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I made the pumpkin chocolate chip bread from KABC. It turns out you can follow their directions for reducing the purée and over reduce it - fortunately someone else had had the same issue and was told to add water back to total the weight of the purée you are supposed to have - At least now I know the consistency for next time. I did use 1 cup of AP and 3/4 cup WWW. We liked the flavor, it wasn't too sweet, and I might have been able to reduce the baking time a couple of minutes.

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I'm planning to use that method tomorrow when I try their Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread. I do plan to sub in some white whole wheat - I don't know if I'll make any other changes.

We are closed on Mondays now, but some of us have to go in to do inventory so I thought I'd take a loaf in. I'll be there at 7:30 with one other and the rest will follow around 8

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We are back on our winter schedule of being closed Sundays and Mondays - we all love having two days off in a row.

So today I made a Thai farro salad with fresh veggies and a peanut sauce and Will grilled more chicken tenders. We have dinner for a few more nights

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Tonight Will grilled some more chicken tenders - they only had 3 packages at Harris Teeter this morning. I made a green salad with tomatoes and avocado with Caesar Dressing and crispy fried shallots that I made. We're getting ready for the next tropical storm (at least for us), but we are on the left side of the storm this time. I just feel so badly for the people on the West Coast of Florida - it's too much. Has anyone seen the pictures of the traffic evacuating?

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Oh Mike, I'm so sorry to hear about the surgery and the fact that poor Jack got hit with a bb. I hope it doesn't cause more problems for him

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I made chicken Caesar salad with rotisserie chicken, romaine, tomatoes and avocado with homemade dressing. We had garlic toasts with it.

Sorry about your cat, Mike.

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Len, thank you. What was weird was, my neighbors and I were OK without the power, but it was the lack of cellphone service where you couldn't reach anyone that had us all stressed. For us, it didn't hurt that the days were sunny and we didn't get much rain with the storm. We are thankful for all the little blessings and pray for those who were so devastated by it all.

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Joan, I'm so glad to hear your OK. I'm sorry for the devastation around you.

We had a great surprise - our power came back on around 7 tonight. I was really sure that it wasn't going to happen so quickly. And, that will free up the workers to go help in some of the places that have really been devastated

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I bought a small can of tuna, a ripe avocado, lettuce, triscuits, some Kerrygold cheddar(a splurge) a couple of chocolate bars on sale and 2 bags of ice for my freezer. The freezer is empty - I'm now going to use it as a cooler and the fridge is nearly empty.
Does anyone know how long after the power goes off you can keep fresh eggs. What about things like relish and mustard?

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I gather that Valdosta was hit as badly as the awful pictures you've been seeing of places like Tallahassee - she might not even have cell service.

At least I can text and call - I'm surprised I was able to get online right now - I haven't been able to see any news or weather - I heard there are 3 more hurricanes brewing in the Atlantic now. I get a better chance at 6:00 before everyone wakes up and starts using their phones. It's now possible we won't have power until Tuesday morning. We're all hoping it might be sooner

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Baker Aunt, this is why I jury rigged my latest crockpot to use my chef alarm for my timer. Chicken breasts (boneless) cook in approximately 3 ½ - 4 hours on low. You can imagine the first time I used it and hammered the chicken. Mine has a manual option, so I can set the temperature where I want it with no timer. There are handles that snap in place for transporting it. I put the chef alarm in the largest chicken breasts, clamp the handles down on the cord (the lid won't seal if I don't) and set the alarm to 163. I can only use it when I'm home for the day -

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Has anyone heard from Joan? I heard that Valdosta was hit very hard and I'm worried.

You all probably know a lot more about the devastation everywhere than I do. We were hit much harder than anticipated, but nothing like what happened west of us. We lost cell and power Friday am around 1:30 and got our cell service back around 6:00 last night. This is my first time accessing the internet - in an hour I probably won't be able to as people wake up. Most of the island has power, but we're not expected to get it until 10 tomorrow night.

We had mostly wind damage - there appear to have been mini tornadoes and lots of big trees done - many uprooted because of the saturated ground we have from our rainy September. In our complex alone there are 10 trees down, 3 damaging roofs of 4 condos, but no one hurt. We are all very grateful that we were spared worse.
I pray for all those people in the direct line of this storm - the devastation is enormous - with whole towns being lost. I hope that all your friends and family are safe

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Will grilled chicken tenders last night and flew off to NYC this morning. He wanted to make sure I had plenty of protein while he was away. So I'll have a couple of dinners and then make some chicken salad. He'll be back on Monday in time to take me for my second cataract surgery on Wednesday.

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I have two of Claire Saffitz's books and I really enjoy them. Will and I have made several of her recipes. We like her foccacia, but haven't quite nailed down the rise.

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Happy Birthday, Mike🥳 It sounds like a lovely dinner!

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