{"id":573897657,"date":"2024-11-27T21:45:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T02:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573897657"},"modified":"2024-12-30T13:30:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T18:30:18","slug":"thanksgiving-eve-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2024\/11\/27\/thanksgiving-eve-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our god-nephews (just go with it) have a light like this in their bedroom. Last Christmas they were of the age where they wanted to give you a tour of their room and all of their treasures. I had the privilege of meeting many of their action figures and see several of their creative projects. But this light stole the show. And so, as a joke, I ordered one for Christmas last year. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/nov24\/nov65.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Ours has made a life for itself in the living room. I&#8217;ve recently discovered that you can program it to turn on and off at specific times. And, of course, you can control the colors through your phone. (Because what light doesn&#8217;t need an app?)<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/nov24\/nov66.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I think these were two of the better color schemes I saw recently. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/blog\/banners\/bannerphiladelphia.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>My mother flew in yesterday for Thanksgiving. I picked her up at the airport, and we have enjoyed our visit so far. She ran some errands with my lovely bride this morning. I spent a little time finishing up the week&#8217;s grading. I even got ahead of things and wrote a few notes for classes next week. Also, I had a Zoom call with a student, as well. It has been a productive day. <\/p>\n<p>This evening we went across the river and had Malaysian food. We met a friend there for dinner a few weeks ago and, just a bite or two in, I thought she would like this, so we&#8217;re back. And we ordered all of the same things. And she enjoyed it immensely, because it is good stuff. <\/p>\n<p>When at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kamparphilly.com\/\">Kampar<\/a>, try the Nasi Lemak. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Essentially a fragrant, flavorful, magical packet of Malaysian awesomeness! Coconut cream-soaked rice topped with sambal, roasted peanuts, crispy anchovies and hard-boiled egg, all neatly wrapped in a fresh banana leaf.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Then get:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Achat<\/strong><br \/>\nSpicy Nyonya pickled vegetables. Ange&#8217;s aunt&#8217;s recipe!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rendang Daging<\/strong><br \/>\nBraised beef in spices and coconut cream (our rendang is slow-cooked for at least 6 hours for the best flavor).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ayam Goreng Berempah<\/strong><br \/>\nSpice marinated fried chicken with sambal tomato.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We visited a cidery after dinner and just had ourselves a nice little evening in a quiet and empty Philadelphia. Everyone had gone somewhere for the holidays, it seems. <\/p>\n<p>We enjoyed Kampar so much that we ordered their takeout Thanksgiving meal for tomorrow. No cooking, a new flavor profile, they even provided reheating directions. What could go wrong? <\/p>\n<p>Nothing. Nothing can go wrong. <\/p>\n<p>Happy Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our god-nephews (just go with it) have a light like this in their bedroom. 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