I was having trouble figuring out dinner. I had some mung bean sprouts and some pea shoots and some radish shoots in the fridge that I wanted to use up. All local, all good, I just wasn’t sure our exchange student would like them. I had bought some cauliflower and some tofu and some cabbage, … [Read more…]
In the bike lane in traffic going home last night, next to an old guy in a convertible Audi with the top down, playing rap. The music had sampled strings in it so I guess that made it OK for an older audience. The biker in front of me was a young woman with glowing … [Read more…]
Sleepy, and my head hurts, and feeling like I haven’t done anything creative. Long ago (2007), I did an April is the Cruelest Month dinner. I was into savory pithiviers for awhile; here’s the recipe. And wait isn’t this supposed to be a food blog? I made cinnamon scones on Saturday morning. They had cream … [Read more…]
Or at least, I think so. I just need a night at home. I made pasta with pesto and sundried tomatoes and goat cheese, and salad, and beer brownies. Not as gooey as Rhonda’s but still good. I think I need to keep tweaking the recipe. My standard brownie recipe has more sugar; pretty the … [Read more…]
This week I made a mistake that I always advise my students not to make – I took on too much. After all that telling students not to do it, I’m not at all sure why I thought I could do it – fit in two volunteer gigs around everything else: two shifts at the … [Read more…]
