Happy Friday, y’all!<\/p>\n
It’s a sunny Friday here in Starkville. Spring keeps teasing us….but she isn’t here to stay, yet. Meanwhile, I am thoroughly spoilt when it comes to weather. I don’t like the cold, anymore. When I lived in St. Louis, I found chilly weather to be invigorating. Now, I just find it to be cold. That, and I want to wear sandals.<\/p>\n
During the recent bit of winter weather that has come to be known around here as “the snow that wasn’t” I did quite a bit of baking. It’s a compulsion, really, and one that I can do without a problem because of these folks that I live with and the rate of food consumption around here. For instance, these cinnamon rolls, from Smitten Kitchen<\/a>, well, they were gone after one breakfast. (I filled them with cinnamon, sugar and butter instead of the cranberries….but when cranberry season rolls around, I shall be making those buns, stat.) \u00a0This is now my go-to cinnamon roll recipe. \u00a0Yes. \u00a0I like it better than Pioneer Woman’s. \u00a0Also, Smitten’s \u00a0pita recipe<\/a>? It was great. I made the pitas and we had them with salmon croquets inside along with a tartar sauce from the awesome cookbook,\u00a0Keepers<\/a>. Jon said, “I think this is the first pita I’ve ever eaten.” And, you know what, they are so good that one might think that even if he had eaten a pita before — which he probably hasn’t, odd as that may sound. My man has a very extensive and detailed food memory.<\/p>\n Speaking of bread..I guess that I’ll make some King Cake this weekend. \u00a0Fat Tuesday is just around the corner…<\/p>\n Also, just around the corner is the latest song in Jon’s song project. \u00a0I didn’t call your attention to his last two songs and they were good ones — so I really should have! \u00a0You can listen to all of his songs right here<\/a>\u00a0on his blog. \u00a0The next one up is inspired by Iggy Pop, I think. \u00a0It’s great!<\/p>\n Speaking of music, have y’all heard of St. Paul and the Broken Bones? \u00a0They just released their debut album and it’s kind of amazing. \u00a0You can hear an interview with them and hear some of their music, too, here<\/a>. \u00a0They are based out of Birmingham, Alabama. I’m really excited about this band! The lead singer looks like an accountant but sings like Otis Redding. If you like soul music, you should check them out.<\/p>\n Here they are doing “Call Me”:<\/p>\n