Coffee Musings - 022508

A few years ago I was interested in the classic Japanese arts including Haiku and Ikebana. I'm still interested, but I haven't written much, and I haven't designed a floral arrangement. I love flowers! I hope I have a rose garden and a bed of herbs. I think it would be great if I had a cute little bungalow with hanging garlic everywhere to add a comforting smell . . . besides cookies constantly baking.

Speaking of cookies, I made dough from a chocolate chip cookie recipe, but I decided against baking when I found my kitchen sink was leaking. It just deflated my cooking ambition. Hopefully, it will be fixed today. I looked under the sink today, and the paper towel there was dry, but it was not dry last night. I have very dry heat in my apartment, and it's going to prematurely age me.

Also, for the batter I used butter and walnuts that although not rancid, were old. I didn't want to give the cookies away because of those ingredients, but the batter was still pretty good :) I ate some last night, and I didn't get sick so there you go.