes to me and we snuggle and wiggle and generally entwine in awkward-but-cozy ways and then, well…
My hands get a bit roam-y.
And he’s kinda half-asleep (but a certain part of him is WIDE awake ifyouknowwhatImean) but kinda purring and leaning into me while I pet his cock — and his cock is hard, like way harder than it’s been in a long time kind of hard, the kind of hard that is turgid and veiny and throbbing with its own swollen-ness — and then, suddenly:
Sharp intake of breath.
Gasp.
Groooaaaan…