Sunday is Dinner Prep Day. Normally I let it pass without comment (because who really cares about my weekly dinner menu?) but tonight's effort was particularly valorous. Tonight, the Shakespearean Rat and I engaged the kitchen in a battle to the death and emerged victorious.

Our fallen foes:

• Pork cutlets - trimmed fat, sliced into serving- ( Read more... )

I am pleased to report that my kitchen brownie has returned from vacation. In respect for tradition, I will offer no thanks for the meal that I turned out today, but I will say that it was exceedingly tasty, and that the return of the brownie was a joyful thing. I even managed to make yellow squash into something that I was both willing and ( Read more... )