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Early April Update (April 5, 2013)

Oh, spring. Yay, yay, yay! We have had a string of beautiful, sunny days lately, and I've been spending as much time as possible outside (or just on the porch steps with the door cracked, if on...

Wrapping Up February (February 28, 2013)

Time for another update, huh? Somehow I've got a backlog of six weekly Felix pictures to share. The weeks just keep passing, whether I write about them or not! At 36 weeks old (way back in mid-Janu...

Christmas and the New Year (January 17, 2013)

A somewhat belated Happy New Year! My wish for us in 2013: More sleep! Otherwise, things are pretty great already. When we last talked, Felix was 31 weeks old. A day after my last post, his first t...

Thanksgiving + Early December (December 17, 2012)

We've been hugging our boys extra close these past few days, preoccupied with the horrible shootings that happened this week, both close to home and in Connecticut. My heart goes out to the families a...

October/November Recap (November 22, 2012)

Time for another long update! At 23 weeks, Felix rolled from his tummy to his back for the first time (and has continued doing it every so often since then, but it doesn't seem intentional). He sta...

September Recap (October 13, 2012)

Wow, six new orange chair photos to share? I guess it has been a while. At 17 weeks old, Felix found his big kid voice, and he started hollering for fun. I don't remember Arlo going through a loud ...

August Recap (September 6, 2012)

Happy September! Here is Felix at 13-16 weeks old, making pretty much the same face every time (I swear, he smiles a lot too!). And here's his sweet little almost-bald head at three month...

Summer Update (August 3, 2012)

Wow, lots to write about! I guess that's what happens when I only write one post per month. Here we have Felix at 8-12 weeks old. He's pretty good about hanging out in the orange chair while I take...

Road Trip, Beef Share (July 2, 2012)

Hmm, time seems to be going by awfully quickly. I have three more weeks' worth of orange chair pictures to post--here is Felix at 5, 6, and 7 weeks: Poor little brother! In the past few ...

Twenty-Two Months Old, Part Two (April 14, 2012)

Here are a couple of Arlo's 22-month orange chair pictures, as promised in my last post. He was in kind of a grumpy mood, having just gotten up from his nap, but the tape measure cheered him up. ...

Twenty-Two Months Old, Cabin Trip (March 31, 2012)

What a crazy week! My sister Lianna came to visit at the beginning of the week, and unfortunately, Patrick and I came down with a cold almost as soon as she got here. Luckily, she was still able to ge...

Twenty-One Months Old (March 8, 2012)

Wow, it's March already! Arlo turned 21 months old last week. As you can see in the pictures, his hair has been getting pretty crazy, so a few days ago, I decided to try cutting it myself, ra...

Twenty Months Old (February 15, 2012)

Hmm, somehow it's already the middle of February. We've just finished getting over a nasty stomach bug. Luckily, it only seemed to affect Arlo for a couple hours, and it didn't hit Patrick too hard, b...

Holiday Recap (January 11, 2012)

We spent the holidays in Portland this year--our first time since we moved here. I missed seeing my family, but it was nice being able to relax at home instead of traveling with a toddler. We got a li...

Craft and Food Roundup (December 23, 2011)

Here's a quick craft and food roundup post while Arlo naps� I've been knitting a lot lately, what with the cold weather and pregnancy tiredness. Here's what I've made, with Ravelry links for more i...

Seventeen Months Old (November 9, 2011)

Hmm, apparently it has been a month since I posted. Arlo is seventeen months old now. He's so great; he just gets more and more awesome every month! In the past month, he has gotten really in...

Food Roundup (September 1, 2011)

I have lots to share--since I last wrote, we drove to Montana, saw the Decemberists perform, and observed Arlo's 15-month birthday! But since it's summer and I'm feeling lazy, all I've got for you ton...

Approaching 14 Months Old (July 27, 2011)

Wow, it has been almost a month since I wrote a substantial post! Here's what's new: Arlo is very interested in all of the bikes, cars, trucks, and buses that pass by our house. He's particular...

Thirteen Months Old (July 3, 2011)

Arlo turned 13 months old on Thursday! He wasn't too interested in sitting for his orange chair picture; he preferred to look at books. Two days ago (on his 13-month birthday), Arlo figured out...

Twelve and a Half Months Old (June 18, 2011)

Lots to report on the Arlo front in the past few weeks: Arlo just finished up two weeks of teething--runny nose, drooling, grumpiness, and frequent fingers in the ears. For a while we thought he ...

Arlo's First Birthday Party (June 3, 2011)

As of Monday, Arlo is one year old. Wowza! We had a nice, small birthday party on Sunday. The overcast weather kept us inside (the curse of having a Memorial Day birthday in Portland), but we s...

Fifty-One Weeks Old (May 27, 2011)

Hello! Just a quick check in--I wanted to get the 51-week picture posted in a timely manner so the last weekly orange chair picture can have its own special post (Arlo's one-year birthday seems like a...

Forty-Nine and Fifty Weeks Old (May 21, 2011)

Oh, this sweet baby! How'd I get so lucky? Here he is at 49 and 50 weeks old. He was still dealing with his cold during the 49-week photo shoot, so he's pretty teary-eyed in most of the picture...

Forty-Seven and Forty-Eight Weeks Old (May 12, 2011)

Hmm, it has been a little while since I last wrote! We've got a wonderful, crawling 11-month-old on our hands. His increased mobility has led to an increased number of head bonks (including a...

Forty-Five and Forty-Six Weeks Old (April 23, 2011)

Here's Arlo at 45 and 46 weeks. Only a week left until he's 11 months old! He has picked up all sorts of fun new skills over the past few weeks--pointing at things, clicking his tongue and st...

Forty-Two, Three, and Four Weeks Old (April 6, 2011)

Hmm, somehow it has been three weeks since I last posted. Arlo turned 10 months old on Friday! I have lots to share, including three weeks' worth of orange chair pictures: First, the State ...

Forty and Forty-One Weeks Old (March 20, 2011)

Here's Mr. Arlo sharing some wonderful toothy grins! (Tooth #5 showed up a couple days ago, much to our surprise!) He had his 9-month checkup a few weeks ago, and it went just fine. Patri...

Thirty-Nine Weeks Old (March 5, 2011)

Here's our mischievous baby at 39 weeks old. And here he is all bundled up for a walk with Patrick during some recent cold weather. We used one of my rainbow over-the-knee socks as a scarf for ...

Thirty-Seven and Thirty-Eight Weeks Old (February 26, 2011)

Arlo pictures! Here he is at 37 and 38 weeks. And here he is showing how well he can stand (with a little help, of course). As indicated by the tears welling in his eyes in some of the...

Thirty-Five and Thirty-Six Weeks Old (February 12, 2011)

Oh my, who knew that sewing a shirt could take so much time? I've been following along with the Negroni sew-along for the past 10 days, and it has left little time in the evenings for anything else. B...

Thirty-Three and Thirty-Four Weeks Old (January 26, 2011)

Here's Arlo at 33 and 34 weeks old--only a few days away from being eight months old. I know I keep saying it every time he hits a new month, but my, how time flies! Arlo's still not crawling...

Thirty-Two Weeks Old (January 15, 2011)

Here's Arlo at 32 weeks old, in a styling track suit from his Great Aunt Linda! I think I say this every week, but Arlo is such a joy these days. He's happy and smiling most of the time, and ...

Thirty-One Weeks Old (January 8, 2011)

Arlo is 31 weeks old and looking like a big kid! Have I mentioned that he's really good at sucking his thumb now? It took him a couple months to figure it out, but now he's a thumb-sucking pro. ...

Bittman Success (December 15, 2010)

As a followup to last night's post--we found our first really good recipe in The Food Matters Cookbook tonight. It's the pasta with smoky roasted sweet potatoes and bacon, and it's both easy and delic...

Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Eight Weeks Old (December 15, 2010)

Here's Mister Arlo at twenty-seven weeks (we love it when he makes that "O" face!): And at twenty-eight weeks, at rest and in a happy blur: Arlo's doing great and is so much fun (I f...

Twenty-Four and Twenty-Five Weeks (November 22, 2010)

This will be an extra-long post, since I didn't get around to writing one last week. To start off, here are two weeks' worth of orange chair pictures--Arlo at 24 and 25 weeks! And here are ...

Twenty-Two Weeks Old (November 7, 2010)

Here are Arlo's twenty-two-week chair pictures. He was feeling a little sensitive during our photo session, thus the quivery lower lip in the second picture. Arlo's first Halloween went well....

Twenty-One Weeks Old (October 30, 2010)

Arlo is five months old today--what a big kid! Here he is posing for his 21-week picture last Sunday. He just gets more and more entertaining and fun to be around every week. He can be grumpy a...

Nineteen Weeks Old (October 16, 2010)

Here are Arlo's nineteen-week pictures, from last Sunday. The lip-sucking thing he's doing in the second one is apparently related to teething. I think it's pretty cute. And here's a bonus pi...

Eighteen Weeks Old (October 6, 2010)

Here is Arlo at eighteen weeks old, wearing his cool shark onesie! Here he is hanging out with Patches (they're still not sure what to think of each other). Arlo had his four-month c...

Fifteen Weeks Old (September 13, 2010)

Arlo is fifteen weeks old! To celebrate, he wore big kid clothes instead of a onesie for his Sunday photo shoot. The T-shirt kept riding up, so he spent most of the day with his tummy sticking out. I ...

Twelve Weeks Old (August 26, 2010)

Arlo is twelve weeks old! The most exciting news this week is that we weighed him on Monday, and he's gained 13 ounces in the past week! It looks like our lots-of-milk plan is working. I'm so...

Eleven Weeks Old (August 16, 2010)

Arlo is eleven weeks old! We're having more and more luck each Sunday catching him when he's bright-eyed and in a good mood. With the hot weather we've been having for the last few days, he has...

Ten Weeks Old (August 10, 2010)

Arlo is ten weeks old! We celebrated with a picnic in Piccolo Park and waffles with Andrew, who was in town for the weekend (yay!). Arlo is doing well. Of course, after finding out that h...

