In which nothing is being done. It seems like half the office is out sick today. It’s really quiet at work. The people who are here have coughs and sniffles. It’s snowing outside. I had take-out from India Cafe for lunch today. I really like their channa masala. I searched for a recipe for it, […]
I made this last night. It was good. Here’s the recipe. Sometimes I feel like I’m a freakin’ soup-makin’ goddess. Pea & Carrot Soup 1/4 c. butter 1/4 white onion, diced 1-2 rib(s) celery, diced 2 c. carrots, peeled and roughly chopped 1 c. frozen peas 1 tsp. thyme 1/2 tsp. basil 1/2 tsp. paprika […]
I ate breakfast at a Chili’s restaurant in an airport last month, and I really liked their “breakfast potatoes” – which were prepared as if they were in a wet curry, but the spices were Mexican rather than Indian. The end result was greasy, saucy, spicy, and really good. This morning I tried to duplicate […]
I found this recipe waaaay back in August and printed it out because it struck me as being amusing; I’m all for any cream cheese frosting-carrier that doesn’t contain raisins. I finally bought the key ingredients (bananas, canned pineapple, and a new bottle of vanilla extract) last Monday, and – that’s right bitches – I […]
The last time I went grocery shopping, I noticed that it’s possible to buy alfredo sauce in tubs in the cooler, in just-add-water dry packets, frozen, and bottled. This is absurd. It’s so easy to make delicious, preservative-free alfredo that there’s no reason to buy the stuff at all. In fact, the dry packet version […]
Does anyone have the world’s best pie crust recipe for me? I usually use the one out of The Joy of Cooking, but I’m wondering: what’s your favorite pie crust recipe?
It’s that time of year again – the rhubarb will soon be ripe! So here’s my Grandma Hall’s famous Rhubarb Cream Pie recipe. It’s quick, easy, and delicious. Enjoy!
All store-bought marinara sucks. I know because I’m lazy and I’ve tried them all. They all suck, even the ones with Italian names and even Paul’s. I simply cannot understand why they’re all so sickeningly sweet. Ugh. So I’ve taken to making my own again – and it’s so easy there’s really no reason to […]
