I have to go buy a bag of frozen peas because I'm making a batch of turkey pot pie filling for lunch today (and turkey or chicken pot pie must have peas or it isn't the perfect recipe). That store has a good bulk section so I'll see if they have any of the candied fruit to purchase in really small amounts to add to my julekaka.

I have boiled potatoes that were leftover and not mashed at our Thanksgiving dinner so those will be diced and added at the last minute (otherwise they would cook to mush) to the pot pie. And I'll use our good wheat crackers for crumbling on top, not making another pie crust (of which there would be leftovers that I'd just end up eating later by myself.) A side batch of blueberry muffins will travel well, though, so they can take them along.

In addition to a comfort-food lunch, today is the day to pack boxes to ship, so I'll have the tape roller and a number of flat boxes for them to choose from. It's better to mail them from here and have them arrive easily in a few days than to fool with a checked bag at the airport. What I find amazing is that my two travellers arrived with one carryon bag apiece and didn't ask to have any laundry washed while they were here. I did offer.