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Watercress Vichyssoise
argh. I wrote this huge lead-up to this recipe and LJ ate it when I hit the delete button on something and it thought i meant "previous browser page". grrrrrrrrr.
Coudal Signals lead me to Tastespotting's gorgeous food photos (that if you click on them take you to a recipe) made me miss the Sponsored Letter Supper Club. Three friends and I have ( Read more... ) -
If TV was gonna rot my brain, it already woulda happened
I watch a lot of TV. Sometimes it' s just something on in the background while I do chores around the house. Sometimes it's appointment television (yes, even in this day/age there are still shows that harder to find online than others...and I've mostly stopped youtube, etc. streaming except for Dr. Who/Torchwood). Suffice to say, if I had less time ( Read more... ) -
Butter Tarts!!
So butter tarts are these exclusively Canadian delicacies. They're described as pecan pie filling without the pecans on top. Mo, my very good (Canadian) friend hasn't been back to Toronto in a while and I think all of the Vancouver Olympicsness had him missing Canada.... or at least the butter tarts. They're stupendously easy to make, the hardest ( Read more... ) -
Cooking Success!
So I tried out two recipes this past weekend and they turned out pretty spectacularly. I've decided to start posting the recipes on here as over time I misplace them or lose them (ie. i have to wipe my computer and all the recipes i bookmarked are no longer there). I also have some handwritten ones that I've gotten from random places and I'm sure ( Read more... ) -
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These quotes aren't from a friend but from the NPR talk show, Car Talk.
my favorites of the...
Alternative Ways of Calling Someone Stupid- Got into the gene pool while the lifeguard wasn't watching
- It's hard to believe he beat 100,000 other sperm
- Living proof that nature does not abhor a vacuum
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"I would keep a paralyzed bunny. Feed it from a bottle, and just sit it there on my desk and force it to be petted. I would name it Stephen Hopking. It would be rad."
After seeing this photo of a pygmy rabbit with the caption "Our little bunny only graced our presence for a few days before a freak accident paralyzed it and took it away from us." -
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"Visually, there's not much difference between chili and dog food. I find this disconcerting." -
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if rabbits couldn't have chocolate, then why would they make chocolate bunnies?
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"I'm learning from my past relationships. I'm evolving...like a Pokemon"