Saturday was Sweetest Day. My husband and I went to Cuco's, our favorite Mexican restaurant, then to an art exhibit opening. One co-worker had his installation go up. Another co-worker and her husband have the art gallery space. I haven't seen most of the people there for a year or more so I felt a little uncomfortable. We then saw Enough Said ( Read more... )

The other day I had a salad from the catering place downstairs. It was the first one I'd had in months. Disgusting. Lettuce was limp and there was too much dressing. I choked most of it down and then picked through what was left to get to the bacon.

Still reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. I'm nearly done. I've been dragging it out as long as I ( Read more... )

I haven't had a Coke in a while. I decided to have one with lunch. I scrounged up change as I had no $1 bills for the machine.

I accidentally picked a Coke Zero. No problem though. I asked Coke Zero addicted co-worker if he wanted to swap a dollar for the diet soda. He bit and gave me change.

I put two dimes in the machine. One goes in and the other ( Read more... )

My husband is still cooking. It's kind of liberating. I made the mistake of when he made linguine with scallops of pointing out I don't like scallops. Dishes have been made with my likes and dislikes in mind since then.

I almost feel like I'll start writing again. I'm getting ideas which haven't happened in a while either.

Watched The Heat which ( Read more... )

My paleo lifestyle has gone by the wayside. Mostly when my husband cooks. Fortunately I didn't go paleo for celiacs or another health issue so I can eat whatever he makes.

The important thing is he's cooking so it has to be something he wants to learn. Gnocci (with jarred sauce), chicken tikki masala, scrambled eggs (our usual Sunday breakfast now ( Read more... )

My husband has been intrigued by a gluten & sugar free lifestyle for a while. One of his friends does it and lost quite a bit of weight.

I've been trying to eat Paleo (no sugar, grains, dairy or legumes) as much as possible for the past two weeks to see how I feel on it.

I've had withdrawals - headaches, achy joints and so on. But after I get over ( Read more... )

My husband is baking a bolo de rolo. From scratch. He has not made anything from scratch since our 1st or 2nd year of marriage when I was too sick to make our dinner. That night he was supposed to make pizza and it was more soup than pizza.

And all the directions say a bolo de rolo is not for an amateur to attempt.

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I know some of my flist likes to make things from scratch. Has anyone made Jeni's Ice Cream from scratch?

I know the recipes in her James Beard award winning book aren't exactly the same as what she makes for her shops. But I've never had Crohn's flareups on her ice cream so I want to use her recipes.

I'm having an issue with the cream cheese and ( Read more... )

I went to work. Walked Sammy. Found out one neighbor has replaced 25 windows and 3 doors since moving into their house 13 years ago. They still have 3 windows in a back bedroom to do. It's the only house on the street with a handicap parking sign on the street. Found out the husband has Parkinson's. He just had some eye surgery which didn't go as ( Read more... )

Today was a beautiful day with the occasional thunderstorm. I visited with my in laws, and went to a birthday party for two little cousins. The 5-year-old hid his face during the birthday song. The 3-year-old loved the attention.

This evening we finished up the first season of Downton Abbey. I made some yummy tacos with ground beef and black beans ( Read more... )