When I woke up on Saturday morning, I didn’t want to leave the warmth of my comforter.  I thought of everything I could to delay the process.  I checked and re-checked all of my email accounts.  I scrolled through social media feeds galore.  I set the favorites on my new phone and then called a few of them to brainstorm recipes for the first holiday party of the season.  It was two-ish hours of pseudo productivity.

Emily suggested that I make baked brie with the Cranberry and Orange Chutney that HEB sent in their November Primo Picks box.  “But I don’t like baked brie”, I told her, “it’s buttery and sweet and all of the things that make my stomach hurt wrapped up together in one food package.”.

And then I thought about why I bake and how it isn’t about me one bit, so I picked up some pre-made pastry (for the first time) and a wheel of brie to bake this party favorite.  And then it turned out that the chutney wasn’t sweet at all and I ended up liking this baked brie more than others I had sampled in the past!

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