I’ve been doing a bit of cooking lately that involves testing new stuff… like the from fresh, pumpkin pie I did for Thanksgiving. Over the weekend I made a cranberry sauce and had it tonight with some breaded pork chops and peppered green beans.

Other than the sauce, it was all very easy to make in a quantity for just myself, and could just as easily be done for a family.

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Smoking or non-smoking? It’s odd question for me to be hearing after the year-plus of smoking bans up in MN. But I’m not in MN right now, I’m on VA. Christiansburg to be a bit more specific, and sitting at a table in O’Charley’s to be exact, waiting for my dinner as I write parts of this. I’m down here on business for the second time in a couple months.

That’s the reason for the picture actually. We’re building a Ben & Jerry’s down here and I’m here to try and get things wrapped up. The two smaller cows on the mural are my contribution to that. The larger cow is “Woody”, a Ben & Jerry’s Trademark by the way.

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