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New Year's Meme
Taken from casserole , who got it from g33kgrrl :
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Joined a gym. I haven't been since Monday since I've been sick, but I had been going on schedule.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any last year, and I haven't made any this year either...although I ( Read more... ) -
Roasted Red Pepper Soup
I find a lot of good recipes through the Kitchn and this is no exception. It's an incredibly easy soup, and the only thing time-consuming is roasting the peppers. You could probably substitute jarred roasted red peppers and save an hour of your life. It has no cholesterol either! It would be awesome with some corn in it too, but it's perfectly ( Read more... ) -
Parting is such sweet sorrow...
So I've been almost dairy-free this whole month, aside from two pieces of cheesy Texas Toast I had with dinner a week or two ago. I've also been mostly meat-free except for some chicken a couple of times, but on the whole I've only been eating fish, butter and eggs in terms of animal products.
Part of me is sad to see my beloved cheese gone, in all ( Read more... ) -
Yes yes and yes
Ok, I'm going to pull it out, don't hate me for reaching back all those years ( Read more... ) -
Recipe: Bastardized Summer Pasta
This is originally a Williams-Sonoma recipe, but I changed it a bunch. I wanted to halve the recipe, and when I was making it I didn't have white wine and I forgot to put in basil. The original is also meatless but I was craving chicken. I suspect the original is just as awesome, but I was happy with the way mine turned out. B ate three full ( Read more... ) -
The coolest girl in the world...
...pulled up next to me at the corner of Indianola and North Broadway. She had zebra-print Ray Bans, skinny black jeans, and a hot pink plaid shirt. She was riding a Schwinn scooter (not even a Vespa!) and wearing what looked like extremely comfy moccasins, fleece lined (even in summer?!). Her hair was long, black, and blew in the wind like a ( Read more... ) -
Recipe: Spicy Chicken Thighs
Spicy Chicken Thighs
Cribbed from The Kitchn*
Serves 3-4 people
About 4 chicken thighs, skin removed and deboned
Salt, to taste
6 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
1 3 in piece of ginger, peeled and chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 small can tomato paste (about 5 tbsp)
5 tsp water
Black pepper, to taste
Cumin powder, to taste
Place ( Read more... ) -
standard subdivisions
On one side of my widow's peak I have strands of grey hair. It's too many to count (it is a pain in the ass to count hair, isn't it?) and they peek through the brown like silver cobwebs. I sincerely hope it turns into a beautiful streak, just one long streak of grey (white would be better), but I don't have the genes for that. The women in my ( Read more... ) -
Buddies, do do do.
Wadda weekend. For the most part it was relaxing, although so much travel/out-of-town-edness takes its toll. I'm seconding casserole 's post. I feel split in ten million different directions sometimes, going at light speed. Most of the time I think my perspective is warped by a constant yearning for other, for not wanting to be in the current situation ( Read more... ) -
Lessons I've Learned, Part 698
Let me tell you, friends, you haven't lived until you've heard someone who looks just like Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons serenade you with the line "I want to frack* you." Oh, and he wore flip flops, too.
* Yes, he used the real word.