Monthly Archives: January 2009

A touch of New England…

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Upright Ape

…in Southern California. Last night looked like this here: It hailed and it stuck around for a while on the ground. It’s supposed to get down to 40 degrees tonight and is currently just below 60 degrees. Yeah, yeah, I … Continue reading →

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Acai

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Upright Ape

So, I finally got around to trying acai juice. It smells like olives and tastes like… olivey chocolate blueberry. I tried to drink it with my nose blocked, to try and minimize the olive thing, but it’s in my head … Continue reading →

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mmmmMMMM Meringue!!

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Upright Ape

I have finally gotten around to trying the Meringue Cookie Mix from Angel Foods. I ordered it through VeganEssentials, an awesome site for vegan products. The process was very simple. Some of packet a, some water, some of packet b, … Continue reading →

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Cooking, baking, knitting

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Upright Ape

So we have two cousins of Boo’s that are going to have children this year. A third child for one and a second child for the other. I don’t know who is due first, but neither should give birth until … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Upright Ape

We’re off to Thousand Oaks (ugh) for the annual New Year’s Day gathering. It’s usually at Boo’s parent’s house, but they are having the floors done so it’s at another relative’s home. I made my traditional New Year’s Day baklava … Continue reading →

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