i can't even get into it all in the public eye of the internet, but the bottom line is, my partner hates me right now and we're on a break ( Read more... )

so i had logan and joe and jeremy over for dinner on saturday. i made squash au gratin, spinach souffle, and potatoes sauteed with herbs. it was delicious, but the souffle could have been a LOT better. i didn't have cream of tartar OR the proper equipment. it will be better this weekend ( Read more... )

and now all i wanna do is have a baby. i keep having this fantasies, and dreams too actually, where i have a nice taut pregnant belly, and i'm stroking it and bursting with warm, fuzzy love. and i imagine going through all the pain that results in that amazing moment where the baby pops out and i have a freakishly white, red-haired creature in my ( Read more... )

i went to malaprops yesterday and purchased Mastering the Art of French Cooking! i'm really excited to own this marvelous volume. i think i'll make an omelette tomorrow morning, and when meara comes over for dinner on thursday, i'm going to make tilapia fillets with beurre blanc, riz a l'indienne, and choux de bruxelles etuves au beurre - brussel ( Read more... )

soooo i've been reading julie and julia. i saw the movie, as per ginger's recommendation. now i'm reading the book. it's considerably more drawn out and gratuitously wordy, but i can't say i'm not enjoying. i also can't say it's not inspiring me. tonight i made oeufs en cocotte with tomato basil goat cheese, spinach sprout salad with lemon ( Read more... )

this is my favorite thing to do lately. today i could have gone out with a group of girlfriends to walk around town and shop, but i opted out in favor of relaxing at home with lukewarm coffee and 'dry' by augusten burroughs. finally finished 'wild sheep chase' by haruki murakami - it dragged on forever. then i decided it would be a perfect day for ( Read more... )

this job makes me nervous. i spent sunday shadowing a again. after we finished cleaning, m marched into the rooms for a FINAL INSPECTION. here's what she found wrong: in one room, the water bottle labels weren't facing forward, there was dust on the kleenex box, a drop of water in the sink, and a speck of toothpaste on the wall. talk about PSYCHO. ( Read more... )

today i was working my last shift at gladfelter, cutting broccoli florets for the salad bar and thinking about a billion things - what's my new job going to be like? do i have the discipline to continue writing without someone giving me assignments? do i want to stick with poetry forever? do i want to go to culinary school? do i even want a career ( Read more... )

i have accepted a position at a bed and breakfast in montford! i was really hoping to get the job, and i am very grateful for it, but after the first day, i can't help but feel a bit let down. the owner and her assistant both seem more than a bit wary of new workers. understandably, they have gone through quite a few people who turned out to be ( Read more... )

meara and i made this amazing dinner earlier this week centered around the duck that ginger gave us ( Read more... )