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Overnight yeasty waffles
Remember me saying I really, really wanted to buy the huge container of instant yeast and freeze it because my grocery didn't have instant yeast (only active dry yeast)? Well, I haven't yet, but I made Mark Bittman's Overnight Waffles, using yeast, and oh. em. gee. These are the best waffles I've ever had -- crunchy on the outside, soft and fluffy ( Read more... ) -
Onions
A bit ago, my friend simonbillenness came by and made tomato-sausage risotto with me. He cut through an onion in like 30 seconds, commenting appreciatively that my knife was really sharp ( Read more... ) -
My boyfriend has more mitochondria than I do
My biochem prof is both fascinating and, oh, lions and tigers and bears, this class promises to kick my butt. But! I just thought I'd share this one thing that is still so spiffy to think about ( Read more... ) -
Stocking up on joy
A few years ago, there was this catchy Coke jingle, with the actor singing: "There's one truth I've found, and it's never let me down: if you stock up on joy, there's enough to go 'round..." And man, those lyrics are ridiculously infectious.
It's not completely true, of course, because we all get tired -- weighted down with the cares of the world ( Read more... ) -
Cleaning out the kitchen is like magic
After years of complaining that I needed some easier way to shred cheese than a box grater, I was cleaning out my cabinets today and discovered.... the cheese shredder blade that came with my food processor. Oops. I didn't even know food processors did that. I had no idea what the disc thing was for, when I bought my food processor, years ago. ( Read more... ) -
The good
paper_crystals was awesome, and cooked up some Thai-style chicken on Saturday, which made life feel much calmer, somehow, despite the fact that I am clearly getting sick with some sort of cold ( Read more... ) -
The power of steam
Although this bedbug thing is a Sisyphus-like nightmare (one where the boulder I push uphill not only just rolls back down the hill, but also squishes my feet on the way down and slowly squashes any friendships, since everyone is understandably terrified of catching bedbugs), the one nifty thing out of this is discovering the power of steam ( Read more... ) -
Nifty idea of the day
I saw gloves in the store the other day that would let you use your iPhone. But they were sort of thin and not well lined, which didn't make them ideal as actual gloves.
Instructables to the rescue! Apparently, you can sew a few stitches of conductive thread onto the finger of your glove, and make them totally iPhone/ touchscreen usable! I'm ( Read more... ) -
Bedbug oh dear
Under the files of "I guess I should have vacuumed more" -- for the past 3 days, I've been showing up with bites on me. 2-3 bite marks at a time, which suggests bedbugs. Last week, there was a tiny red creepy crawly on my sheets that Ross found. WHAT DO I DO? Other than panic ( Read more... )
