Archive for January, 2008
« Previous EntriesIt’s that time again.
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008The first week or two of a new semester generally means one thing: we eat a lot of take-out. Once things settle back into a new routine, I’ll be back to shopping, cooking, and photographing again.
So, seeing as many of you have insisted you’re here for the writing and not just the food, I […]
My Anglophilia returns, sort of.
Monday, January 28th, 2008I really enjoy BBC Radio 4, and, more specifically, I love The Archers. In brief, it’s a twelve-and-half minute audio soap opera that’s been on for, I think, forever. Or since 1951, which is pretty much the same thing.
Anyway, a character recently said something I’ve been thinking about ever since:
“Could you pass the lime marmalade?”
Having […]
Breakfast, take 2
Sunday, January 27th, 2008I can’t let an almost-perfect thing stand. That gap in the last loaf of bread really annoyed me. I did some asking around, and it probably happened because the oven wasn’t hot enough, so I tried again:
The original recipe had 3/4 cup raisins (optional), so I decided to take them up on it. I thought […]
Breakfast, 8:30am
Friday, January 25th, 2008Share This
A moment of silence, please.
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008Vincent Gruppuso, the founder of Kozy Shack Enterprises, a company in Hicksville, Long Island, that sells millions of four-ounce cups of pudding, particularly rice pudding, at supermarkets in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe, died Dec. 29 at his home in East Hampton, N.Y. He was 67.
I didn’t even know he existed, and yet, […]
FINALLY!
Friday, January 11th, 2008City Council Passes Bill for Recycling of Plastic Bags
Do you know many NYC stores currently offer plastic bag recycling?
ONE: Whole Foods. And some D’Agostino’s (but not all) — not that there are any in my neighborhood. Not even the Greenmarket currently offers bag recycling (but they will soon, according to an email I just […]
Yummr?
Friday, January 11th, 2008Am I the only person who uses Yummr?
Here’s their About Us page:
Yummr is a community of folks who are passionate about good food and drink and enjoy sharing their obsession and connecting with others. It’s the place to share food-related experiences, recipes, reviews, photos, and videos.
Yummr allows members to create their own […]
I am in a rut.
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008The boring kind of rut, too, not the fun rutting-like-crazed-weasels kind.
January kicks my ass pretty solidly every year. I bought a HappyLight® last year — an amazing device with an incredibly stupid name — and its fake sunlight tricks my brain into thinking it’s at least April-ish. Pre-HappyLight, winter was a lot worse, but […]
Belgian… spaghetti.
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008Yeah, not waffles, not chocolate. Belgian Spaghetti — Student Style, specifically.
I adapted the recipe just slightly from Everyone Eats Well In Belgium. I got the recipe from FreshDirect’s collection, and let me tell you, if all recipes are as good as this one was, I’m going to have to buy the book.1
Oof! Maybe not […]
Resolutions: 2008 (final draft)
Monday, January 7th, 2008I already mentioned my plans to buy only humanely raised meat and cook more vegetarian meals. Here’s my final list of blog-related resolutions:
Make jam. No idea how to do this, or what sort of jam to make. Maybe rhubarb. We’ll see.
Paint my kitchen yellow. Okay, I’ve had a swatch of Spiced Butternut taped to the […]
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