We are currently having a heat wave. Today’s temperature high was 12°C (53.6°F) and normally it would be 5°C (41°F). [After reading more, I see that we’re warmer than Alabama! 
] The rest of the week won’t be quite so warm, but we won’t be seeing any snow any time soon.
On Saturday morning I got a text that a relative was in town - I knew they were coming, but didn’t know when. Ended up playing tour guide and did a lot of walking. So Sunday was recovering from Saturday, plus baking pumpkin for pies, and I made stuffed manicotti for lunch. Today I made the crust for pumpkin pies, plus nanaimo bars, and we ate chicken and dressing from the freezer. Glad today’s a holiday (Feast of the Immaculate Conception), because otherwise I wouldn’t have had time for the nanaimo bars.
Still want to make Pfeffernüsse, but that’s next weekend’s baking task. Maybe.
From last week’s MMP:
In Switzerland this is called Quittenbrot (Quince bread, even though there is no flour in it), and I just had some last week from my coworker, who made it with quince from her garden. I had no idea it came from Spain. Yummy!
There’s always the joke about having too much squash, but it sounds like this squash was very much appreciated. I actually make pumpkin pies with ½ butternut squash - they have more fiber, and they yield a lot more pulp.
Got Whammed on Saturday while at the hair salon. They were playing Christmas music non-stop. At least they had a cheery fire scene on the television.
Might warm up some manicotti for dinner and make an early night of it. Only 9 more days of work before Christmas break.