This is what I did today. And this is why by the end of the day...

This is what I did today. And this is why by the end of the day my arm and shoulder ached. The very first thing I cooked, five and a half weeks after my shoulder surgery, when my arm was still supposed to be in a sling, was twenty pounds of turkey and vegetable strudel. Six large strudels. They may not look like the more delicate looking Viennese strudels, but they look good to me.  I have not been able to write or type properly or cook.  So this batch of cooking felt so satisfying and made me feel as though life may soon be back to normal or what passes for normal if you like to cook in bulk as I do.