Blizzed Out

As you may or may not have heard, we had ourselves a self-respecting blizzard here on Saturday.

And it was awesome.

Mistah and I were well and truly prepared with a house full of groceries, a rack full of wine and shelves full of good reads.

I woke up in the morning and started cooking -- I mean, after reading and looking out the window for a while -- because, well, that's what you do in a blizzard . . . 

. . . you get out the crock pot and make chicken curry delight.

And without planning it or talking about it or preconceiving it, the friends all started sending photos of what they were cooking to eachother. 

Let's face it. Winter snow photos are a dime a dozen . . .

. . . they're beautiful, yes. But friends' specific takes on blizzard cooking? Well, I cannot get enough of that particular magic . . .  

Jessica

Jessica's sauce . . . (please note the time. That's a.m.)

Jessica

. . . all jarred up.

Jessica

And that's Jessica's magical bacon wrapped delight. I know, right?

There was a lot of soup-making out there, of course. I mean, what a perfect day for it . . . 

Angela

Angela's . . . 

Nancy

Nancy's . . . 

Elizabeth

Mr. Dibble's . . . 

Dawn

. . . and Dawnie's. With chili prep happening too.

Speaking of chili . . . 

Tracey

. . . Tracey made some, down Florida-way . . . 

Michelle

. . . as did Michelle, up NL-way . . . 

Michelle

. . . she also made beef jerky. 

I mean, come ON.

Hsin

Hsinny made Italian bread and bread pudding and . . . 

Hsin

. . . pork bellies . . .

Kat

. . . while our young friend G went the pork dumplings route . . . 

In the meantime, it kept on snowing.

Angela

Rest cures were happening . . .

. . . beverages were being enjoyed . . . 

Jessica

. . . and the snacks were starting to be served . . . 

Jessica

. . . oh look! The pork bellies.

Jennie

And desserts, of course, were getting started too.

And over here, you ask?

Well, it kept snowing . . . 

. . . I engaged the cilantro . . . 

. . . kept stirring the crockpot . . .

. . . and got ready for the feast.

And it just kept on snowing.

Across town . . . 

Jessica

. . . the weenies were ready . . . 

Jessica

. . . as was the lasagna.

Jennie

. . . as were Jennie's peanut butter miso cookies.

I know, right?

The peeps kept on cooking . . . 

. . . and the world kept on snowing.

It was, truly, the . . . 

 

Best. Blizzard. Ever.