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[the_rck]

I got more writing done yesterday after the kids came home than I expected to because they spent a couple of hours playing in Cordelia's room. I was comfortable enough with where I was in the story to attend the session of Scott's gaming group (just as well. There were only four of us out of the seven who usually attend).

booniverse brought cookies (and she left the extras with us!). cherydactyl brought candy and milk and vegan eggnog. I hadn't realized that vegan eggnog existed. I hadn't had anything approaching eggnog since I was about eleven because of eggs being a major migraine trigger for me, so this was a nice treat. I don't think Cordelia was very impressed, though.

We talked a lot about the FATE game. I think we reached some conclusions, but I'm kind of squishy on just what those conclusions were. Scott wanted to run the game that we, the players, wanted to play. Those of us present were concerned with trying to let Scott run what he wants. That made compromise both easier and harder.

Eventually, the other three played Bananagrams while I loaded the dishwasher. It looks like a fun game. I don't know that I could play it without panicking, not competitively, but it might be possible to play it solo. Who knows?

I've heard back from one potential beta reader. She doesn't have time to do the job. I've emailed the other one, but I'm less optimistic because this one said that she'd prefer not to beta fics over 2000 words unless there was plenty of time. Things are kind of tight right now, and my story is currently 5030 words and still incomplete. After I finish it, after my time in the library today, I'll see if anybody in Yuletide chat is able to beta for me. It seems at least possible.

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[laurajv]

migraine triggers are the worst -- though I have no idea what I'd do if eggs were one of mine; my fam goes through a bazajillion eggs a week.

[the_rck]

I was sick a lot as a child, and my mother made me do an elimination diet in fifth grade. When we tried eggs, I got so terribly sick that I couldn't stand the smell of them for decades. I got over that when I started occasionally cooking them for my daughter, but it took a lot of work.

My suspicion is that the trouble part of the egg is the yolk because I ate nougat for years and years without any trouble without realizing it was heavily egg white. My mother believed for years that what I had was an allergy (which meant no flu shots for many years in spite of my asthma) and thought that it had to be to the white because that's where all the protein is.

[evalerie.livejournal.com]

Vegan eggnog is actually pretty easy to make. Mix some of your favorite thickener, such as cornstarch, with a few tablespoons of your favorite non-dairy milk-like beverage. Put in a pot, and add sugar, nutmeg, and more non-dairy beverage to taste. Heat and stir until thickened. The only tricky part is not using too much of the thickener and ending up with eggnog pudding. Though that's good too, and easily turned back into eggnog by adding more liquid. :)

We love Bananagrams! And it does make a nice solo game.

[the_rck]

It seems a little weird to call it eggnog with no egg in it.

Maybe I'll try making it next year when we decorate the tree. Of course, Cordelia didn't like it much, and I don't know that her friend who usually helps us would like it either. I'm not enthusiastic enough about it to drink a lot myself.

I used to play solo Scrabble in middle school and high school. I never counted points, just tried to use all the tiles. That seems a lot like solo Bananagrams would be.

Scott was glad of a chance to use our Bananagrams set. Someone gave it to Cordelia years ago, but she has refused even to try it, and Scott never had a chance to play before last night.

[evalerie.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I just call it "Nog." :)

The nice thing about making it homemade is that you can make it in small quantity.

[evalerie.livejournal.com]

I happened to run across this page today and thought I'd share the link -- lots of egg nog recipes, some vegan:
http://glutenfreeeasily.com/best-gluten-free-egg-nog-recipes-tribest-blender-review/