this is what i ate last night ( Read more... )

Another refrigerator clean-out success.

Becky's Fennel Slaw
I tried fresh fennel for the first time last weekend!1/2 bulb of fresh fennel, sliced long and very thin ( Read more... )

last saturday was a beautiful, warm, and sunny day. it was also the start of beer week. in celebration, Worm and i went to the Marathon Grill at 10th & Walnut for their beer brunch hosted by Victory. we had french toast with apples cooked in Golden Monkey. he got a Bloody Victory (Bloody Mary with Golden Monkey instead of vodka) and i had a Baltic ( Read more... )

Some of you have expressed interest in the way I cook, which is generally to use whatever I have in my kitchen and to be creative. I think I'll post some of the things I make this way that are successful. Measurements will be approximate but close, and if you decide to re-create the recipes, please experiment yourself (and tell me how ( Read more... )

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something is missing!

early yesterday morning i was taken into a cold room and drugged. i have vague memories of people sticking things to me and asking me lots of questions before i fell asleep, and when i woke up, my tonsils were gone!now i am left with big black and gray mouth scabs, a swollen uvula, and a bottle of narcotics. someone please ( Read more... )

i would like someone to pay me to be my own housewife/ personal assistant. i would be super-organized but also have time to relax and do everything i want to do. i would create things (knitting, carpentry, and many more) that i might sell, keep, or give to friends. cooking would be high on my list of things to do each day, and i would spend maybe ( Read more... )

what do you want somebody to pay you exorbitant amounts of money to do?

(what YOU want, not what THEY want)

my answer to follow yourses

as usually usual, brief tidbits from the past while in one post ( Read more... )

Today I visited my favorite gourmet imports store in the Italian Market. I've become a regular there on account of the smoked mozzarella and the pancetta ( Read more... )