Quiet Days... and Chocolate

Now that the boy and I are mostly better... the girl and the husband have come down with the same miserable thing.  It's inevitable at this time of year - everyone's tired, and school was rampant with germ factories.  (We're not the only ones - playdates and birthday parties are falling off the social calendar daily.) I think it's better now than later - everyone should be sufficiently recovered to enjoy the actual day by the time it comes around.  All things considered, we had a nice quiet day: playing Monopoly, baking cookies, knitting, Christmas music, tea.

 

 

 

The cookies are Chocolate-Black pepper with a dash of coffee - you can find the recipe here.

I was generous with both the pepper and the finely ground coffee beans (which I substituted for espresso powder) and the final result was wonderfully spicy (though consequently less of a hit with the kids.) Which reminds me, I've got a hankering to watch Chocolat again.....

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Comments

[Kerri]

Glad to hear you and the boy child are feeling better, but sorry to hear that the other half are now down with it! Both grownups in our home are struggling with the congested chests and coughing...luckily the kiddies are still healthy. (quick...where's a bubble I can put them in!?) Here's to a speedy recovery for all! Enjoy more tea, yummy recipes & happy family games...that's really what it's all about, isn't it? :)

[Sheila]

May everyone recover enough to enjoy the big day on Saturday. Love the Christmas bauble. I bet it looks beautiful with the lights reflecting off it.

[Charity]

Happy Christmas, Ruth! We're struggling with the same nasty bugs up here, I hope you all (and we all) recover quickly!

[kingshearte]

Those cookies sound very interesting. I think I'll have to try them. Thanks for brining my attention to them!