ego-destroying ( Read more... )

Because the thing about buying cheese is that you then need to eat it all up because there is no tragedy greater than wasted cheese. So: linguini with broccoli, brie, and walnuts; a strata with spinach, mushrooms, and cheese; a potato/apple gratin that, ironically, had no cheese at all. At least we're also eating a lot of salad ( Read more... )

Laura: "This isn't the best peanut sauce I've ever made."
Marck: "Really? I like it."
Laura: "I ran out of my peanut butter and had to use yours."
Marck: "Choosy moms chose Jiff!"
Laura: "No they do not."
Marck: "You're crazy."
Laura: "YOU'RE crazy."
Marck: "When was the last time you showered?"
Laura: "...Monday."

Hi Casey! I have a question for you.

Should stir-fried lettuce be still sort of light green and crunchy, or should it be totally wilty, like sautéed spinach? I just wasn't sure when to stop woking.

My philosophy of cooking is to do the maximum with the minimum. That is, with the ingredients on hand (Boston Organics) without buying many additional ingredients (Stop n Shop). This is actually not so much a philosophy as it just the outcome of my dislike for shopping added to my dislike of letting food go bad. (Also, I don't buy things with ( Read more... )

Moderate success! Turns out I'm ok with Laura-cooked eggplant in a curry. Even in the Americanized version I made (an American eggplant, normal green beans, no miso) due to the ingredients available. The eggplant was still sort of slimy, but did such a nice job soaking up the curry flavor that it ended up being pretty tasty.

and Mom's leftover Christmas stollen will become bread pudding.

Delicious soup. Here is how I made it less fatty: Used a small potato, and a WHOLE LOT of broccoli. Skipped the butter, and cooked the veggies in some of the the broccoli water. Used light cream instead of heavy, and didn't add any flour. Added deliciousness with "smoky chipotle" Tabasco, of which we inexplicably have two bottles.

I feel lately like I am being left behind by technology. Like, I seriously do not know how to watch a DVD in the living room. (I blame the new remote, though Marck tells me that "the 'watch DVD' button does wonders.") I do not know how to download an mp3, if that's even what format the kids are using these days. I don't know how to get pictures off ( Read more... )

Made migas this morning, and thought of Ben. Hi Ben! If you still read this, I am thinking of you.