Last fall, I took three or four pumpkins, cooked them, and make a lot of fresh pumpkin puree, which I then froze in 1 cup quantities. I've been using it since then for pumpkin bread, waffles, and of course cookies ( Read more... )

Annoying is trying really hard to come up with menus when you have very little appetite and a whole lot of food aversions. One cannot eat carrots, sweet potatoes, and various bean soups every single day ( Read more... )

My milk n egg guy has MEAT. He's going to be bringing one type/cut a week for the foreseeable future. You don't order it, just show up at one of his delivery locations.

His website is Carlton Farms, and it lists the delivery locations... I highly suggest signing up for the email list ( Read more... )

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Jacob took my earbuds off my desk and threw them in the floor. I did not realize this until after I heard a 'crunch' underfoot. Thanks, kid. $30. ARGH. Plus I have been using my iPod with, you know, my earbud things for my Hypnobabies. ARGH ( Read more... )

In my continuing efforts to plan ahead, way ahead, I'm starting to brainstorm food for after my uterus is once again uninhabited ( Read more... )

I'm making a list of foods I absolutely need to plant in order to get a good steady supply of them. The farmers' market is so heavy on heirloom tomatoes and squash, I don't think I should plant any of those.

What I should plant - yellow corn. I'm just not a fan of Silver Queen or whatever it is they call it. Also, tomatoes for cooking - paste ( Read more... )

If you ever want to come away from an hour or two with a bit of a headache and a lot of 'wtf?', I totally recommend perusing all the various recommendations one can find about pregnancy diet ( Read more... )

Because I know everyone cares, Sam went to Outback last night. What sealed the deal was getting their crab cake appetizer. It's really weird, I don't like crab cakes most of the time, but I like theirs. I think it's the sauce. Which is another one of those sauces where I don't analyze what is in it, because I might not like the answer ( Read more... )

I just told Sam, "I want a steak. A steak, and a big old baked potato."

He says, "Well, why don't you go get yourself one?"

"You really shouldn't make me offers like that, I might take you up on it."

"Okay."

So, where to get a steak...?