Has it really been two months (and 10 days?)

So sorry for the huge blogging vacation that I took.  I really have been cooking during this time, but my parents were visiting in early November, and then it was Thanksgiving, which just rolls us into the holidays and then everything falls apart from there.

Anyway, I'm going to try to catch up with my entries right now.  We'll see how I do.  

Happy New Year, by the way!