Waiting on the A/C repairman. They said it would be after 3, and it's nearly 5, but, whatever, I'm home, and there's already a cake in the oven that, if it turns out well, will go to the annual family 4th party tomorrow, along with a pasta salad and a cold watermelon.
I'll make the pasta dish in the morning. Bowtie pasta. I can dress it with either (a) a savory vodka cream sauce with sausage or (b) olive oil and fresh veggies and herbs (and sausage or not).
The cake in the oven is a German chocolate pound cake. Never made it before. The goodies are in the batter, not the frosting. After baking it, you pour a ganache over it and sprinkle a few nuts and coconut over the top. It looked sinful in the picture. If I don't screw it up - if it comes clean out of the pan and doesn't fall apart - I'm going to serve it on my fanciest platter. (Hey, with all the good cooks in this family, the pressure is on!)
I managed to get Year 7 entirely unboxed today and started the sort. Made good progress until I had to leave for the A/C repairmen. Back at it, come Friday morning.
Nanny picked some peas and squash today. I checked them Sunday and intended to pick them tomorrow afternoon. And she's been chopping weeds. I wish she wouldn't get out there in the heat, but she's grown and can do as she pleases.
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