mmm…i had potato chips yesterday, for the first time in months. potato chips are wonderfully satisfying when you have a craving, if potentially artery-clogging. when i was a kid, my parents used to buy “krunchers” brand potato chips when they went on sale; though they […]
i think i may have finally found a recipe for perfect pancakes. it probably needs some tweaking (i like my pancakes on the sweeter side), but i’ve never had pancakes as thick as these, without being cottony and dense. yesterday morning, having woken up late, […]
long time no update! i’ve gotten back into the swing of things, cooking-wise; currently our kitchen is spotless, which certainly makes me very happy. it’ll be hard moving back into the messy, less-clean dorms this fall… this week, i’ve really only cooked on wednesday and […]
(sorry, no witty title; i think i’m just not gifted in that respect.) one of these days, i will actually get around to planning a real dinner party, where all of the details are planned out, but the whole shebang is still nice and relaxed. […]
another adventure in cooking meat! that is, meat that requires actual attention and possibly skill (up for debate). on the menu: sauteed pork chops with sour cherry sauce, boiled corn, and the oat-granola pie that just won the pillsbury bakeoff contest (curiosity…). unfortunately, nora and […]
since tuesday baking always seems to fall on, well, tuesday, i think it will stay on tuesdays. perhaps a literary theme would be fun when i finish my list of “things i want to make.” it was only a few years ago that i realized […]
leftover desserts from our party: 1 bowl of brownies (out of 2), about 1/4 of the cookies, 1 plate of nanaimo bars (score!), and half of the key lime bars. completely gone: the vegan brownies. you try to figure that one out… the brownies turned […]
Off-Campus Non-Technical Summer Academic/writer couple with house on ocean in Wellfleet on Cape Cod looking for someone to shop and cook dinners this summer. live in, room with bath; own car preferred. Hours:Flexible Salary:negotiable