List-y Stuff(Originally posted on Dreamwidth, 5th May. Manually crossposted ( Read more... )

Two Undoubtedly Unwise Things

1. I made banana bread and about 5 dozen pumpkin cookies today, for reasons about which I'm not entirely clear. For someone trying to eat more healthily, this was probably not the best idea, especially since supper then consisted of two slices of banana bread and 5 cookies. I'm thinking of pawning most of them off on a ( Read more... )

Japanese Whisky FTW

Japanese whisky (yes, they spell it that way, as opposed to whiskey brewed anywhere else) is remarkably varied, and each variety is, unfortunately for me, really too expensive to imbibe regularly.

Occasionally, though, a half shot glass of Suntory Toki over rocks is just what the doctor ordered. (Suntory Hibiki is far to rich a ( Read more... )

Scattered Maunderings

I had a post started on Monday, which turned into a post I planned to write yesterday. And now it's Wednesday, and the post I'd planned to write really isn't germane two days on. So I'll maunder a bit.

( About writing )

Curtain Rods and Cuisine

I got up Sunday morning, went to open the curtains in the dining room, and had half the curtain rod come down on my head. When it did, it pulled itself out of the wall with a glorious vengeance, leaving a ragged hole in the drywall. This happened before my first cup of coffee ....

When Bob got up, he looked at the hole, ( Read more... )

Well, If Not Stupidity Then Unbelievable Ridiculousness

This week has been  notable for only a couple of things chez CasakaffyrBB, (other than the 90 degree heat we're now experiencing) and both of them have to do with my apparent inability to walk and chew gum at the same time.

On Wednesday, I put together some cashew chicken, and mixed it up with ( Read more... )

Good Things and Other Things

Let's get the "other" part out of the way. This story from NPR, about how the efficacy of recycling plastics has always been a lie, one that oil companies pushed even as they knew it was a lie, has almost caused me to despair. It's certainly plunged me into an environmental Slough of Despond, from which I cry ( Read more... )

Garlic and Ginger and ex-GOPers, Oh My

The entire house is redolent of fried garlic and ginger, thanks to my decision to cook this particular recipe. It turned out rather well, although I know that my body is not going to be happy with the oil content. (I mean, I put a little less oil in the recipe than it called for, and I definitely did not put ( Read more... )

Too Many Pastries, Just Enough Son

Knowing that Andy was coming home, I went to Bennisons Bakery in Evanston and got a mixed box of apple fritters, doughnuts, and iced fruit scones. He's not a big sweets fan, but he really likes Bennisons. (As one should. It's an awesome bakery.) It was a great idea.

Except that it really wasn't. It was a strategic ( Read more... )

A Few Things I've Thought About Lately

( Tangential mentions of our current global medical situation, but with at least 1 and possible 2 giggles. Avoid if you'd like. )