Week 37 Recap, Part 2 (May 24, 2010)

Thirty-eight (and a half) weeks! Sorry to keep you in suspense by being quiet for so long. The baby is still in the belly, though he did drop last night when I was getting ready for bed. I felt some b...

Week 37 Recap (May 18, 2010)

Hello! Not quite time yet for a belly picture this week, but I figured I might want to do more frequent posts now, since the baby could come at any time, and I'm sure I won't feel like writing a post ...

Week 36 Recap (May 14, 2010)

Thirty-seven weeks! The baby is at term now, so he should be able to function just fine whenever he's born. It's reassuring to have gotten to this point. It also suddenly feels like the baby might arr...

Week 35 Recap (May 7, 2010)

Thirty-six weeks! I'm in my ninth month of pregnancy now, and strangers are not shy about commenting on how pregnant I am (which I have no problem with--I think it's kind of cool!). Surprisingly, I ha...

Week 34 Recap (April 29, 2010)

Thirty-five weeks! As Patrick pointed out, the expiration date on his yogurt is now after our baby's due date. Not much longer now... Our pre-baby education continues. This weekend, we went...

Week 33 Recap (April 24, 2010)

Thirty-four weeks! We are definitely shifting into baby panic mode at this point, working hard to get everything ready before he shows up. We're making progress, which is satisfying. Regard...

Week 32 Recap (April 16, 2010)

Thirty-three weeks! Can you tell I was tired when I took this picture? I'm not too tired in general; this was just during a post-lunch slump. I took a quick walk in the sunshine a little later (with f...

Week 31 Recap (April 9, 2010)

Thirty-two weeks! This marks the start of the eighth month--whoa! If I think in terms of months, two months still sounds like a decent amount of time to get ready, but 8 weeks, not so much. Babies are...

Week 30 Recap (April 5, 2010)

Thirty-one weeks! Actually we're at 31.5 at this point. Patrick was out of the house this weekend enjoying some pre-baby hang-out time with friends from college (they rented a condo downtown for the w...

Week 29 Recap (March 27, 2010)

Wow, 30 weeks! Three-quarters of the way there. I'm definitely starting to feel a little unwieldy, but it's not too bad. I've been feeling fewer sharp kicks recently, which is consistent wi...

Week 28 Recap (March 19, 2010)

Twenty-nine weeks! This belly means business. I wasn't sure if I should mention this, because it might move me from the "slightly unorthodox pregnant lady" category to the "crazy new age pr...

Week 27 Recap (March 13, 2010)

Twenty-eight weeks! We've made it to the third trimester. Good job, baby! Here's a bonus family portrait to celebrate (we tried to get Patches in there too, but she wasn't interested). We had...

Week 26 Recap (March 6, 2010)

Twenty-seven weeks! We've got about three months left until the baby is due, which seems like a long time to wait, but I guess it takes a while to grow a human being from scratch. It's a good thing I'...

Week 25 Recap (February 26, 2010)

Twenty-six weeks! Assuming all is going according to plan in there, the baby weighs about 2 pounds, and he can open his eyes. Good job, baby! Hypnobirthing classes continue to go well. We've be...

Week 24 Recap (February 21, 2010)

Twenty-five weeks! Okay, twenty-five and a half--we've been having so much fun this weekend enjoying the beautiful early spring weather in Portland that this post got a little delayed. I'd forgotten h...

Week 23 Recap (February 13, 2010)

Twenty-four weeks! Can there really be only a few more weeks left in the second trimester? I'll be sad to see it go--it has been so fun! Increased energy and appetite, and tangible proof that there's ...

Week 22 Recap (February 7, 2010)

So, like I said, I was in California for work last week, so I had to find a substitute mirror for my weekly photo. Luckily, there's one in the womens locker room at work that did the job just fine. ...

Week 21 Recap (January 29, 2010)

Week 22! All is well. The baby book says the baby can hear at this point, and to celebrate, we took him to a Builders and the Butchers show at The Woods. Okay, so the timing was just a coinci...

Week 20 Recap (January 22, 2010)

Twenty-one weeks--the baby is allegedly as long as a (large) banana. That seems about right. His kicks are getting stronger, which is exciting! We can count on him to put on a little kicking show righ...

Week 19 Recap + Big Deal Ultrasound Results (January 14, 2010)

Twenty weeks--the halfway point (give or take)! The big news this week is that we had our 20-week ultrasound this morning, and it's a boy! Whoa! We actually had a little false start related to the ...

Week 18 Recap (January 7, 2010)

Today marks the start of week 19! Highlights for the coming week include the baby reaching 6 inches in length and the start of vernix production. Oh, and we find out if it's a boy or a girl on Wednesd...

Thanksgiving 2009 (January 1, 2010)

Happy 2010! I plan to write a post about the year as a whole, but first continuing with the catching up, here's a rundown of our Thanksgiving dinner. It was our one big holiday cooking event of 2009--...

Green Tomatoes, Muffins, Knitting, Cyclocross (November 20, 2009)

Hoo boy, I've been quiet for too long! Here are a bunch of things I meant to mention at the time but never got around to writing about. Still to come: Ladies Rock Camp and our recent trip to Canada! ...

Weekend Plans and Recent Life Update (September 17, 2009)

Some recent tidbits: Shangri-La, the new Indian place at SE 26th and Clinton appears to have closed (already!). Bummer--we never got to try their full menu! They've scraped the paint off the wind...

Busy in the Kitchen + Roller Derby and Oregon! Oregon! (September 9, 2009)

Phew! August was a frenzy of preserving and trying to keep up with our garden and CSA. Things seem to be slowing down now, which is kind of a relief. We were lucky enough to be overrun with tom...

Portland Pie-Off, Mail Slot Cozy (August 17, 2009)

Baking We went to a fun barbecue at Susan's on Friday, in honor of Linda and Paul, who were in town for Linda's book signing. It was great meeting them! My contribution to the barbecue was a shiro ...

Lemon Blueberry Buckle + Pickle Adventure (August 7, 2009)

I went a little crazy at the farmers' market on Wednesday and bought 10 pounds of blueberries. I froze most of them (mixed with a little sugar, which is supposed to preserve their texture better than ...

Fourth of July Baking, Garden Pictures (July 8, 2009)

Patrick's family was in town this past weekend, so on the fourth of July we hosted a barbecue and then went to see the fireworks on the SE waterfront (it was very crowded, so next year we'll probably ...

New Neighborhood Restaurant, Recent Cooking (June 8, 2009)

Due to our lack of menu planning, we had some nice meals around SE Portland this weekend. We ate lunch at Broder on Saturday. Man, I love that place! We're so lucky to live nearby. This time I had the...

Recent Vegetarian Lunches and Dinners (May 21, 2009)

Like I mentioned earlier, we've reduced our meat intake since moving to Portland. I've been wanting to try making some vegetarian lunches, but my daily turkey sandwich routine is so easy. Plus I was h...

Farmers' Market, Party Time! (May 14, 2009)

Last Saturday, Patrick and I met up at the PSU farmers' market for lunch (I was downtown for a haircut, and he'd just finished a bike ride in the West Hills). Normally I shy away from the PSU market b...

Lilacs, Kitchen History, Bunk Sandwiches (May 3, 2009)

I think I'm more aware of plants now that we live in Portland, both because we have a garden and because we walk and bike a lot, so we notice our surroundings more often. Right now, lilacs are in bloo...

Rhubarb Cake, Food Cart Fest, Bee Class Part Deux (April 20, 2009)

I'm loving the spring produce lately! I bought two big armfuls of rhubarb at the farmers' market on Wednesday (first of the season!), and after much consideration, I made Nigella Lawson's Irish tarte ...

Soup, Brioche Rolls, Failed Button Cookies (March 4, 2009)

I've made a few batches of ham and bean soup this winter. I'm always impressed that you can throw a bunch of ingredients together, and a few hours later you have soup! We keep a few ham hocks in the f...

Brioche Extravaganza (and Lentils) (February 20, 2009)

I decided to do a fun baking project over the long weekend and tried my hand at making brioche. I used the recipe in Dorie Greenspan's Baking (it's funny--even though I have a better track record with...

Miscellany (February 5, 2009)

I'm not feeling too wordy tonight, so I'll do this in bullet form: A couple weekends ago, Patrick planted trees in the Woodstock neighborhood (did I tell you he's a Friends of Trees assistant cre...

New Year's Eve, Vacation Cooking (January 7, 2009)

Hmm, it appears that I haven't written in a while, based on my backlog of food photos. Let's see... We had a nice, low-key New Year's Eve. We went to Bar Avignon (a cozy bistro/wine bar) for dinner...

Holiday Cooking (December 31, 2008)

We're back in Portland! The snow was pretty much melted by the time we got home, which was kind of a relief (no need to run out and buy a snow shovel and salt). Patches was happy to see us and didn't ...

Shower Caddy, Fall Food, and Cookies! (November 24, 2008)

We had a good weekend! Yesterday, Patrick attended training to become a Friends of Trees crew leader, and I went shopping on Alberta Street (that's how it always seems to happen--Patrick does the manu...

Cyclocross (November 9, 2008)

We spent a couple hours at the Cross Crusade cyclocross race up in North Portland today. Patrick has recently gotten interested in it (and would be interested in participating instead of spectating ne...

Pudding, Socks, Jacob and Amanda's Wedding (September 25, 2008)

We just found out that you can buy pudding at the farmers' market! Jacob's Creamery sells containers of homemade vanilla and chocolate pudding, alongside a nice assortment of cheeses. Totally awesome!...

Miscellany (Fishcakes, Terrarium, Switchplate Art) (September 11, 2008)

Some things I've been meaning to tell you about: I couldn't resist the okra at our farmers' market, but I wasn't sure what to make with it. I tried Madhur Jaffrey's recipe for okra with tomatoe...

Music Fest Northwest Recap (September 7, 2008)

We spent the last four nights at live music performances as part of Music Fest Northwest, and I am exhausted! It was great though. We did it in order to familiarize ourselves with the Portland music s...

