well i had a dream

an irish potatoes1 recipe for "this elderly geezer2":

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 1/2 cups flaked coconut
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

1. In a medium bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add the vanilla and confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Using your hands if necessary, mix in the coconut. Roll into balls or potato shapes, and roll in the cinnamon. Place onto a cookie sheet and chill to set. If desired, roll potatoes in cinnamon again for darker color.

in other worlds, paul simon ("how can you live in the northeast") is playing, shabbos starts in 15 minutes, and preparation for tamara's and rebecca's sushan purim celebration is underway.


1 not swedish meatballs, as my father mistakenly called them
2 my father, as he referred to himself in an email.