So I consulted a dietitian last week who recommended that I try an elimination diet. This version cuts out all dairy, wheat, and corn for 30 days, after which I am to try introducing one type of food (except for dairy, which is known to be bad) for a week at a time. So I went to Trader Joe's yesterday afternoon, bought a whole bunch of food, and ( Read more... )

I went to an allergist today and got a series of skin tests. Here are my results:

Foods I am not allergic to:
( Big long list )

Newman's Own just lost major coolness points (!) with me. The letters on their Alphabet Cookies are carved in none other than Arial.

... says Ian, who merrily munches away at the cookies.... damn you Newman's Own!!!

Up: Saturday morning, I participated in the Race Up Boston Place climb (thanks to everyone who donated :-). I didn't die and I made it in 7 minutes and 36 seconds! As a special treat, at the top of the climb we were led into an observation room where we could look down and see all of downtown and the waterfront on one side, and the Zakim bridge ( Read more... )

I just found an awesome website for Chinese home cooking, though I apologize in advance that it's all in Chinese:

http://www.geocities.com/ANCHICHOW/Kitchen7.html

The recipes are tailored for materials available "overseas" (as in, here) :-D

By popular request (well, jadia :-) ) here's a photo of her red cabbage wonton soup she made last night:


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jadia says she suffers from fear of starvation. Is limoktonophobia the right word (even remotely)?

My "I'm going to wing it now" dinner last night worked out pretty well, and now I'm in love with broccoli rabe (insert overdramatic squee-ing noises here ( Read more... )

It's not every day that you pick up the paper and find a front-page photo featuring an accident from your home town.

The temperature's finally dropping like it's supposed to, and I think I'm getting the winter hoarding instinct again. Every time I go to the grocery store I feel like stocking up on non-perishable food.

I made bulgogi.
It was easy and tasty!
Cleanup was a mess. :-P