Photos: Office, Dahlias, Cookies (August 31, 2008)

Some of my coworkers wanted to know what my home office looks like, so I put a few pictures on Flickr (click the picture below for a couple more). It's pretty basic, but it works. I am especially exci...

Garage: Mysterious No More! (July 23, 2008)

Well, Robbie finally gained admission to the mysterious detached garage at our new house, and it turned out that it was just a normal garage--no pot plants, no freezers full of dead bodies, nothing at...

House Blogs and Food Update (No Pictures) (July 3, 2008)

We're about halfway through the home-buying process at the moment. We're getting to the end of the inspection period, though we're still going through some negotiations on the retaining wall repair. N...

Multi-Bean Salad (June 23, 2008)

Mmm, the multi-bean salad recipe in The New Moosewood Cookbook (similar to this one) is really tasty. I made mine with black-eyed peas, green beans, and three kinds of beans from Rancho Gordo (eye of ...

Miscellany (June 22, 2008)

We're still buying the Portland house, as far as we know. For the past few days, we've been working on gathering the financial documents required by our lender, and Patrick is going to fly back out to...

Ginger Ale, Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie, Unwelcome Auto Tenants (June 1, 2008)

So much to write about (we went to Oregon last weekend to see a concert!), but first a few tidbits from before our Oregon trip. A couple weeks ago, we had a farmers' market dinner of grilled halibu...

Feels Like Summer (May 16, 2008)

Man, it has been hot this week! That means the mornings are great for biking to work, but the afternoons aren't so pleasant. On Tuesday, I biked in, and then after work I biked down (streamers flying)...

Dinner at Greens, Spring Cleaning, First Cherries (May 11, 2008)

Life is good. Yesterday, after spending a week eating pulled pork leftovers, we had a nice, healthy salad for lunch (romaine, balsamic vinaigrette, yummy roasted beets in three different colors, sprou...

Pulled Pork Outcome (May 5, 2008)

Our first foray into the world of pulled pork went pretty well. We invited Tree, Andrew, Jacob, and Amanda over for a dinner of pulled pork sandwiches (or Tofurky sausages, in Amanda's case). Here's w...

All Food, All the Time (May 3, 2008)

I was thinking--it's a little odd that when I look back on this time, I'll just have a record of what we ate. But there's just not much else to tell right now--life is good. We have a routine for the ...

Banana Ice Cream, Butterscotch Pudding, Spring Meals (April 14, 2008)

We get free lunch at my work (a very nice perk), and a few weeks ago there were a lot of bruised, ugly bananas leftover from sandwich day, in danger of being thrown out because nobody wanted to eat th...

Weekend in the Garden (April 13, 2008)

This has been an enjoyable weekend with awesome weather! On Friday, it was supposed to get up to 85F, so Patrick and I both took half days off of work and met up after lunch to enjoy the sun together....

Pork Buns and Lemon Meringue Pie (March 30, 2008)

Food post! Most of these dishes were made before our Mammoth and DC trips; I just never got around to posting about them. 1. In order to use up the last of the frozen cherry tomatoes from last summ...

Mammoth Weekend (March 23, 2008)

Man, it has been a busy couple of weeks! Two weekends ago, we went to Mammoth with some of my coworkers. Most of them were there to ski or snowboard, but after my unpleasant snowboarding experience la...

Food Post, Including Ham, Coffee Cake, and Malted Waffles (March 6, 2008)

I appear to be almost a month behind in writing about our meals! I doubt these posts are of interest to anybody other than me, but I have a dream of someday writing a recipe database that summarizes a...

New Purchases and a Healthier Morning Routine (March 4, 2008)

Although it has been rainy, I've enjoyed myself. Sunday before last, I walked to the farmers' market in the drizzly gray, and on my way there, I spotted a rainbow! There weren't many farmers there bec...

Superbowl Food, Gingerbread (February 10, 2008)

The weather was beautiful this weekend! We managed to spend a decent amount of time outdoors, but we also watched two submarine movies (Das Boot and The Hunt for Red October), which seems kind of at o...

Winter Meals and Produce Delivery (January 30, 2008)

Yay, winter food! 1. Curried lentils with sweet potatoes and spinach, roasted brown rice pilaf scented with leeks (from Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way). I changed up the lentil recipe a little b...

Weekends, Rock Band, and Winter Meals (January 18, 2008)

We've been trying to take things easy this month and have been enjoying some nice quiet weekends sitting around the apartment. Patrick got an Xbox a few weeks ago, but it hasn't prevented him from hel...

New Year's Eve (January 1, 2008)

We had a nice, relaxed New Year's Eve at Tree and Andrew's place. We decided that it would be fun to try fondue, so we bought a Swissmar fondue set and some swiss fire gel (exciting!) and took everyth...

Christmas in Colorado (January 1, 2008)

We spent last weekend in Fort Collins with my family, celebrating Christmas a little belatedly. It snowed right before we got there, and it was below freezing pretty much the whole time, but at least ...

Savory Food Roundup (December 27, 2007)

Hmm, it appears I haven't written anything in almost a month. My bad! Now that I have a couple days off, let's see if I can catch up. First the savory stuff... 1. Flank steak with shiitake mushroom...

Mini Thanksgiving (December 3, 2007)

Our latest box included fresh cranberries, so I decided we should turn them into cranberry sauce and have an abbreviated Thanksgiving dinner tonight. It turned out well. Ginger-ale-basted turke...

Mariquita Challenge #2 (December 1, 2007)

We got a second Mariquita mystery box a couple of Thursdays ago (the same night we went to Piccino). This time, we got the last tomatoes of the season (with pretty gold and pink stripes), green and ye...

Long Overdue Food Roundup (November 21, 2007)

Food roundup! 1. Granola Revisited from Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way. Another installment in my ongoing search for the perfect granola. This was very good. Not quite perfect, but I'd make it a...

Mariquita Mystery Box (November 10, 2007)

So, as I mentioned in my last entry, we picked up a Mariquita Mystery Box a few Thursdays ago. Traffic was bad that night, and we only barely made it to Zuppa in time to collect our box, but everythin...

Meal Roundup (October 28, 2007)

Some recent meals (not very recent at this point, since I have quite a backlog of things to write about at the moment!): 1. Curried rice noodles sprinkled with peanuts, from Moosewood Low Fat Favor...

Lazy Weekend, Lots of Fresh Produce (September 23, 2007)

This has been a pretty relaxing weekend. Patrick went down to San Luis Obispo to attend Eric's housewarming party, but I stayed behind because I was desperately in need of a lazy weekend. And that's...

Broccoli-Orzo Salad, Tuna Salad (September 23, 2007)

Broccoli-Orzo Salad This recipe came with our Organic Express box. It turned out pretty well. I think it would benefit from the addition of a little feta cheese. Ingredients: Dressi...

End-of-Summer Barbeque (September 15, 2007)

Last weekend, we hosted a barbecue because two of our college friends, Chrissy and Gunny (those are their college nicknames; if you ask them, my husband's name is Patty), were visiting from Southern C...

Musicals, Food, New Domain Name (September 9, 2007)

Catching up, in list form: We have harvested two Crane melons from our garden so far. They're small, but they taste like melons all right! The flavor is similar to a cantaloupe, but with a hi...

Recent Meals, Flat Tires, and Durian (August 22, 2007)

Recent meals: These past few weeks my main goal when planning dinner has been to clean out our cupboards and freezer. It's satisfying to use things that have been sitting around for a long time! ...

Recent Meals (August 7, 2007)

Oh my, I have a lot of things to write about! Let's start with some recent food items made at home. I've been making a lot of easy recipes because our weekend activities haven't left much time to pl...

Homemade Yogurt Recipe (Final) (August 6, 2007)

Homemade Yogurt I had to make quite a few batches of yogurt before I found a good recipe. This recipe won out over the others. I also like Yogurt #3 on the page linked to above, if you want mor...

5-day Weekend, Including a Day in SF (July 10, 2007)

Since the 4th of July fell mid-week, I took Thursday and Friday off and enjoyed a nice long 5-day weekend. I did a little relaxing, got some stuff done, and even made it up to the city for a day. It...

Yummy Summer Meals (including some famous pork chops!) (July 2, 2007)

We started the week with two simple meals. First up was Gingery Shrimp and Couscous with leftover grilled vegetables and strawberries for dessert. It was easy enough, but nothing special. Nex...

Pride and Prejudice Tea Party, Healthy Summer Grilling (June 25, 2007)

Yesterday, we drove over to the East Bay and had brunch at Citron. We were seated by the window with a good view of Rockridge residents walking their mid-sized dogs and chatting on the sidewalk. Roc...

Recent Food Exploits + New Mandoline (June 24, 2007)

Last weekend, I got it in my head that I wanted to make something involving homemade tortillas. I decided to make Chicken Fajitas (from the America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook), topped with avocad...

Company Picnic, Paly Graduation, Hippie Food (June 14, 2007)

On Saturday, we biked over to Menlo College, to attend my company's annual family picnic. It was a beautiful day. We ate some barbecue and bounced in a bouncy house for a little bit (I think this wa...

Homemade Yogurt Records (June 13, 2007)

Homemade Yogurt I'm trying to find a great homemade yogurt recipe through trial and error. My general approach is after the table. YogurtMilkStarter Additional IngredientsMixing Utensil ...

Gianduja Gelato! (and some other stuff) (June 9, 2007)

Earlier this week, I made Skillet Chicken and Rice with Peas and Scallions (from Cook's Illustrated) using fresh peas and torpedo onions from the farmers' market. It ended up being a frustrating expe...

Meal Round-up, Fruit Crumbles with Real Ice Cream!, Yogurt Optimization (June 5, 2007)

Recent Meals 1. We needed a quick egg-centric dinner (they were about to expire!) prior to our Colorado trip, so Patrick made a Crispy Prosciutto and Scallion Frittata with arugula and goat cheese ...

