Linkage clean-up time:
The Foppish Baker is another excellent baking blog. I'm particularly interested in the recipes, including the apple sourdough, which I've seen mentioned in a couple of baking reference books.
Also food-related is Turkey Confidential a radio program that'll run on NPR stations on Thanksgiving. Since we're not driving anywhere this year, maybe we'll even remember to listen in. It'll make a nice transition from AM parades to afternoon cooking. Or eating or whatever it is we decide to do.
And, speaking of parades, here's some sad news. Apparently, Raleigh was this close to having actual Mummers at this year's Xmas parade. Alas, it didn't work out. I'd totally have driven to Raleigh to see that.
In big art news, several of the Ghiberti bronzes from Florence will be touring the US next year. We had a chance to see the reproductions on the Baptistry of the Duomo and those were impressive enough. To be able to see the originals without having to travel all the way to Italy is quite exciting.
And let's finish off with a drink. My beers of the month pick is the Heavy Seas line from Clipper City in Bawlmer. And I'm not just saying that cos they've got cartoon pirates on the labels. So far I've tried the Loose Cannon, which was damn good, and the Winter Storm, which was frikkin amazing. It's right up there with Blue Ridge Snowball's Chance (sadly unavailable in this parish) and the Great Divide Hibernation Ale, which are my favorite beers evah.