So...yeah.  That took forever, didn't it?

I've been cooking my little heart out, and of course have saved the more difficult dishes for last.  But I haven't bothered posting about any of them, have I??

Anyway, I made this dish (basically, Rabbit with Olives) when our friend Steph was in town.  Everybody licked their plates and got seconds, so I was ( Read more... )

I'll start with one of the simplest recipes in the book, Blueberries with Lime Sugar.  But first, I had to make a batch of Citrus Zest Confit, which is also in the book.  So look at that, you get two recipes for the price of one!


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I haven't been using this poor blog for much of anything recently.  The twin scourges of Twitter and Facebook have taken over in terms of a place to post pictures and the minutiae of my life, while keeping all my friends updated in a couple of convenient places.

Lately, I've been reading some food blogs, and a couple in particular gave me the (not- ( Read more... )

I was looking forward to a semi-relaxing weekend, but it was not to be.  I seemed to spend a significant amount of time in the kitchen, which is not a horrible thing, but I had very little sitting-down time ( Read more... )

We've gone through the first week of the vegetable delivery, and hmmm - we'll see how we do. I need to do a better job of planning meals around the veggies we're getting every week. They do have the option of switching to biweekly deliveries instead of weekly, which might be an option. I'm still having to go to the store and get staples (we go ( Read more... )

Aside from a few sniffles and the occasional tubercular cough, I think I am over the worst of the cold.  I really didn't want to miss any more work.  I didn't feel guilty about the days I did have to take, because I truly wasn't even functional.  The little bit of grocery shopping I did on Sunday completely wiped me out. I did manage to make some ( Read more... )

Sigh - I was hoping to avoid being sick this season, but it appears I am afflicted.  Really sore throat and a slight out-of-body-experience feeling today, and I'm not even taking medicine.  Since it is because we had friends visiting who were also sick, I really can't complain much.  The visit was delightful, but too short as always ( Read more... )

• 12:19 is thinking, where the hell did my morning go? #
• 12:20 @ jodilicious I accidentally pinged the "taco bot" when I was in California last. Very very amusing. #
• 14:14 @ jodilicious If you mention the word "taco" in your Tweet, the Taco Bot replies with "Me gusta tacos!". But only in CA state. #

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• 10:52 got to watch Obama's speech in the lunchroom. Can't wait to see the whole thing at home (I missed the first part). #
• 11:52 @ mayeve Where are you getting all this hope-filled mexican food? #
• 13:18 @ mayeve Hee, I figured as much about the names :) I'll have to take a note on Acapulco's Gold, been looking for a cheap mexican place. #
• 08:47 is ( Read more... )

Jean O'Donnell's Dewey Decimal Section:

571 Physiology & related subjects

Jean O'Donnell = 051454544522 = 051+454+544+522 = 1571

Class:
500 Science

Contains:
Math, astronomy, prehistoric life, plants and animals.

What it says about you:
You are fascinated by the world around you, and see it as a puzzle worth exploring. You try to understand how things ( Read more... )