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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Sunday Suppers (Tuesday Morning Edition): A Reasonably Good Excuse for Slackness and Some Most Excellent Chicken Wings
Pin itThe Beloved and I hosted my best friend and her family this weekend. There are Four in that family. In addition, we hosted another friend and his daughter. That makes Six Altogether. The Beloved and I generally live alone … Continue reading
There Are Just a Few Things That Have Been Annoying Me, of Late.
Pin itPhoto credit I’ve tried to hold back. Truly, I have. But it has now gotten to the point that I must speak. I should take the high road and talk about muffins or crepes or pudding or something, but … Continue reading
Smashing the Culinary Ceiling, or How to Overcome Recipe Anxiety
Pin itNo pretty pictures here, people. Just the cold, hard, sometimes uncomfortable facts of how I got to be a better cook than I used to be. Off and on, I spend time talking about becoming an automatic cook: about … Continue reading
Posted in Justifications
Tagged becoming a better cook, confidence in the kitchen, how to cook
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Things to Do With a Bag O' Cranberries: Part 1
Pin it[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQhYCSHNnFA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b]I try to stay away from sneaky Spend-More-to-Save-More campaigns. I’m looking at you Kohl’s. “It’s like getting paid to shop” my Hiney. Sure, it sounds all innocent, but the thought process is, “I’m going to spend a Very Ton … Continue reading
Sunday Suppers (Monday Edition): The Most Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ever and Curried Vegetables over Brown Rice
Pin itYou prolly didn’t know this, but I am one of the Three Musketeers. No, not those musketeers, sillies. The Three Musketeers of the neighborhood I grew up in. This is how it happened. You see, my parents befriended another … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday Suppers
Tagged Christmas traditions, curried vegetables, friends, Sunday Suppers
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Friday Night–From the Sublime to the Ridiculous. Or: Foodie Movies and Feline Mayhem Or: On the Perverse Humor of the Universe
Pin it[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBUA3cgKQdQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b] A few days ago, our wonderful neighbors, Thomas and Roberta, lent us their Netflix copy of Julie & Julia. I had mixed feelings about seeing it. I harbor a small kernel of Selfish Resentment towards the Intrepid Julie … Continue reading
You Asked for It: Puff Pastry Certification PP301
Pin itYou guys know I have polls on my website, right? Don’t go look right this very second, ’cause maybe they aren’t exactly updated right now, but still. Anyway, last month, one of the polls asked something along the lines … Continue reading
Posted in Pastry Techniques, PMAT University, Poll Results
Tagged how to make puff pastry, puff pastry
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Sunday Suppers: Porky Stir Fry
Pin itWell, hello all, and Happy New Year! I know that I said that my first post after the new year would be about puff pasty, but since it’s Sunday, I figured I’d just go for a Sunday Supper and … Continue reading
Posted in recipes, Sunday Suppers
Tagged Happy New Year, kittens, pork, stir fry, Sunday Suppers
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