Two Meals Out, Two Meals In, and an Eggbeater Ice Cream Class (May 23, 2007)

Two Meals Out 1. Last Friday, we biked to Palo Alto and had dinner for the first time at St. Michael's Alley. It's on a side street that I don't go down very often, so I kept forgetting it existed...

Homemade Yogurt, Version 2 (May 22, 2007)

Homemade Yogurt (Version 2) See this journal entry for my comments on this recipe. Ingredients: 2 c 2% milk 2 c skim milk 1 T honey 1/2 c plain whole milk Stonyfield yogurt Directi...

Hippie Practice (Yogurt and Granola), Halibut on Tabbouleh, Bike Socks (May 18, 2007)

I have been working on being a better hippie by trying to find the perfect granola and yogurt recipes. I still have some work ahead of me. Yogurt I made my first batch of homemade yogurt in our...

Three Recent Dinners, Japanese Pastries, and Homemade Frozen Yogurt (May 13, 2007)

Recent dinners: 1. Chicken Thighs with Roasted Apples and Garlic, Farro with Portobellos and Thyme from Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way. The farro dish reminded me of Moosewood's Mushroom Wheatb...

Tracy Granola and Boring Stir-Fry (May 8, 2007)

Although my recent granola attempt turned out well, I wanted to try something less sweet, so I made a batch of Tracy Granola. I didn't have enough Quaker oats, so I supplemented with McCann's Quick-C...

Favas (April 23, 2007)

While at the market this afternoon, I spotted some fava beans. I'd never prepared them before, but they seemed like a good springtime side dish, so I picked up a pound to have with dinner. Conveni...

Summer Garden, Chicken Dinners, Granola (April 23, 2007)

I planted our summer garden today (pictures here). This summer, we'll have three new kinds of tomatoes (Supersweet 100s, Black Zebra, and Stupice), Crane melons, beets, and a bunch of herbs (basil, c...

Three Dinners, Savory Snacks, Pavlovas, and Mitchell's Ice Cream (April 19, 2007)

First, a few recent meals: 1. Buttermilk-Brined Pork Chops, Millet with Buttermilk and Chives from Lorna Sass's Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way, and steamed peas. The pork chops were good, as us...

Catch-up: Recent Dinners, English Muffins, Oliveto (April 7, 2007)

Oh man, I've let things pile up, and now I have a bunch of stuff to write about. Let's see... Recent meals: I made a batch of Smoky Beef and Bacon Chili from Sunset a week or two ago. It was g...

Slow-Cooked Dinner + More Brownies (March 27, 2007)

We had a slow-cooked dinner yesterday: Spring Lamb and Flageolet Beans, Beer-Rye Bread, Hashed Brussels Sprouts with Poppy Seeds and Lemon, and Baked Spelt Pudding. The lamb and beans took abou...

Beautiful Dutch Oven, Waffles Part Deux, Poppies (March 12, 2007)

I went a little crazy two weekends ago and decided it was finally time to buy a (very) nice Dutch oven. I didn't have a very good excuse for it, though it will be good to replace the peeling non-stic...

Buttermilk and Yeasted Waffles, Shrimp Fra Diavolo (March 5, 2007)

We've been preparing for a ski trip we'll be going on in a few weeks with some coworkers of mine. Neither of us has ever been skiing or snowboarding, so this will be interesting. Patrick's in charge...

Recent Meal Roundup (March 2, 2007)

Recent meal roundup: Farro Minestrone with Brussels Sprouts, Butternut Squash, and Chestnuts with Buttermilk-Dill Rolls from the freezer. The soup was pretty good, though a little strange. I love...

Superbowl Snacks, Monochromatic Dinner (February 6, 2007)

We had a tie in our first Dutch baby face-off. I made a batter using 1/2 c milk, 1/2 c flour, 1 T sugar, 1/8 t salt, 1/8 t vanilla, and a pinch of cinnamon. I split this in half. To one half I adde...

Pork Tenderloin and Apple Couscous, Sesame Milk Tea (February 2, 2007)

Tonight's dinner was utterly forgettable (except now that I've written an entry about it, it will never be forgotten). I'm mostly writing this entry so that I remember not to try these recipes again ...

Dutch Babies (Round 5), Kingfish Dinner, Three Recent Meals (January 30, 2007)

First, it appears I forgot to mention that I planted some succulents (from Wegmans) in a large bowl a while back (idea and bowl from Anthropologie). I know nothing about growing succulents, and I was...

Food Roundup: June Taylor Marmalade Class, Fourth Street, Redwood City (January 23, 2007)

First, a picture of the granola I made a while ago with some dried blueberries (yum!) and milk. Not bad, but not amazing. Much healthier than commercial granola though. Our garden seems to ha...

Garden Stuff + Brisket + Granola (January 16, 2007)

I put up a few pictures of our latest garden setup. Click the daisies! As anticipated, the temperature has fallen below freezing at night for the past few days. The first night it happened, I...

Pan-Seared Salmon, Buttermilk-Dill Rolls, Gingered Fennel + NPR (January 11, 2007)

I very much enjoyed our dinner tonight. We had Pan-Seared Wild Coho Salmon (recipe from The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook, which I'm liking so far), Buttermilk-Dill Rolls, and Gingered Fennel with Garli...

Good Lentil Soup, Dutch Baby Attempt #2 (January 7, 2007)

Patrick made some good soup for dinner last week--Lentil Soup with Balsamic-Roasted Winter Vegetables from Cooking Light. I made a salad of Belgian endive and radicchio with an orange vinaigrette to ...

New Year's Day thoughts + food traditions (January 1, 2007)

Happy New Year! We were champs and stayed awake past midnight last night, but we ended up skipping the champagne, as neither of us felt like drinking it (we were too full from dinner!). As I said ...

New Year's Eve Pajamas and Hors d' Oeuvres, Year 2 (January 1, 2007)

We received some exciting presents last week, including a pretty cherry red Le Creuset tea kettle. It boils water and whistles and has a pretty black-and-white speckled interior. It makes me happy :...

Christmas Dinner 2006 (December 28, 2006)

We are back from our Christmas visit to my family in Colorado! We had minimal travel issues, which was lucky given the blizzards bookending Christmas in the Front Range (one last week and one today a...

Cooking Classes, Another SF Visit, East Bay Adventures (December 20, 2006)

Last Thursday was a busy day. In the evening, I took a Oaxacan cooking class at the new Whole Foods, taught by the husband and wife who own Oaxacan Foods (they also sell food at local farmers' market...

Good Times in SF (December 5, 2006)

We've done all sorts of good stuff lately! On Friday, we met up with Tree and Andrew and went to Zibibbo for dinner. Last time we both ordered from the prix fixe menu, so we were surprised to find ...

Lots of Pie + No-Knead Bread (November 26, 2006)

This tree near our apartment is turning all sorts of pretty colors and is laden with little berries. I don't know what kind of tree it is, but I like seeing it every morning. So autumnal! Las...

Shuna's Famous Gingerbread (November 19, 2006)

While Patrick was celebrating Wii Day today in Oakland, I spent a good amount of time in our kitchen. I made a batch of split pea soup with our hambone, and it turned out well. And then I made a Bun...

Autumnal Meals, Shorter Hair, Whole Foods Finds (November 19, 2006)

I've enjoyed the autumnal dinners we've had recently. Maybe I have a beta-carotene deficiency, because I can't get enough winter squash and sweet potatoes lately. At the beginning of the week, we ...

Parcel 104 (November 12, 2006)

Today was enjoyable. It was overcast this morning, so we had some hot cereal for breakfast (Bob's Red Mill 10 Grain--mmm, triticale). For lunch, we had leftover Golden Split Pea Soup (it freezes wel...

Char Siu Pork and Fall Harvest (November 9, 2006)

We had a good crock pot meal these past few nights--Slow Cooker Char Siu Pork Roast from Cooking Light. It was easy to make and pretty tasty. The first two nights we ate it with brown rice and baby ...

Halloween Costume and Cupcakes, Latest Food Adventures (November 5, 2006)

I dressed up as Strawberry Shortcake for Halloween (the original; not the new one--capri pants and flip flops, pshaw!). Since they only sell slutty Strawberry Shortcake costumes online, I ended up ma...

Anniversary Pictures, Petaluma, Arroz con Pollo (October 28, 2006)

Our lemon tree has its first blossom! It seems like an odd time to start making fruit, but what do I know? It smells gooood! Last weekend, we dusted off our tripod and took a bunch of picture...

Tidbits! (October 22, 2006)

I have a bunch of tidbits I've been meaning to mention for the past week... Appearance I haven't gotten my hair highlighted since right before our wedding, and last time I got it cut, the la...

Practice Turkey (October 12, 2006)

I've been thinking about offering to host Thanksgiving at our place this year (normally it's at Patrick's dad's house). A few weeks ago, I did a turkey practice run to see if I could handle the bird....

Pork Chops, Apples, Corn Bread, and Cabbage (September 18, 2006)

We had a yummy dinner tonight, courtesy of the Cooking Light website: Buttermilk-Brined Pork Chops, Cinnamon Stewed Apples, Chipotle-Bacon Corn Bread, and Curried Cabbage. The cabbage was a lit...

Good meals in good company: Millennium and Fresca (September 17, 2006)

For dinner on Thursday, I made a very vegetable-heavy meal of Tamale Pie and Southwestern Corn and Potato Soup, both from Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites, as well as some steamed green beans. The s...

Meal Roundup, Taxidermy Potential Squelched (September 14, 2006)

We went to Straits (in Palo Alto) for the first time last weekend. It's Singaporean food heavily influenced by other Asian cuisines. Everything on the menu looked really good! We started by shari...

Honeymoon Posts are Finally Finished (September 4, 2006)

I've finally finished writing about our honeymoon, which was almost a year ago. How'd that happen? If you're still interested, you can read about it from the beginning, starting here. However, ther...

Cookies, Social Outings, Shopping (September 2, 2006)

Nat and Sara left for Chicago on Thursday. Patrick took the morning off work to help them load up their moving truck. I did not accompany him, but I did make cookies for them to take on their trip! ...

