me: man, i don't think i could ever get tired of beans and rice
thomasbstone: Man, I celebrate our differences so freaking hard

The first time I made this, it was simply a variation on black bean and corn salad which also included watermelon because I had a little bit which needed to go. The watermelon worked so stunningly well in the recipe, adding crisp freshness while totally absorbing the flavors of it, that I decided it was more important than the corn ( Read more... )

The mama(')s(') (I don't know which apostrophe is appropriate here, because I'm not sure whether I am addressing plural mamas) wedding went off fairly well this weekend. Everyone seemed to get there okay, the brides were radiant, and the pot luck was varied and tasty. The cake Maria made was beautiful and tasty and got almost all eaten up. I got to ( Read more... )

The bread I was making the other day came out wonderfully. I feel a little silly for the number of happy dances I've done over it, but I seriously thought it was going to be a semi-edible brick, and it turned out to be one of the better loaves I've ever made. This baking in the dutch oven thing is pretty cool. The big thing I'd change is I'd ( Read more... )

I'm currently attempting a sourdough, multigrain version of the No-Knead Bread presented in a New York Times Article (11/8/2006). It's an interesting approach. It takes advantage of the fact that, when left to sit, flour and water will create their own gluten strands without a whole lot of prodding and stretching, and also that a longer rise with ( Read more... )

So, I finally launched the Etsy shop selling knitting supplies that I've been plotting for a while now.
RPM FiberworksRight now, it's just recycled yarn, and that's going to be the primary focus, but I'm also planning on expanding to project bags, some prêt à porter goods, and knitting kits which will include a pattern, yarn, and project bag, with ( Read more... )

Somewhere, there are newborn leopard cubs ( Read more... )

I’ve been sick since the weekend, living on mostly brothy soup, tea, toast, and orange juice for several days now. Tonight, I made this risotto along with pan-fried cod, breaded with cracker crumb, tarragon and smoked paprika, and topped with lemon-butter sauce, and asparagus sauteed with lemon, black pepper and salt. I suspect this meal would have ( Read more... )

I like this game. It makes me feel like a crazy alchemist. For the upcoming Project About Which You Shall Hear More Later, I am dyeing a somewhat horrible baby-duck color yarn (a nice color for a duckie, but not for anything adult). My current dyestuffs include "Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade" Kool-Aid, a little vinegar and the remainder of some ( Read more... )

So, now that the front bumper of my car is nominal again, it's the rear bumper's turn ( Read more... )