BAKE THINGS: Did you read Seattlest Rachael's bomb recipe for molassas cookies earlier this week? They include cardamom, which is an inspired stroke of spice. Today could be your day to try a batch of those. On Sunday, we made Orangette's nutmeg doughnut muffins, and we can highly recommend that recipe as well. Make sure you'll have a few people around to help you consume them, though--those balls of goodness are dense and rich. If you have oranges around (it's Christmas... who doesn't have oranges around?), consider adding a teaspoon or two of orange zest to them. more ›

From a Times article announcing that ballots from 53% of expected state voters are already in: "King County, the state's most populous county, has 1.1 million voters and is predicting an 85 percent turnout. Some counties are predicting a turnout as high as 90 percent." Holy smokes, that is a lot of voters! Seattlest just watched a Starbucks-sponsored commercial begging everyone to vote, and we're unashamed to say that we teared up big time. Actually, most articles we've read about the election today have left us a little choked up. Tomorrow can't come soon enough! more ›