there's a japanese restaurant here that has a sizeable korean section on their menu. the friends who introduced me to this place educated me on the popular korean dish of
bibimbap. whenever i make plans to go to this place, i just say we're going for bibimbap. i often have to root around for the actual name of the restaurant, and i basically stick ( Read more... )

i just finished reading a book i chose at random from the library: The curious incident of the dog in the night-time. i really enjoyed it, actually, and i recommend it. it's written in the voice of an autistic 15-year-old boy, and i particularly loved reading his take on society, strangers, etc. perhaps it's because i can definitely be socially ( Read more... )

we went to our friends' annual july 4th BBQ/party yesterday, and it was really good to see everyone. my hula hoops were a hit with the kiddies, as usual. and i elaborated on my beer biscuit recipe (which someone i know veganized and spiffed up, here) by adding herbs to the mix. the rosemary and thyme definitely worked well in it ( Read more... )

we haven't been keeping much by eggs or dairy in the house of late, but i bought eggs last week to make some blue corn jalapeno cornbread for the crafterpillers meeting (it's an out-of-the-box mix from trader joe's, and rather good). since we had eggs on hand, we took advantage of the situation and made ( matzah ball soup )

the juicer has been banished to the basement for far too long. countertop real estate was to blame, but, in honor of the new year, we brought it up and cleaned it off. we had some beets that had juicer written all over them.

well, i took one look at the beets and knew they needed to be dressed up a little first:

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i have an amazing chef for a boyfriend. he makes most of our meals because he's so damn confident and adept in the kitchen. i like to make food, but i'm nowhere nearly as experienced. however, this weekend i made a few things i've been itching to make of late:


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