Some Moments in 2011 that Did Not Suck

Because my presence in the blogosphere in 2011 was sporadic at best, I have a whole bunch of photos to share of stuff that we made or did. These are the moments in the fall of 2011 that didn’t suck (I think I already posted the spring/summer stuff that did not suck!):

Here is a soup that we made up, which was basically a whole bunch of random stuff that we had in our fridge and pantry and freezer (well, the homemade chicken stock was in our freezer, anyhow). It was surprisingly delicious:

Everything but the Kitchen Sink Soup

The pot weighed about 10 lbs.:

I made this amazing pumpkin quiche from Closet Cooking:

Isn't it pretty?

Also, delicious. I did not use sage, though, because I feel like sage is meant to be a scent, not a flavor. When I eat it I feel like I’m eating a stick of incense. Instead I used thyme & oregano. Mmm…it was quite labor-intensive though, so not something I foresee doing a lot of. Filo dough is a pain in the arse.

I went to see my old-time famous boyfriend, Mike Doughty, at First Avenue in November. I took numerous photos that didn’t turn out well. Here’s one of them:

The show itself was disappointing…I didn’t feel like he was really bringing it that night. I suppose that even rock stars can’t bring it every night. But he is known for banter with the crowd, and there was none of that. Something about him felt sad to me. It’s a good thing that the night was redeemed by 10 years of shared nostalgia with my friend Shannon, who got me obsessed with Mike Doughty at the tender young age of 22. We can be heard shrieking in the crowd on his album Smofe & Smang!

The day after Mike Doughty, David and I went to Winona to see one of my BFFs and her Hubby. Here’s them hiking in the bluffs behind our alma mater:

Here is a sign nailed to a tree in the bluffs:

Other things we did in Winona: attended an anarchist potluck (for real!Interpret as you wish). Rode bikes around town. Good clean fun!

Finally, some pictures of our private Solstice/Christmas celebration! We don’t have kiddos (and I do have “the baby rabies”), so we play santa for our dog (surrogate baby). Worth noting: David and I didn’t even get gifts for eachother!

Our dog is very, very spoiled

But seriously, how could we not spoil her?!:

I made this amazing garlic/lemon roasted chicken for dinner, and now I can’t find the recipe! That is the problem with finding recipes on the interweb – there are so many good ones, it’s hard to keep track! Hopefully I will find the printout in my messy apartment somewhere, cuz this was delish!:

Oooo…Fancy!

I think that’s it (finally) for the 2011 wrap-up! On to bigger and better things!

 

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