As tempting as it might be to learn how to make fruitcake, it wouldn't last until Easter at my house. I'm better off without the temptation. I'm glad you're feeling better - it probably helps when you're baking, to be able to smell what you're working on.

This afternoon I wrestled two clay Römertopf Dutch ovens bound for eBay into the right boxes for the job, or rather, boxes inside boxes. I have one of these roasters that I use when I remember it's there; chicken baked in those comes out tender and falling off the bone. Anyway, the boxes are given to me by the friend I cat sit for, from big insulated parcels of frozen cat food. Little dents are being made in the front room stash.