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Hi there!  Just popping in to say hello.  I have been busy, a little under the weather with a sore throat.  And getting ready for Christmas and upcoming travel plans, parties, etc....  Also, shipping many items to you!  Thank you! I am working on a vlog (video blog post) and hope to post it tonight or tomorrow. Anyway, stay warm and happy!  

Wild Alaskan Cod is on sale and fresh at the grocer.  So I took advantage and improvised a dish I originally remember from Cooks Illustrated Magazine's Make Ahead Edition.  Usually make-ahead meals are reserved for non-fish entrees.  But the cookbook had this one make-ahead fish dish.  It is basically cod with olive oil, seasoning, cherry tomatoes, capers, parsley, and olives.  I didn't have olives so left those out.  There may have been more to the recipe but one can prepare and store in fridge for 12 - 24 hours.  I only did a few hours then baked.  I baked at 350 fahrenheit for about 20 to 25 min.  That was plenty.   The lighting in these pictures isn't the best....

We had a dinner with family at my parent's farm in Wisconsin.  She ordered a Buche de Noel cake which came with candied cranberries on top. It was delicious!   Decorations on a side table. I also went to a German Christkindlmarket in Chicago. One shaped like a tear drop hand painted in Austria with a wolf, some rabbits and birds.  Another from Germany decorated with pearls.