Quiet Days in West Lafayette

Visiting Elaine in West Lafayette. Sushi an other good food at the Japanese restaurant Izakaya.

Clover in the woods.

Mural near one of the local shopping centers.

Detail of mural.

Bridge across Happy Hollow Creek.

 Photos © 2026 mae sander

Blintzes and Pie

 

Elaine’s blintzes are the best. I’ve posted photos of them before but they are worth another look!
We had them for dinner and are about to have more for breakfast.

Elaine’s peach pie is the best.

Photos © 2026 mae sander

Where We Are

 

Now in West Lafayette visiting my sister Elaine.

November Kitchens and Foods

 Evelyn and Tom’s Kitchen, Fairfax, VA

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Evelyn and Tom have all new doors and door handles, and a new white paint job in their kitchen.
I’m featuring their kitchen this month because it’s much more interesting than my own kitchen!

From Evelyn’s Kitchen

Seared tuna, bread, and salad.

Turkey breast, stuffing, and roast vegetables in Evelyn’s kitchen.

Also in Fairfax

Fantastic Mr. Fox lives in the back yard. (Tom’s photo, shared with Saturday Critters),

Also at Evelyn’s: we watched the semifinals of the Great British Baking Show.

Visiting W. Lafayette, IN

Earlier in November, we visited Elaine and Larry; she had baked some of her wonderful pies.

Culinary Historians of Ann Arbor Winter Dinner

This is Sherry, one of the original Historians, with her potluck contribution:
her grandmother’s sausage, apple, and squash casserole from the 1930s.

The theme of the dinner was APPLES. My Waldorf Salad is a classic American dish.
When first introduced at the Waldorf Hotel in New York in 1896, it had only apples, celery, and mayonnaise.
Now it has lots of other ingredients as well.

Dining at Home in Ann Arbor

Len made Conchas: Mexican sweet rolls with a crunchy topping

Our Ann Arbor kitchen wasn’t very busy this month, as we were preparing for our trips to Indiana and Virginia, and then we were traveling. So I had more to say about other kitchens and other food experiences this month. And now I’m home from Fairfax, and of course I found out who won the 2024 Great British Baking Show.

Sharing with In My Kitchen from Sherry’s Pickings and Sunday Salon at Readerbuzz

! © 2024 mae sander.

To Indiana and Back Again

 We made a quick visit to my sister Elaine and brother-in-law Larry in West Lafaytte, Indiana this week.

Waiting for a pizza — interesting murals on the walls of the pizza place.

At Elaine’s, we always use this beautiful quilt.

In Our Garden

We’ve had a very extended growing season this fall, but the vivid red of the Japanese maple is a sign that it’s about to lose its leaves, and the beautiful geraniums look as if they won’t last much longer even without deep frosts.

Blog post © 2024 mae sander

Art Everywhere

 Here in Ann Arbor

A very pretty old bridge in a park: the boardwalk uses the access under the railroad tracks.

From Elaine in Indiana and Evelyn in Montreal

blog post © 2024 mae sander

Pretty Places

West Lafayette, Indiana

At the Celery Bog in West Lafayette.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

In my front yard.

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor.

In St. Louis

At the Missouri Botanical Gardens

Sculpture Garden, St. Louis Art Museum

Photos taken May 6-14, 2024

© 2024 mae sander