This came out awesome, and I'm typing it here, because I'm absolutely making this again ( Read more... )

The other day I was musing about whether you can add ice to red wine when it's too freakin' hot. Ice and two-buck Chuck is wretched, so I was trying to figure out what goes into sangria instead ( Read more... )

We had two bags of black-eyed peas in the freezer since we moved in.  No one remembers who bought them, so they've just been sitting for eight months.  I decided to do something with them tonight.

I had never made black-eyed peas, but from what I could figure, it looks like you cook them like you would beans.  No problem.  Me and beans are good ( Read more... )

I was going to make a Drunken Earl, but I forgot to grab some Earl Grey teabags from my desk at work as I was leaving.

No worries! I wonder what would happen if I used another kind of tea?  English Breakfast... um.. no.  (although caffeinated liquor does sound rather cool)  Genmaicha.. might be a little plant-y. Chamomile? Yuck.  Aha! Trader ( Read more... )

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Always good to come home to spicy black beans.  I was out of chili powder (curses!) and made something up using cayenne pepper, bay leaves, cumin, oregano and salt.  Not too bad.  In fact, not bad at all.  I have burrito filling for a while.  :D

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And they're vegan-- or they were until i dumped cheese on them. 

Ladies and gentlemen, it is disgustingly hot today.  It's so hot, that I'm *gasp* wearing a skirt to work.  But is it hot enough to bake cookies on the dashboard?  This is a question that we've been debating at work for the last few days, so in the interest of Science, I'm going to attempt to answer it.

We will need:


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'Scuse me? Do you have Satan?
Satan? Usually around here somewhere. Have you checked the baking aisle?
I did.. didn't see Satan. Satan comes in a box, right?
Usually. That's a bummer. Satan's good.
So I've heard.
You could check at Third and Fairfax, but if there's no Satan here, there's probably no Satan there, either.Aw man. I thought ( Read more... )

"Sometime in your career as a cook, you'll decide to make scalloped cauliflower."

Bitchsezwhat??? Scalloped cauliflower? "Career as a cook ( Read more... )

Potato-Leek Soup


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Dear lawd... the sour cream just makes it worse. Vegetarian Times cookbook, you are Fired ( Read more... )