My coworkers sent me some black and white cookies last week, which was awesome. A tit-for-tat gesture, as I am known to ship them a few dozen of our famous regional cookie (the Smiley) now and again. Black and whites are Remy's favorite. I tried making them once, but they didn't come out properly at all. I have since located a new recipe, and I ( Read more... )

I can't take credit for inventing these, but the sources elude me at the moment.

Slow cooker chicken recipe- Boneless/skinless chicken thighs, at least 6, diced or left whole (I leave them whole, but trim the fat off ( Read more... )

Reaction stoichiometry. I no longer remember the nifty algebraic trick my dad (who had a MS in chemical engineering) taught me for balancing chemical equations, but I was still able to successfully balance a number of them in my chemistry practice book. The best trick, I find, is to immediately get rid of any odd numbers of atoms in a compound ( ( Read more... )

purrsia was awesome enough to find and post a recipe that mimics Red Lobster's cheddar garlic crackbiscuits a while back, and I gave it a go this weekend. Extremely easy to make- and if a recipe is Minna-proof, that's saying something. Lo, when they came forth from the oven, a powerful light burst from the heavens, welcoming and paying homage to these ( Read more... )