In which I made a pot pie! My first ever! And lo, it was good stuff! From December 23, 2014. Crust • 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour • 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold salted butter, diced • 3-5 tablespoons iced water 1. Using fingers, rub the butter and flour together until no piece of butter is […]
In which this is the restaurant-style enchilada sauce recipe you’ve been looking for! Or at least it’s the one I’ve been looking for, for, like, ten years. This recipe makes a mild but rich chili gravy absolutely perfect for the traditional Tex Mex cheese & onion enchilada. It’s also remarkably thick, but you can thin […]
In which… blargh. Brain dump, no thesis. Okay, so, yes, I was still in bed at one o’clock when my better half called to ask me to find his wallet, which he’d forgotten and might be in his jacket, to read him a card number so he could put it on some gas station account […]
In which there’s 28 pounds of history. My mother and step-father are leaving Wyoming, where they’ve lived for many years, to return to the Pacific Northwest for retirement. This means they’re going through all their shit as they pack. My mom emailed me to say she’d found a box of my stuff that appeared to […]
In which there are eggs. I woke up here in the new year, grabbed my phone, and searched ‘egg & chips.’ (Leftover fries in the fridge, you see.) Found this recipe from The Irish Times and had all the ingredients on hand! Got up and cooked. So, here’s eggs & chips with a green sauce […]
In which there’s a review! Of a year! Started the year in a chat pilot program, which meant typing rather than speaking with people, which was so much better. The pilot was a success! It was approved, made permanent, aaaand given to another call center. In India. So I got moved back to phones. They […]
In which there’s bread and soup. I went to the bakery down the street today and bought bread (a baguette and a rye boule), and then I served some for dinner with a pot of yummy soup! Saw a meatless pasta e fagioli recipe online that called for lentils, so I threw in some Beluga […]