Exciting Trip Plans + Yummy Autumnal Dinner (August 28, 2006)

Last night, my need to use vacation time on a fun trip got the best of me, and we bought plane tickets to go visit Fort Collins in late September. It's going to be a great (though short) visit! In a...

Pancakes, Letterpress, Tomatoes, and Biscuits (August 19, 2006)

A few nights ago, Patrick made us breakfast for dinner: Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes, grapefruit, and Tomato and Chard Frittata (from Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites). I thought the frittata was ki...

Weekend Domesticity/Chicken Chili and Barley Casserole (August 15, 2006)

I was happily domestic this weekend. Patrick spent a good chunk of the weekend in San Francisco with Nat, Sara and Andrew, drinking beer and eating meat at all their favorite places (Suppenkuche, Tor...

Food, Food, and Food! (August 7, 2006)

On Wednesday, I donated blood again. They were in desperate need of types O and A last week, and they were giving away free movie tickets (and free ice cream coupons). It went really well. I told t...

Israeli Couscous Salad with Green Beans and Feta (August 6, 2006)

Israeli Couscous Salad with Green Beans and Feta This recipe was cobbled together from this, this and this. It's a good summertime salad. It is pictured here with Spicy Shrimp Kabobs and ...

Remarks on an unremarkable dinner: adzuki beans, broccoli, brown rice (August 1, 2006)

A quick post about our dinner tonight, mostly for my own records. Not even a picture, because it wasn't a very photogenic meal. My apologies! Adzuki Beans, Crushed and Sauteed. Recipe from Madhu...

Slanted Door, Kayaking (July 31, 2006)

We had yet another good weekend in a long line of good weekends this summer (how'd I get so lucky?). Patrick and I received a gift card to the Slanted Door for our birthdays, so we took the train u...

Chorus Line + Gumbo! (July 29, 2006)

Two things, neither of which is very exciting, but I wanted to document them before I forget: We went to see A Chorus Line at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco on Wednesday night. There wasn't...

Yesterday wasn't so great, but today will be better (July 23, 2006)

Yesterday failed to live up to my expectations. I was hoping to have a relaxed, laid-back kind of Saturday. I walked over to Menlo Medical Clinic first thing in the morning to get a little blood dra...

Sweet and Sour Lentils, Olallieberry Cobbler! (July 9, 2006)

Courtesy of Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites, we had a tasty but unusual dinner tonight. We had Five-Spice Brown Rice topped with Sweet and Sour Lentils, with Japanese Sesame Spinach on the side. Inciden...

Chocolate Cocoa Cake Verdict (July 5, 2006)

Dinner was good (Patrick's hamburgers were yummier than my veggie burger, unsurprisingly). Patrick had cheddar and grilled onions on his burgers. We had leftover macaroni salad and cabbage salad on ...

Beans, Pudding, Gooseberries and Bundt Cake (July 4, 2006)

I did lots of cooking (for fun) yesterday while Patrick was at work. For dinner we had Christmas lima beans with leeks and andouille sausage, Creamy Macaroni Salad, and Cabbage Salad (the latter two ...

Marin County Fair (July 2, 2006)

I'm very much enjoying my four-day weekend (poor Patrick has to go to work tomorrow, but at least he gets Tuesday off). Here's some stuff we've done so far: On Friday night, we had dinner at King ...

Beans and Lasagna (June 12, 2006)

We haven't been doing much of note recently, other than enjoying life. I got a haircut; nothing unusual. My new hairstylist always styles my hair curly without asking me, and I'm always too cowed to...

Memorial Day Barbecue (June 3, 2006)

First, a picture of some Sweet Williams we got at the farmer's market a few weeks ago. I'd never known what they were before. They're cute, and they lasted for almost 2 weeks! Last Monday, we...

Polenta Cutlets and Shrimp with Soba (May 25, 2006)

A few more dishes from Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites that we've had recently: Sun-Dried Tomato Polenta Cutlets with Tomato Wine Sauce, Tuscan White Beans with Sage and sauteed farmer's market gre...

Dinner and Bike to Work Day (May 18, 2006)

We had a very colorful dinner a few nights ago: Fish with Pineapple Chutney, Cauliflower with Curry Sauce and Golden Basmati Rice. All recipes from Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites (for once, I can't find...

Birthday BBQ, Teriyaki Salmon, Mystery Bugs (May 13, 2006)

Things I meant to post about sooner: Last Sunday, we had some friends over for a birthday barbecue. It was a good time! We had farmer's market strawberries and pita and hummus to start. Then our...

Chili Burgers on Whole Wheat Buns (April 30, 2006)

Good weather is here! We went out to Woodside and rode our bikes today during Bicycle Sunday. We stopped at the Water Temple during our ride and had a picnic, which was a nice break. Filoli is appa...

Mushroom and Spinach Stuffed Zucchini (April 21, 2006)

Good dinner tonight. Normally on Thursdays I don't put much effort into dinner, since Patrick is at welding class--I just want to eat something quick and be lazy. But tonight I made a good (and heal...

Easter Round-up (April 16, 2006)

Yesterday, I got my hair cut at Juut. Nothing remarkable. I've found a length I like, and I'm sticking with it for now. None of the hair pictures we took turned out great, but here are two if you'd...

Fish Tagine with Chermoulla (April 11, 2006)

Tonight we had Fish Tagine with Chermoulla (from Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites) and Trader Joe's Brown Rice Medley (on my mom's recommendation). Not very attractively plated; my apologies! I rea...

Black Bean Chilaquile (April 4, 2006)

We had a good dinner tonight: Black Bean Chilaquile from Moosewood Restaurant Low-fat Favorites (my mom generously lent it to me when I expressed excitement at all the bean and grain recipes!). ...

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough (March 21, 2006)

Yum, pizza! It's whole wheat pizza dough with a little flaxseed meal added; pizza sauce with garlic and basil; mozzarella; roast eggplant, garlic, onion and tomato; wilted spinach and parmesan. I ...

Down a Pint (March 18, 2006)

Success! I donated a whole pint of blood this morning, no problem. Patrick was kind enough to put off his bike ride for a few hours to chauffeur me there and back so I wouldn't have to go alone. Th...

Crockpot Success (March 17, 2006)

We had our first crockpot success tonight. Previously, we'd gotten disappointing results when we tried cooking (1) that nasty chicken, (2) some sort of pork loin and (3) 10-grain cereal for breakfast...

Spicy Orange Beef (March 7, 2006)

Tonight's dinner was Spicy Orange Beef (and broccoli). The orange flavor didn't seem quite right (maybe orange and broccoli aren't a good match), but overall I liked it. Nice and saucy and good over...

Bran and Lentils - Delicious! (March 5, 2006)

I made Apple Walnut Bran Muffins today, to bring to work when I get all hungry at 3:00. We sampled one right out of the oven, along with some tea. They're pretty tasty, though they definitely taste ...

Loaves and Fishes (February 26, 2006)

I made Whole Wheat Bread with Crystallized Ginger today, to get rid of some buttermilk. It's good! It doesn't even taste like whole wheat, and the bulgur gives it a nice crunch (I'd never used bulgu...

Chicken Pot Pie with Wild Mushrooms (February 19, 2006)

I made Chicken Pot Pie with Wild Mushrooms for dinner tonight (the recipe is from The New Best Recipe, which over and over again gives impressive results). It turned out really well. It also took th...

Weekend Update (January 22, 2006)

I'm too busy enjoying life to write about it! Not much new to tell; like most weekends, this one was spent eating sushi at Akasaka, staring at our garden (only I do that), eating pastrami sandwiches ...

Bok Choy Notes (January 5, 2006)

Tonight we had teriyaki chicken, bok choy and hot and sour soup (the soup was from a packet). No pictures, but I wanted to make a note that this recipe for bok choy is pretty good (I added shiitake m...

New Year's Feasting (January 2, 2006)

We've eaten well the past few days. We decided to stay in for New Year's Eve, since most of our friends were out of town, and it was rainy, so going up to San Francisco didn't seem too appealing. I ...

Coffee Cake and Fish in Crazy Water! (December 28, 2005)

We had a good Christmas with Patrick's family. Lots of sleeping in and being warm inside while it was raining outside. I'm glad we have another long weekend coming up! I managed to fit a few of m...

Italian Wedding Soup and Gingerbread Dinosaurs (December 6, 2005)

I seem to be writing about what I made for dinner a lot recently. Not to worry; there's a knitting entry coming soon (and I haven't forgotten about those honeymoon entries; there's just so much else ...

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts Are the Devil! (December 2, 2005)

Our first crock pot attempt last weekend did not turn out well at all. I made Honey-Glazed Chicken with Pecan Dressing from the crock pot recipe booklet. It sounded good, but the chicken breasts tur...

Thanksgiving 2005 (November 25, 2005)

We had a nice Thanksgiving. We spent it with Patrick's family (it's so convenient having them only a few miles away!). I guess I can call them my in-laws now. Ha! We still get a kick out of the fa...

Split Pea Soup and Pumpkin Pie (November 14, 2005)

I made my mom's split pea soup for dinner tonight. When I was a kid, I didn't like it, but now I think it's yummy. And pretty healthy too! Here's the recipe (hope it's okay to share, Mom): ...

Two Weeks to Go!? (September 24, 2005)

I can't believe we're getting married in two weeks! How did that happen? I think we'll have a wonderful wedding and honeymoon, but I'm eager to be done planning and worrying and just get to the good...

Tomatoes, beautiful new kitchen appliance, and wedding ceremony progress (September 16, 2005)

This evening we had a tomato tasting (or a tomato flight, if you will). It consisted of two tomatoes from Patio Hybrid F, two from Dona (finally! Unfortunately, most of her tomatoes are cracked, whi...

Sesame-Encrusted Roughy with Bok Choy and Mashed Potatoes (September 3, 2005)

We made a good dinner tonight. It was based on an article I read in Natural Health while getting my hair highlighted at Juut this morning (originally I was going to get it all done last week, but the...

