Crazy Christmastime
The great Lorne Michaels is often quoted as saying this about being ready to put on a new episode of Saturday Night Live: “The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready, it goes on because it’s 11:30 on Saturday Night.” Well, it’s almost 8:30am on Sunday (my self-appointed time to publish the weekly essay), and I am far from ready to share much in the way of coherent thought on any specific topic. So, the essay portion of this week’s post will be short, but I’ve still curated some food and music ideas for you.
I think it is safe to say that my year is going out with a bang. This week our offspring returned to their suites at Hotel Bell, my work was fully engaging, and I attended a personal development program that spanned Friday evening and both mornings of the weekend. A couple of “yes”es to holiday invitations and voila - every waking moment of the week was fully allocated. Hitting the snooze bar this morning meant that I would have very little time to crank out this newsletter.
Falling short of our own expectations is inevitable, and understandable from time to time. When this happens, all we can do is regroup and move forward. Perhaps I will have something more thoughtful and focused to share this time next week.
Sunday Supper
Lori made this Vegetable Korma yesterday, and was super-satisfying. And these Chicken Enchiladas will feed a crowd - but can only fall short of the standard our friends set each year. Having grown up in Arizona, they “know a guy” who ships them hatch chiles, which they roast and put in their freezer, using them to serve the best enchiladas I have ever had. (And I can say this definitively, because I had the good fortune of enjoying them again last night.). Both recipes will help you feed a crowd as family trickles in over the next week.
Sunday Music
Today is a musical choose-your-own-adventure. On one end of the spectrum you can enjoy the stripped-down sound of Billie Eilish at NPR’s Tiny Desk, or this recent stadium-pop set from Coldplay. Enjoy!
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Have a great week ahead! Offer support to others. Make good use of this day. And let me know how I can help.
Peace & Love,