Recipe from the back of Trader Joe's Beluga Lentils ( Read more... )

First icon I've made of myself in a long time... first one with short hair, even! I've decided it will be an excellent zen icon ( Read more... )

For those who didn't know me during the Love Gina's Body Days debacle (basically: feminist group on campus took pictures of people in various states of dress saying they loved their body; copy center made an error, printed posters only of me; guy in school paper referred to me as 'husky' and 'obese' wut), this icon is indeed a picture of me, with " ( Read more... )

All this talk the past two weeks of having cows for our cases is making me really, really crave steak. >_< Methinks I'll reward myself next week during finals with a splurge (beef is like $8-$10 at Trader Joe's), as that will be a good reason to reward myself with expensive, delicious meat. Pick up some steak sauce, mash some red potatoes with ( Read more... )

Making your own fondue turns out to be quite easy, as Ben and I discovered this Valentine's day :-D And it's freaking DELICIOUS! We had Havarti with dill, Gruyere, and Fontina cheeses with a Chardonnay, with fresh-baked French bread, green apples, broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots for dipping. SO GOOD!

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Failed at beef stew in the crockpot tonight. I think my crock must run rather hot and I think I overcooked it and didn't season it right. It's too bitter ( Read more... )

This year I have become obsessed with food. Cooking it, to be specific. I asked for cookbooks and an immersion blender for Christmas, that's how bad it's gotten. ;) Just because I'm bored, and dreaming of things to make later in the week, here are some standouts I've made this year, marked with how I cooked them ( Read more... )

1. Ben got me an embossing tool for Christmas (along with other awesome crafty goodies). I made a few things with it last night... SO SHINY! :-D :-D :-D Quite exciting to try that out, especially since it was something I would have been too intimidated to purchase on my own. Yay Ben ( Read more... )

I am trying to bake bread in the toaster oven as we speak -- beer bread, to be exact. Will it work? Will it be terrifying? Will it be hard as a rock? ONLY TIME WILL TELL ( Read more... )

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