In which I re-installed the board. I’ve quit most social media except Twitter, which is or isn’t being purchased by Musk, and my timeline is full of people going ‘well this is basically dead now, like LiveJournal’ and ‘how do i mastodon’ and ‘where are we going’ so, what the hell: HERE’S RANTS AGAIN! It’s […]
In which we went somewhere! Worked Saturday and did, like, an insanely busy twelve-hundred dollar day at the cheese shop. Sunday we slept in and cuddled, which was fucking lovely, and then cleaned the house, packed out, and drove to Portland. Arrived around eight o’clock, and crashed at my friend Leila’s house. My other high […]
In which there’s baking. Tonight’s dinner: A freshly baked loaf of bread on the left. On the right, leftover bucatini with store-bought vodka sauce and tofu “meatballs” I made with basically no regard for the recipe I’d read. Fresh basil from the plant on my kitchen window sill! Not shown: it cooled down to the […]
In which I’m making soup! I’ve just put some vegetables, herbs de Provence, and broth into the Instantpot. Will add cream when it’s done and blend it. Baked a stunning loaf of bread last night; gonna make a brie sandwich with it and that’ll be dinner! Pluto has a channel that just plays endless back-to-back […]
In which these are my go-to pizza sauces! Since I got into #breadin5, I’ve been making a lot of pizza. Here are my favorite pizza sauce recipes. Tomato Sauce 14 oz can tomatoes 3 – 4 garlic cloves olive oil balsamic vinegar salt & pepper red pepper flakes Blend until smooth. If you don’t have […]
In which these are notes to myself. MASA stir together 3 cups maseca nixta masa 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp freshly ground cumin 1/2 tsp salt mix in 6 tbsp vegetable oil add 6 c water 2 tbsp knorr soup base paste mix until fluffy, 5 minutes Instant Pot, high pressure, 20-25 minutes, natural […]
In which I’ve put the fall leaves window clings up, and am looking forward to cardigan weather! Not much to report, really. I’m just blogging because it was on my to do list and I’d rather do this than run the vacuum. I work, I hang out at home. That’s about it. I stepped into […]
In which there’s bread! Today’s his birthday, and he’s been asking me to make the knock-off Jimmy John’s bread recipe for awhile, so I did! Here’s the recipe: No wonder it’s so nice, it’s got a teaspoon of sugar and even more oil per roll! Here’s the dough after the first rise: Now, do behold […]
In which holy shit THIS REALLY IS A RECIPE BLOG NOW. Okay, not really! This isn’t a proper recipe as much as a reminder to myself for the next time. The smoked paprika and yellow mustard really made this dish. Heat: butter & olive oil Add chopped: onions carrots celery Saute until soft. Add: dried […]
In which it’s a recipe! Now, this dish doesn’t look much in this photo because I was too lazy to properly plate or garnish, but it’s nutty, incredibly rich, earthy, and awesome. Soba is a Japanese pasta made with buckwheat flour, wheat flour, and sometimes yam. It’s often served chilled in summer with a tamari-based […]