Wedding Dreams and Beet Greens (August 14, 2005)

After saying that I hadn't had any wedding dreams yet, I started having them nightly. The first was that Patrick and I were working on wedding invitations, and we got into a fight about how to cut th...

Emotive Brunch (July 31, 2005)

That's one surprised plate of food! We had a good brunch today--cinnamon rolls and potatoes with bacon and onions. Good stuff, but not good for us! We've agreed to take a bacon hiatus after tod...

Etsy (June 25, 2005)

An exciting new site, link courtesy of styro...Etsy! Crafty people can sell their handmade items, and everybody else can buy cool stuff. I especially like the name. Etsy. It's cute! It reminds me...

Google-fried chicken, two ways (June 24, 2005)

We've had Google-fried chicken for dinner the past few nights. We fried two batches on separate days, since it's okay to leave it marinating for up to 5 days prior to cooking it. Dinner 1 cons...

New England Clam Chowder (June 3, 2005)

We got our second box today, and with a little online tweaking of the contents beforehand, we had all the produce we needed for the New Best Recipe clam chowder recipe (conveniently online as well). ...

Picture Time! (May 22, 2005)

Today we had an afternoon snack of fresh-squeezed orange juice (I found a cheapo citrus juicer on clearance at Cost Plus this morning--just what I was looking for!) and grapefruit halves, both using f...

Fresh Produce! (May 20, 2005)

We had a big box of organic produce waiting for us after work today, courtesy of Organic Express. There was so much good stuff in there! We need a bigger fruit bowl... I used the chard and th...

Softball and Soup (April 8, 2005)

My company's team played its first softball game last night (we're a part of the Palo Alto recreational softball league). I'm not on the team because I can't catch or hit, and I know I'd get frustrat...

Good Eats (February 26, 2005)

Life is good. A few nights ago, Patrick made the Alton Brown ribs again, but he used ancho chile powder instead of chipotle chile powder, and they were much more my speed. Still a little spicy, but ...

Beef Bourguignonne (January 23, 2005)

We had a decent dinner tonight. I made Beef Bourguignonne from our new Better Homes and Gardens cookbook (I figured it was a good inaugural recipe), and Patrick made biscuits to go with it (I think t...

Basic Cookbook (January 22, 2005)

Last night, we went out for sushi (we've decided to try and make Friday night our date night). The sushi boat place we'd intended to go to in Palo Alto had been replaced by another restaurant, much t...

Haircut! (January 9, 2005)

I enjoyed today greatly; it was my first real weekend day in a while (now that I'm done with my retail job, I get my weekends back!). We were good little spenders. We used various giftcards to get...

Rib Outcome (December 18, 2004)

It'll probably be quiet around here for awhile, until I have more time to bake and be crafty. Here's a picture of the ribs and potato salad from the other night though (picture here). The ribs were ...

Where's the frilly apron? (December 14, 2004)

Patrick is awesome! Right now, he's putting the finishing touches on No Backyard Baby Back Ribs (from Alton Brown's I'm Just Here for the Food) AND doing the laundry! I'm getting spoiled, having din...

O Christmas Tree (December 4, 2004)

This year, our lamp is our Christmas tree. I don't think we're going to buy a real one, since we don't have any of the paraphernalia that goes with Christmas trees yet (although Patrick does have...

Driving and Dinner (November 30, 2004)

Today I drove a car for the first time since I graduated from Mudd, and it went just fine. I was a little nervous, and I'd been putting it off, but I need a way to get to my new job! So now I know I...

Thanksgiving and Lunapads (November 25, 2004)

Happy Thanksgiving! Patrick's making sweet potatoes right now (we decided to go with Zeke's recipe), and then we'll head off to his family's house. We had gingerbread waffles this morning (leftover...

Sweet Potatoes and Gingerbread Waffles (November 21, 2004)

Last night, we made our first sweet potato recipe (we're trying out a few recipes prior to Thanksgiving). Strangely enough, the sweet potatoes we got at Safeway are yellow instead of orange, and they...

Sweet Potato Conundrum (November 19, 2004)

I keep forgetting that we've volunteered to bring sweet potatoes to Thanksgiving at Patrick's family's house. I never managed to find the perfect sweet potato recipe, so I'm not sure which one we'll ...

Day of Food (November 11, 2004)

I forgot to mention that when my mom was here on Sunday, we went out to eat at The Fish Market (which it turns out she had been to when we lived in Mountain View in the early 80's). I had linguine wi...

Appletastic Pork (November 7, 2004)

Okay, here's the picture of our dinner from a few nights ago. We made Pork with Apples, Calvados, and Apple Cider (but we used Applejack instead of Calvados) and Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage. We used ...

Update (November 6, 2004)

I keep meaning to post about the pork we made for dinner a few days ago, but I need to download the picture I took of it. It won't make for a very exciting post, I'm afraid. My mom's visiting for a ...

Roast Chicken Dinner (October 21, 2004)

Last night, I made roast everything--chicken, asparagus, potatoes, butternut squash, carrots, and onions. It was tasty, and a good fall dinner. The only bad thing was that the chicken had its ...

Royal Rainbow! (October 14, 2004)

Oh yeah, and Patrick bought a crazy-ass video game at the mall today. It's weird, but entertaining! And I bought a Santoku knife, finally! It was on sale. I got it for Patrick, for our upcoming ...

Chili and Wedding Locations (October 3, 2004)

Tonight, I made chili in bread bowls (using a slightly-modified version of Stef's Holmes and Watson Chili recipe and the bread bowl recipe here). We topped it with sharp cheddar cheese, green onions,...

Failed Okra Masala (October 2, 2004)

Last night, I made Okra Masala for dinner. I was hoping it would be similar to the Okra Masala at Darbar, since the recipe involved yogurt, tomatoes, and okra, but the two were nothing alike. The re...

Curry and a driver's license (September 28, 2004)

Tonight, we had Halibut with Coconut-Curry Sauce for dinner (it was supposed to be sea bass, but Safeway didn't have any). It turned out well. The fish was unremarkable and kind of pricey, but the s...

Zucchini, Tomato, and Cheese Tart + Plants (September 20, 2004)

We had a good dinner last night: Easy Zucchini, Tomato, and Cheese Tart. It's kind of like a quiche, but not quite. It was really good, and the phyllo dough makes it easier (although it still took a...

Pie and Cost Plus (September 19, 2004)

Last night, we had a hankering for ribs, so we went to Austin's for dinner. It's not awesome food, but I liked it better this time around than last time. I had a combo plate of St. Louis ribs and br...

New Clothes, Etc. (September 17, 2004)

Yesterday, after we'd finished our daily walk to the post office to mail off more of Patrick's old books (we've already made over $100 on them!), we happened upon a cute women's clothing store (also i...

Dinner, errands, and grueling 7-day bike rides (September 15, 2004)

Last night, we made a "real" dinner. It's been a while. It turned out pretty well, but it wasn't worth the hot kitchen and piles of dirty dishes. But I'm not giving up on these recipes entirely... ...

Steak, green beans, potatoes, and some tasty cake! (August 15, 2004)

Good dinner tonight. We had flank steak, oven roasted potatoes, and green beans. And for dessert...pineapple upside-down cake! Cast iron is the best :) Patrick was in charge of the steak. ...

Google's Fried Chicken (August 11, 2004)

Tonight's dinner: fried chicken with gravy, buttermilk biscuits, collard greens. I need to find a better picture-taking spot; pictures either turn out too bright or too dark. But anyway... ...

Eggplant Curry and Samosas (August 7, 2004)

We had a good dinner tonight. We made Eggplant Curry and Samosas, both from The New Moosewood Cookbook (I am forever grateful for Nat and Sara's interesting cookbook collection!). We prepared the sa...

Frass (August 6, 2004)

At the beginning of the summer, before I moved in, Patrick noticed a pile of termite frass on the side table in the living room (the termites appear to be in the cottage's cute gable roof). Frass (wh...

Pictures and Food (August 1, 2004)

I've got a few pictures (it's so nice being able to use Patrick's fancy little camera all the time). First, we have what is ostensibly a picture of me, but it was really a picture of the Fat Tire Ale...

Picture time (July 28, 2004)

I've finally posted the pictures from our trip to LA and Noah and Jenny's wedding. There's nothing too exciting, but click the picture below for more (I'm smiling like a fool, but Patrick sure looks ...

Recap (July 7, 2004)

I should write an entry before I forget what we did today and yesterday! I should also work on my thesis, but I spent most of today doing that, so it can wait a little longer. Let's see...yesterda...

Barbecue (July 5, 2004)

Picture time! Here are a few pictures from around the cottage: � Light coming in through the bedroom curtains in the morning � Mama laptop and baby laptop, with the Tour de France in the backgro...

Roasted Asparagus (June 30, 2004)

I like skinny asparagus! I got some at the store today and roasted it. Tasty! I also bought Cocoa Pebbles on sale today, and I have to say, they aren't nearly as good as Cocoa Krispies. Bu...

Like I'd say "fab"... (June 29, 2004)

In the neverending process of reducing the number of belongings I have to move to California (I'm shipping a box of stuff every day or so, but there's still a lot left), I'm throwing away some recipes...

Linguine with Clam Sauce (June 29, 2004)

I just had a delicious dinner of linguine with clam sauce. It's one of my favorite meals from my childhood, and it's so easy to make! Here's the makeshift recipe I use: Ingredients: linguine ...

Orzo, Shrimp, and Feta Cheese (June 24, 2004)

I had a good dinner tonight: Orzo with Shrimp, Feta and White Wine. The only changes I made were adding in some green onions and using peppercorn feta instead of plain. I was going to make som...

Stupid Raisins... (June 20, 2004)

Yesterday morning, I decided that Total Raisin Bran has way too many raisins in it for my liking. So this morning I picked them all out and ate my flakes with a sliced banana and whole milk. Ha! Ta...

It could be worse (June 19, 2004)

So, I had an impromptu meeting with Anne today (I felt bad, since she just got back from a conference, and here I am, barging into her office on a Saturday to make her talk about my results). For th...

