The whole fridge smelled lightly of cucumbers, which to me is a really good thing.

Look at all the water I drew out!


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Most people know I’m a huge fan of Japanese food, but something I don’t often tell people is that I really, really like pickles. To be perfectly honest, I really like preserved/fermented/salt pickled foods. From kimchi to kosher dills, I’m crazy about them all. It’s really odd how much I can’t stand sauerkraut, considering ( Read more... )

I have just the thing to do it, too.


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...The cake went over well, after a prolonged period where I assumed nobody would touch it, just like the muffin day ( Read more... )

Note to self: No more tri-layer yellow cakes. At least not until you find a new recipe ( Read more... )

… Looks like I’m stuck babysitting the Furball again this weekend, from Thursday afternoon until Sunday. I can’t leave Butler, and I wasn’t aware of this situation until the very last moment this weekend. So, if I made plans with anyone on my friends list for this coming weekend, I’m really sorry but I’m going to have to cancel ( Read more... )

I'm going to blow the bottom out of my pants I just know it.

Update: There's a huge cabbage-end at the bottom of this jar!

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A couple days ago I was screwing off at work, googling sushi in my hometown, not expecting to find any results. Well, I pretty much didn't, as all the hits came back as Pittsburgh area places. One of them, however, is about a twenty minute drive from my house, just north of Route 28 on North Pike Road (rt 356). It's called Shanghai Tokyo Restaurant ( Read more... )