This morning I watched while Pete took apart a chuck: delmonicos, boneless ribs, and roasts, and what to trim for grind. I studied that chuck before he cut it, because I have the hardest time recognizing the hunks of beef when they're wrapped and sitting on the shelf. None of them are labeled, only the boxes they come out of. The chuck has a curved ( Read more... )

It's disgustingly humid today, as it was last night. I left the tomatoes outside for the first time last night and they look fine this morning. They're only tiny seedlings right now. Among today's chores is to get some small pots to transfer them into. Five varieties of heirloom tomatoes, heavy on the Russians, because they sounded tasty and I ( Read more... )

Kevin and I have been giving out cookies this week, and those we've mailed have been reaching their destinations, so the stories have begun. People are hiding these cookies from their families, eating huge quantities of them in place of a meal. It makes me queasy to think of it. What evil do we cause, innocently, with our butter and love ( Read more... )

From my new friend (in the LJ sense of the term) basseykay, this link to a DIY impeachment poster. Thanks, bassey!

Hi! If you don't know me, this might apply to you. I just added a bunch of friends, in fact, who live in my town and like cooking. I'd like to make some local friends who also enjoy putting on dinner; queer, anarchist or radical, intellectual ( Read more... )