Old Mother Hubbard (June 17, 2004)

Today I shipped my sewing machine back to California. On Monday I shipped a box full of my old lab books. I figure if I send back all the stuff that I don't use very often but want to keep, it'll ma...

Trying to be optimistic (June 13, 2004)

I met with Anne today to go over the results from my most recent two-week-long experiment. Unfortunately, she didn't pat me on the back and give me my masters degree :( But she did say that she thin...

Rice with Crab, Squash, and Sun-dried Tomatoes (June 12, 2004)

So even though I still don't know when I'll be done at MIT, I'm in moving out mode, packing up stuff I haven't used for two years (like old lab books and stuff), and trying to use up the food in my cu...

Roast Chicken, Yet Again (June 1, 2004)

Hellooooo, chicken! This was my first time trying out my temperature probe, and it worked really well! The chicken seemed fully cooked; no slimy meat, but still juicy. I have two minor compla...

Homemade pizza with garlic, eggplant, tomatoes, and basil (May 26, 2004)

I made myself pizza tonight. It turned out pretty tasty. I used this crust recipe, then I topped it with cheap pizza sauce, roasted garlic and eggplant (done at 450F for 20 minutes), fresh tomatoes,...

Red Lentils with Cauliflower (May 22, 2004)

Whoa, two food posts in one day! So this post is about my dinner, Red Lentils with Cauliflower. See, a symptom of my desire to graduate and move to California is that I want to clean out my cupboard...

Fiddlehead Ferns (May 22, 2004)

Today, at Mike's urging, I bought a handful of fiddlehead ferns from Star Market. There was no price posted for them, but since I only got a few, they were only 75 cents (turns out they're $5/pound)....

Baby Spinach and Gruyere Omelet (May 19, 2004)

So I had some eggs and Gruyere that were getting pretty old. If I had more time and some heavy cream, I would've made quiche (ooh, and I'd want some bacon in there too!), but since I've got other stu...

I la-la-la-love my la-la-lasagna! (May 6, 2004)

Mmm, I just made a pan of eggplant and zucchini lasagna, one of our favorite recipes (we're becoming grown ups!). Patrick is also planning on making some tonight, way over in California. It's like w...

Gumbolaya and no more Patrick (May 1, 2004)

Patrick's on his way back to California. Now it's time to get back to real life and get ready to go to work on Monday. This past week has been kind of surreal. I'm glad Patrick was here to take car...

Asparagus and Gruyere Omelet (April 24, 2004)

I made us a good brunch this morning (if I do say so myself). We had an Asparagus and Gruyere Omelet (from the Williams Sonoma Breakfast book), the banana nut muffins I made yesterday, and ruby red g...

Teriyaki chicken, collard greens, and cous cous (April 20, 2004)

Tonight I made a mixed-up dinner: Teriyaki Chicken, Collard Greens, and cous cous out of a box. Those don't really go together, but I got all the important food groups, which was my main goal. I'm t...

Yes, I'm talking about bacon again (April 19, 2004)

This afternoon, the elevator in my dorm smelled very strongly of bacon! And that made me want BLTs, like my mom used to make in the summer when I was a kid, with tomatoes from our garden (if I'm reme...

Split Pea Soup (April 11, 2004)

So, back to more mundane entries (but I'm sure there'll be some wedding-related thoughts popping up now and then). Tonight I made more soup, this time my mom's Split Pea Soup. I'd been meaning to ma...

Lentil and Sweet Potato Soup (March 26, 2004)

I had a good dinner tonight. I made lentil and sweet potato soup, cornbread muffins, and some salad so my dinner wasn't entirely yellow. The soup was a combination of Clotilde's recipe and Mak...

Soup time (March 23, 2004)

Yesterday, I made some Pumpkin and Shrimp Bisque, and I got to use my stick blender! I ended up using lime juice instead of lemon juice, and the stupid store didn't have any fresh sage, so I used dry...

New stuff (March 21, 2004)

I got my meat thermometer and stick blender yesterday! I can't wait to try them out. The stick blender had all of these confusing pictorial instructions with it, but I think I can figure it out. Wh...

Big fat tortillas (March 14, 2004)

Tonight I made tortillas for the first time. They were easy to make, but mine turned out really thick. But they were fine given the small amount of work required and inexpensive ingredients. ...

Tarragon-Grapefruit Roast Chicken (March 12, 2004)

First of all, happy birthday to Patrick! I wish I were there to celebrate with you. So last night while at the store, I noticed that they finally had fresh tarragon (I check the herb section every...

Cheese it! (March 11, 2004)

Recently, I decided to buy a few nice cheeses at Star Market, just for snacking on. It seems like a luxury I shouldn't get used to at this point in my life, but I did it anyway. I bought smoked goud...

Pummelos (March 6, 2004)

In case you'd ever wondered, pummelos are not very good. They taste fine, but the flesh's texture is just unpleasant. Of course, this could just be a problem with Star Market having crappy imported ...

Night on the Town (March 5, 2004)

Dinner last night turned out pretty well. I made us double portions of Herbed Crepes with Smoked Salmon and Radishes, but I substituted cucumber for radishes and scallions for chives (Star Market was...

Braised Shrimp and Creamy Endive + Baked Potatoes (February 24, 2004)

Mmm, I just had a good dinner. I made Braised Shrimp and Creamy Endive and a baked potato. I've never eaten belgian endive or made baked potatoes before, so this was a big night for me! So belgia...

Roast Chicken (2) (February 19, 2004)

So my roast chicken tonight was good, but not as good as the first time. Parts of it looked undercooked; I should order that thermometer before I try this again. Then I can eat with confidence! S...

Life Is Good (February 15, 2004)

I've been having a good day today. It was beautiful this morning, so we ate part of our breakfast outside. And then we drove to the movie theater, and there were so many trees in bloom. And the sun...

One More Thing (February 9, 2004)

Oh, and I forgot to mention that I officially dropped my only class of the semester today. Yay! Since I'm a perpetual worrier, I'm afraid I miscounted my units or something, and I won't be able to g...

Spicy Gumbolaya, Revisited (February 5, 2004)

I made myself a big batch of Spicy Gumbo-laya tonight. It involves so much cutting and chopping, but at least it makes a bunch of servings. It seems like it's best to eat it with buttered bread, bec...

Superbowl (February 1, 2004)

Aside from working out this morning, we haven't done much of note today. We've just been sitting around eating leftovers and watching TV. Oh, and we made nachos (I don't have a microwave, so we had ...

Roast Chicken (January 31, 2004)

Well, we made roast chicken! I took care of all the raw chicken stuff, which was very strange. I felt kind of improper sticking my hand inside that chicken and massaging it and stuff. Anyway, I use...

Pumpkin Risotto (January 23, 2004)

Tonight I had a late dinner of Katie's Pumpkin/Butternut Squash Risotto (she was kind enough to send me the recipe via email). I still seem unable to make good risotto (the rice wasn't quite cooked a...

Food Thoughts (January 23, 2004)

I have spent far too much time today reading about food online. But hey, it's Friday, and I've worked hard since I got back from California, and my advisor is out of town. Anyway, The Daily Bread ha...

Mmm, Bacon! (January 21, 2004)

I made a pretty good dinner tonight. I cooked some Buitoni chicken and prosciutto tortellini (that I got for free with a coupon!). Meanwhile, I fried up some bacon, then removed the bacon from the p...

Maple-Mustard Glazed Pork (January 12, 2004)

Late dinner tonight! I made Maple-Mustard Glazed Pork. It turned out pretty well. I was expecting the tenderloin to be kind of bacon-y (not for any logical reason, but just because of the way it lo...

Gross but Delicious (January 11, 2004)

I was reading this article today, and boy, some of that gourmet food doesn't sound so tasty. Specifically "toro (fatty tuna belly) spooned and scraped into a mixture with cod sperm and onions. The r...

It's Bacon! (January 10, 2004)

I just made myself some tasty pizza for dinner. First I fried up some bacon, then I sauteed onion and garlic in the bacon grease (mmm), and then added some slices of eggplant and cooked them for a li...

Scallops, Brussels Sprouts, and Sweet Potatoes - Yum! (January 6, 2004)

Mmm...I just made two good recipes off of epicurious (you guys were right--the recipes on epicurious seem way more reliable than those on allrecipes). I still have tomato mushroom bisque leftover, of...

Lots of Bisque (January 4, 2004)

I made my Coopersmith's Tomato Mushroom Bisque tonight. I'm not going to post the recipe, since I'm not sure if that would be okay with Coopersmith's. But maybe if you email me, I'll share it with y...

Comfort (January 2, 2004)

Yesterday, I wore my pajamas all day. Patrick almost did too, but then he got a craving for pearl milk tea around 10 pm, so he put on real clothes to go out and get us some. Life with Patrick is goo...

Food, Glorious Food! (December 30, 2003)

Patrick and I just made a tasty dinner. It's good having him around, because we actually got everything finished at about the same time, which is much easier with two people working than one. Bake...

Christmas (December 25, 2003)

We had a good Christmas morning this year. We started out with our traditional breakfast (coffee cake, grapefruit, sausages, orange juice, and a recent addition--eggs). Afterwards, we (my sister and...

Dinner Update (December 10, 2003)

Dinner update: Red Snapper Livornese (which was really Perch Livornese) - pretty good, although the bones and skin prevented me from shovelling the food into my mouth like I normally do. Also, I w...

Dinner + Acid (December 10, 2003)

I'm in the middle of making dinner (this is the kind of dinner where I make one thing at a time and eat as I go along). So far, I've finished making the brussels sprouts and carrots. Stupid Star Mar...

Construction + Funky Potatoes (November 25, 2003)

They're driving piles for the new building across the street from my dorm. It's not very noisy, and I like watching the big machines! I wonder how much they'll get done on it before I leave. ...

Winter Vegetables (November 21, 2003)

I just got back from the store, where I bought (among other things), parsnips, cabbage, and a turnip. I've never bought any of those before. All these mysterious winter vegetables are exciting! I'm...

