Caroline gets Cooking

A smiling arangement of cilantro, fresh mint, limes, and jalapenos arre waiting to be chopped, squeezed and blended with water and spcies to make a yummy dipping sauce for the Indian dish Pani Puri

Can you tell who I was thinking of when I prepared the pani for tomorrow’s pani puri night (little hint)?

Well, the cooking really starts tomorrow, but for a while, I was sweating in the kitchen, blending mint and cilantro with jalapenos and spices to create the dipping sauce (pani) for tomorrow’s feast. John will probably post a recipe and a better description of this delicious Indian dish at some later time. Meanwhile, thank you, John, for providing support and advice lovingly over the phone while I was worrying over every detail. Wish you were home!

Caroline goes Solo

The Snail mobile at work in Scottsdale, Arizona

This is Caroline, filling in for John while he is en route to and from the Sunny State. I managed to drive myself today quite nicely which was an enormous mental hurdle for me. The coming two weeks are a huge change for me, of course, and finding new stuff to post every day is going to be quite the challenge as well. If nothing else, you will find out a bit about the life of “the woman behind the man,” so stay tuned…

Mailbox Fear

Sticker on our mailboxes reads: Thieves Want Your Mail!

The boogeymen of mailbox thievery lurk in our neighborhood. I thought those thieves wanted our TV, cash, car, identity, hidden jewels, family jewels, and my virginity; heck, if they left all that stuff, they could have my junk mail. Maybe we should go back to the slot in the front door where the mailman used to deliver the mail, and kids pushed dog turds through; well, I did once or twice.