yesterday patricia and i decided to go to the bleeding heart bakery and on our way over there i remembered that michael said their vegan marshmallows were to die for, so i was pumped to get them for the sweet potato casserole! no luck because when we got there they were sold out, but i got a marshmallow brownie that was the most delicious brownie ever in the history of the world. they are not vegan, but they did have two vegan brownies! $3 may sound pretty steep for a brownie but it totally wins in a quality for your dollar fight against a cupcake from cupcakes (lincoln park). everything is made with organic and locally farmed ingredients. they also stock (be still my heart) river valley kitchen (formerly shrooms kitchen) goods. i was sad about the 'mallows, but i was told that there would be more in the morning, but that i couldn't place a special order unless i did it 48 hours in advance. since they open at 6:30, i figured i could swing by before work and that's exactly what i did. since my car was parked in an enforced 6am-6pm permit zone, i left in time to be there at opening. the chef had not arrived yet, so i was left alone with the barrista who brought me tea in apology. amazingly, i was feeling really springy for it being 6:30. i sipped the mint tea and read mags and waitied patiently for the 'mallows. i've only had these vegan marshmallows before and let me tell you; they do not hold a CANDLE to BHB's. i ate two in my car on my way home and couldn't believe it! anyways, now i get to have a proper sweet potato caserole!

after BHB and edmar last night, i dropped patricia off and dan and i went to whole foods, cub foods, and finally jewel to find a turkey that 1) was fresh not frozen and 2) not out of my price range. most of the turkeys at whole foods were $40! one was $35. do the prices get hiked up around the holidays because i swear back in march i didn't pay anywhere near that much. anyways, jewel was a charm and dan got the goods to make a banana creme pie. i have everything i need except for a roaster pan which i plan to buy this afternoon. s.o.d. said something about us leaving early but peter didn't say anything before running off to a meeting. i didn't i am starving and i wish i'd brought some gubbins, however, since i figured we were getting out early, i didn't bring eats.