I've documented for years the various baking mishaps I've had, due to my tendency to ad lib things. Usually this turns out... oddly. After way too long I have finally had a brilliant success. Here's the recipe (for many servings ( Read more... )

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I blame the cheap discounted box of strawberry cake mix I discovered at Kroger's and the 1/2 flat of almost-gone strawberries sitting in the fridge. Valentine's has come and gone, V up in NC and me down here. So in a fit of excitement, I thought I'd try making a strawberry cake for belated Valentine's day! I also encountered a delicious-looking ( Read more... )

So, I have discovered something awesome - the North Carolina General Assembly has a live audio feed of their sessions. Asheville has it too, though they tend to have technical difficulties. It's pretty amazing though, that kind of access. I was able to sit here and mill about while getting excited about amendments and then cursing when they failed ( Read more... )

Years ago, I was at an REI and spied a massive dried camping food sale. After reading the ingredients of every package present, I emerged with an embarrassing large number of items (I think that was a requirement of the sale). The items were NOT cheap. Anyway despite years of dreaming and hoping and having basically wildly unrealistic expectations ( Read more... )

Vegan Black Metal Chef Ep. 1 - Pad Thai with Excessive Sugar

The time that I feel compelled to cook, but my body really doesn't like most cooked things, especially sweets. But making sweets involves the hand-meld mixer! It's like using a drill. Play time!

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Behold, my creation!!!!!


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