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Life is Good
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Something's Fishy about these Recipes
My apologies insofar as these recipes are not as developed as the ones I usually post (ALL of the measurements are approximations formed in my memory two days later - do not follow exactly, just use your gut). I was doing my usual throw things in a pot until it smells right sort of cooking and actually hit upon a soup that was really, really tasty ( Read more... ) -
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I am pleased to say that the mold situation is completely taken care of. We were able to paint the bedroom and move back all the furniture (except for Ben's dresser which is STILL airing out from the wood stain) and create a space that is, not only habitable but extremely aesthetically pleasing ( Read more... ) -
Death To Mold and its Evil Spore Minions
For those of you linked in with me on Facebook, you know it has been a rather weird and hectic couple of weeks. I dropped my laptop which broke it. We are still waiting to see if the data on the hard drive is salvageable or not. This has limited any non-essential communication on the internets, as I have been limited to small work-time internet ( Read more... ) -
Update - March, New Blog
As you may have noticed, my posts have dropped off dramatically in the last few months. And while there are many reasons for this; ultimately, I am no longer inspired to keep this blog up to date. I will post here sporadically, as I am today, but not on my weekly or near weekly cycle that I was keeping up for the last two years ( Read more... ) -
A Bit Injury Prone Much?
I have somehow become quite accident prone over the last few months. Nothing major, mind you, just simple burns (back of my left hand, middle finger right hand), splinters (right pinky), and the like but, oddly, all centered on my hands ( Read more... ) -
Every Junkie, er, Foodie has their Supplier...
As I mentioned in my last post, I am putting together a cookbook of recipes that Ben and I have developed over the years. I am also toying with the idea of including a few little essays about food, cooking, personal oikonoma, etc. While this has a slight practical place (there are several wonderful cookbooks with hints, tips, guides, etc.), it is ( Read more... ) -
Cookbook
I'm thinking about developing a small cookbook of recipes that Ben and I have developed over the years. Unfortunately, some of our best creations get made once and then forever forgotten. Nonetheless, I was able to dig up a few that we managed to scribble down here and there. Here's a list of some of the promising looking ones. If for some ( Read more... ) -
Apple Persimmon Pie
I have somehow fallen in love with the Persimmon. I simply love its full round shape, its lovely orange glow, its crisp/firm/tangy-ness that has become an integral part of my last two autumns.... After seeing a beautiful Persimmon tree in the neighborhood, I am actually toying with the idea of planting a tree myself...but I digress ( Read more... ) -
I LOVE Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is the holiday that still feels relatively pure, an almost platonic form of "holiday-ness" in the abyss of crass American consumerist culture. Thanksgiving gathers up your favorite people and shamelessly surrounds them with love and food and gratitude. Aside from the grocery store runs on Turkey, cranberries, and pumpkins, stores ( Read more... )