jewmas dinner was a bit ruined tonight
it was supposed to be latkes and crock pot brisket with garlic and onions. well....the power went out a few hours into the brisket and wasn't going to be on any time soon according to the power company, so we warmed up the grill, tossed everything into a pan and let it go.
unfortunately, i trusted my sister with the task. i told her it only needed to be around 250ish and when i finally went out to look, it was at 350 and had been for more than an hour. the onions turned into carbon and, obviously, no jus. it goes without saying that we couldn't do the latkes, so we wound up eating slightly dry brisket by the light of a kerosene latern. it really was a good day outside of that, but i was so excite about our dinner. we're going back tomorrow for revenge latkes even though i have no desire to leave the house.
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'it really was a good day outside of that.' I've had NOTHING decent to eat today!!! 
Will send you my brisket recipe when I find it, not that you need it but just for the heck of it.
P.S., watching Julie & Julie on OWN.
for both of you. I think you are both entitled to go out of your way to make up for it today. Maybe you will change your mind about going out, fizzgig, as the day goes on.
"Revenge latkes!" 
I read your experience, too, elleng. I also looked at the gallery section of Patisserie Manuel's page. What an artiste'!
Cher
on edit: see Beef Wellington post, in the same vein.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/115748944
it's cold and the roads are messy, but dad and sister really want latkes, so we'll go do latkes. whine, whine, whine 
i'm just glad we didn't have something like beef wellington in the oven last night. i'm glad they were able to save that.
So sorry. Hope your electricity is back on and you get your latkes today!
I love days when I wake up and realize that I have no need to go anywhere.
I hope you have the loveliest of days tomorrow.
