INGREDIENTS: 8 slices pancetta or bacon, diced 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 cups whipping cream 1-1/2 cups Parmesan cheese, freshly grated 6 large egg yolks 18 ounces fettuccine Salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped (optional) PREPARATION: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Sauté the bacon in a large, heavy frying pan over medium-high heat until almost crisp, about five minutes.

Four weeks to go in 2020. The year when our lives were turned upsidedown is almost over. We have had to rearrange our routines, rethink our priorities, and reimagine what it means to be normal and stable. Collectively, the whole world has invented new traditions. The U.S. invented the drive-by birthday party. Italians in Rome and Milan began banging pots and pans every evening to thank and acknowledge the hard work and sacrifice of first responders and healthcare workers. That custom spread to New York and other cities hard-hit by the pandemic. In the cities of the world, musicians performed to audiences of neighbors who applauded from their balconies.

My friend, Anita, is felting up a storm. Philip is cooking something new and posting a photo of it every day.

Canadian Middle School competed against River Road and Highland Park middle schools Monday evening in the UIL One-Act Play contest at the Texas Crown Performance Hall. The Canadian Wildcats were awarded second place, with several students taking home individual distinctions.