My favorite typo of the day:

"Hellmann's Mayonnaise and Best Foods Mayonnaise are made by the same company, Unilever Beast Foods."

For dinner last night: Chana Masala, steamed broccolini with lemon, spinach salad, and Korbel Brut (because I really wanted a white wine and didn't have anything else chilled - poor planning). The entree was tasty, a little spicy, and really light - the versions I'm used to are a little creamier. So I asked a co-worker who is 1) from southern ( Read more... )

For dinner tonight: ginger-poached catfish fillets over rice; stir-fried green beans with kosher salt; "Evolution" eclectic white.

(I should've taken a picture; it was pretty.)

Eric was a fan of the entree; I liked but didn't love it. The texture was grand, but it was a touch too gingery for me. Eric's choice of wine was inspired. We both loved the ( Read more... )

Things look good this morning after yesterday's changes ( Read more... )

Perseverance has paid off! A couple of rosemary sprouts are up ( Read more... )

I must be truly evil - four more parsleys were up this morning. No rosemary yet, so perhaps Larry is right ( Read more... )

Also? Exploding cucumbers.

This evening I see 4 tiny parsley necks beginning to poke their way up through the soil.

Seldom have I been so pleased to be evil.

Things are looking very good overall. Many more of the peppers eventually came up than I expected, which is great; these are easy and popular plants to share and even fruit well in containers. The peppers from the first tray and from the tray I planted a week later showed up at nearly the same time, which suggests to me that the heat from that ( Read more... )

Interesting. Several of the seedlings that I thought weren't going to germinate have done so and now seem to be strong and healthy. I have a small smattering of peppers, a tiny bit of sage, oregano, etc ( Read more... )