Fall and Winter Produce (November 14, 2003)

The brussels sprouts didn't turn out great. Roasting them made them all dry, and I used too much ham, so they're overly salty too (my bad!). The first recipe I used, although kind of strange, was mu...

Brussels Sprouts (November 12, 2003)

I was looking through the Thanksgiving issue of Cooking Light while at my mom's house, and they had a bunch of good-looking recipes, including one for roasted brussels sprouts with ham. Of course, it...

Chili Dinner (November 1, 2003)

My dinner turned out pretty well. I made the chili and sweet potatoes last night and the cornbread and collard greens tonight, so it wasn't too hard to coordinate everything. Flatlander Chili - I'...

Socializing (October 31, 2003)

Wow, I'm sore. I've decided to try making chili this weekend (again with the fall comfort food), and the recipe calls for big cans of stuff. I'm not used to carrying such heavy groceries. Oh well.....

Fall Dinner (October 25, 2003)

My complicated fall dinner didn't turn out very well. But I haven't tried the sweet potato pie yet, so it could still be good (it has to be good--it's pie!). Here's what I had for dinner: * Gorgo...

Fancy Hair (October 25, 2003)

Whee, straight hair! I love how my hair looks when it's straight, but don't get too excited, because as soon as I wash it, it'll go back to its old self. I won't know whether my haircut was ac...

Fall Dinner Plans (October 24, 2003)

I was going to make a fancy dinner for myself tonight, but by the time I got home, I was too hungry, so I just had a quesadilla. But tomorrow, I'm going to have apple and gorgonzola pork chops, bruss...

Salmon Uncertainty (October 20, 2003)

I made this Dijon Salmon for the second time (the first time, Patrick and I made it when we were living together). Both times, it has turned out really suspiciously unfirm. Like it kind of flakes, a...

Butterfish (October 6, 2003)

Today when I was buying shrimp, I noticed these cute little fish for sale, called butterfish. They still had their heads on, which creeps me out, and I'm not used to preparing whole fish, but I still...

Lasagna (September 30, 2003)

I'm making more of that lasagna Patrick and I made earlier this month. Cooking complicated stuff is way more enjoyable when he's here. But now I get all the food to myself, so that's a plus :) My...

Good Lasagna (September 10, 2003)

We just made this vegetable lasagna (the Eggplant/Zucchini variation) for dinner, and it actually turned out good! Patrick convinced me to use real mozzarella (not the Kraft pre-shredded kind), which...

Farfalle with Prosciutto and Asparagus (September 5, 2003)

Patrick just made me dinner (Farfalle with Prosciutto and Asparagus, one of our favorite recipes)--what a sweetie. I spent most of the day at home with him. We got up early and went to the post offi...

Safe Arrival (September 4, 2003)

Whew! It's been a busy day. I'm trying to finish up all my work obligations so I can enjoy this weekend with Patrick, but I'm not there yet. Anyway... Patrick got here safely last night. He bro...

Teriyaki Chicken Recipe (September 3, 2003)

The teriyaki chicken turned out well! It's the first time I've cooked with chicken thighs, and they turned out nice and juicy and tasty (probably because there's more fat on them than chicken breasts...

Getting Ready (September 3, 2003)

I worked all hard today on research, and then I broke part of my filtration apparatus (apparently my muscles are too big for the puny nitrogen gas regulator!). We'll be able to replace it by next wee...

Honey (September 2, 2003)

Mmmm, honey (a week's worth of dinner recipes involving honey). I've been enjoying my bread drizzled with honey, but it's almost gone (which is good, since it's getting stale fast). Maybe I'll try t...

London Broil (August 27, 2003)

Well, the london broil turned out okay. I think it would be better if you actually grilled or broiled it, rather than using the George Foreman. But it still tasted pretty good. I had zucchini and o...

Beef! (August 26, 2003)

Tonight I'm going to marinate some beef! I've never worked with steak or shallots, both of which this recipe for London Broil requires. How exciting! I'm hoping to use my George Foreman grill to co...

First Solo Artichoke (August 23, 2003)

I had an artichoke for dinner tonight. We eat them with mayonnaise in my family, but I'm not sure how common that is. It's certainly easier than preparing drawn butter! Anyway, it was the first tim...

Tofu Dogs (August 22, 2003)

I had tofu dogs for dinner tonight. They're actually okay. The main drawback is they have no skin, so you don't get that great squirt of juicy fat into your mouth when you bite into them (sounds gro...

Impulse Buys (August 21, 2003)

Mmm...I'm making some linguine with clam sauce right now, and it smells good! I'm going to put some halved cherry tomatoes in it, see how that goes. I went grocery shopping while hungry today, whi...

Pineapple Brown Sugar Galette (July 31, 2003)

The finished Pineapple Brown Sugar Galette (recipe was from Williams-Sonoma Pie and Tart book, if you hadn't guessed). Unfortunately, it leaked pineapple juice, which got all burned to the cookie she...

Pretty Sunset (July 28, 2003)

Ooh, sunset! Also, I made some tasty dinner tonight! I grilled up eggplant (minus the peel), yellow squash, and tomatoes on the George Foreman grill, then mixed them with toasted pine nut cous...

Eggplant Results (July 24, 2003)

My eggplant experiment last night turned out well. Next time, I'd cut the eggplant skin off before grilling it, because the skin doesn't really have a nice texture, and you end up with pasta with a b...

Da Vinci Code (July 22, 2003)

I forgot to mention yesterday that I read The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown on the plane during my visit to Pittsburgh. Patrick lent it to me, and it's a story about cryptography and the Knights Templar...

Eggplant and Apple Pasta (July 16, 2003)

I forgot to mention that last night I made Eggplant and Apple Pasta for the first time. It's one of the mysterious recipes in my recipe binder that I transcribed into Notepad and printed out; I have ...

Georgie (July 13, 2003)

The SP brunch went well. I ended up cutting fruit for 2 hours prior to the brunch, and I didn't hurt myself at all! I made myself dinner on my new George Foreman grill a little while ago. First, ...

Pizza Time (June 2, 2003)

My Diesel shoes got here today, and I love them! They're comfy and pretty and unusual. Much more stylish than normal tennis shoes. I'm not sure if I'd mentioned it before, but I also ordered a pi...

Pizza Results (May 22, 2003)

The pizza turned out great! I used this crust recipe, and the advice on pre-cooking the vegetables on this page. The garlic could've actually stood to cook a little longer than 20 minutes. And ...

Pizza Plans (May 22, 2003)

I'm making pizza tonight. It's the first time I've made a crust from scratch, so I hope it turns out okay! I'm using this recipe. I miss Patrick! He's in Madison, WI right now at his friend Nat'...

Bagel Recipe (March 20, 2003)

Plain Bagels I'm not sure where I got this recipe originally, but it turned out well. I like that brown sugar occurs three times in the recipe! Ingredients: 1 oz fresh yeast or 2 tbsp ac...

Fish Dish (March 17, 2003)

I left my window open today because the weather was so nice! Wow! It's supposed to be less nice for awhile now, but even one day of springtime weather makes me happy. Of course, when I went through...

Quiche (February 1, 2003)

Today I worked on the journal article for my undergrad advisor (deadline is Monday, which is good, since classes start Tuesday). Then I watched Amelie and had a good cry. It's a beautiful movie. I ...

Sweet Potato Outcome (January 29, 2003)

Stay tuned for my thoughts on Sweet Potato Recipe #2: Smashed Sweet Potatoes. They're baking right now... The Verdict: Not as good as recipe #1, but the marshmallows and edges of the sweet potato...

Online Presence (January 22, 2003)

We just finished making and eating pork chops, cornbread, and sweet potatoes. It tired us out because there was a lot of clean-up involved after the fact. The meal didn't turn out perfect either, bu...

Miss Muffett (January 21, 2003)

Today I finished reading I'm Just Here for the Food while Patrick did some work (school has already started for him). Alton Brown should've named the book All About Meat or something, because that's ...

Sweet Potatoes + Grad School Thoughts (January 12, 2003)

I just made sweet potato recipe #1: Candied Sweet Potatoes (with marshmallows). I halved the recipe and used a 9" pie plate instead of a 9x13 dish, in case you're curious. I didn't boil the sweet po...

Star Market (January 11, 2003)

I find it very odd that a health food store would be called Bread & Circus. The name conjurs up more of a 99-cent store feel. I've never been to a Bread & Circus myself--I prefer my friendly neighbo...

Pork Chops (December 30, 2002)

Patrick's here! I made him pancakes for breakfast, then we went grocery shopping, then watched Almost Famous (my dorm has a small DVD library, where we can check out DVDs for free). Just now, Patric...

Kale Sausage Soup (November 3, 2002)

I made Kale Sausage Soup tonight. It's good! Like real soup. Amazing! The ingredients cost $12, and it's supposed to make 12 servings, so that's pretty cheap. Of course, I tend to eat more than o...

Acorn Squash (October 3, 2002)

� Mmm...I just made (and ate) some baked acorn squash (using the directions on allrecipes.com, but cooking 15 minutes longer). That's one of the good things about living in Boston--fall comes ...

White Asparagus (September 30, 2002)

I found white asparagus at Star Market, and I'm gong to have it for dinner. It's exciting because I had it a lot in Germany (I went there with my high school German class for a month). I'm sure I wo...

New Pots and Pans (September 25, 2002)

I got my new pots and pans today. I used my little oatmeal pot to make oatmeal just now, and it worked great! Even boiling water is more fun with T-fal! I know I shouldn't eat right before bed (bec...

Fuzzy (September 17, 2002)

You know, I've been eyeing this rice cooker for a long time (it's even been on my wishlist on and off). But it costs $200, and I never eat rice. But maybe I never eat rice because I don't have a ric...

Kool-Aid Dyeing, Sausage and Rice (May 30, 2002)

I posted the results of my Kool-Aid tests here. This is fun! I think I'm going to leave the scientific side of it alone for awhile now, and just play around. I want to see if my grey mohair wil...