So, in a fit of unaccustomed culinary genius, I came up with this recipe a while back. Various folks in various places have tried it out, found it good, and indicated that something with a bit more specificity wouldn't go amiss ( Read more... )

( Sweet Potato-Peanut-Squash-Mania Soup (Eat It, It's Really Fucking Awesome) )

It's chilly and wet, which happens to be my favorite weather. It's also the best weather possible for this dish. An old Roman delicacy, apparently-or so the prof who made it for us at her home said, anyway.

Ingredients:
• Figs, dried, lots. Calimyrna are best, or else Brown Turkey; Black Mission do not work well-they tend to be too sweet. Also ( Read more... )

1.) falena84, elyssadc, pimpmytardis, theriversdream, ghost2-I got your cards! \0/ pimpmytardis: When I opened yours, I LOLed and made undignified squeeing noises. elyssadc: When I opened yours, first I spit out my drink, and then I LOL'd. XD Thanks for the snail-mail of great awesome, y'all! *hugs ( Read more... )

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