The weather was horrendous earlier today, enough so that I only had one out of the four scheduled games for Chicks (with Lacrosse Sticks) so I got to spent time tidying my room and finally watching the DVD of season 1 CSI: NY. Aww, Eddie Cahill, you do puppy eyes so well. However, I wish you'd get a haircut. The episode where that happens will be ( Read more... )

So I took an amazing cooking class last weekend, where I got to make homemade pasta (ravioli, fettucini) in a funky little room with 8 other people and it kind of felt like you were at your favorite uncle's house where he would tell you bizarre stories and silly jokes and give you wine without telling your parents. I was so excited afterwards that ( Read more... )

I got the most amusing (ish) email from the payroll department at Forrest today:

paycheck sent me a note and said that you have a payroll check uncashed

10-15-09 check#XXXXXXXX

Do you know where the check is ? Should I stop pay and re-issue?So apparently I have a paycheck sitting somewhere in the chaos of my room. At least it will make ( Read more... )

I am here to tell you the SECRET of making amazing grilled cheese sandwiches ( Read more... )

Today I:

+ did two loads of laundry (one of them was my sheets, bonus)

+ bought supplies to clean the bathroom

+ bought groceries

- didn't actually make of them for dinner (it was a PB&J sandwich kind of night)

+ continued to eat my way through the loaf of Alton Brown banana bread that I made last night. YUM ( Read more... )

You might remember that I declared a Chocolate Chip Cookie-palooza a couple days ago. I have now successfully baked both "best" recipes and have declared (with the help of Younger Sister) a winner ( Read more... )

So, as previously mentioned, I got lots of baking implements and paraphernalia for the holidays, including a gorgeous KitchenAid mixer (eeeee) and some cookbooks. In my reading of said cookbooks, I noticed that they both had what they referred to as the "best" chocolate chip cookie recipe ( Read more... )

Here so I don't forget them...

Tomato Soup w/ Quinoa

Basil Fried Rice

Escarole and Orzo Soup with Parmesean-Turkey Meatballs *drools*

Clearly, I need to hit the grocery store tomorrow!

I've been working my way through the pile of Peter Wimsey novels that sit on the shelves of my room in my parents' house and, even though I remember who dunnit I am always still a fan of that universe. I finished The Nine Tailors a couple days ago, and pretty close to the denouement in The Five Red Herrings (I am such a sucker for mysteries where ( Read more... )

* I (finally!) made shortbread and they are delicious and yummy and I have to remember to box them before bed otherwise they will be less awesome tomorrow, haha.

* I watched RENT: filmed Live on Broadway! and it's a little wiggly with the camera motions which cuts down on the scope of the stage, but it still kind of gets me every time. *sniff* ( Read more... )