Monthly Archives: May 2010

T-shirts

Like everyone else you know, I have accumulated far too many t-shirts in the last few years.  In my recent attempts to get myself in order I was forced to acknowledge that I just have too many of them. Seriously, I don’t even store them with my other clothes. Well, not exactly. I keep them [...]

Home

One of the things I have been working on in the last 7 months is really trying to turn my apartment into “home.” As soon as I type that out it seems contrived and hokey. It is one of those sentences that makes me think, what does that mean?, when I read it elsewhere. I [...]

And who thought this was a good idea

I was taking stock of my goals and see which ones still look reasonable. The one that I am thinking (obsessing?) about right now is my goal to try 100 new recipes. This is one that I would be most proud of if I could accomplish it. But I am a wee bit behind. So, [...]

Moist

Right outside my apartment building is the drain for the parking lot. I hadn’t paid much attention to this in the past having moved in the fall and missed spring rain. Well, let’s just say I am glad that I bought rain boots this year. Let’s also say that this is a serious amount of [...]

BBA Challenge: English Muffins

Recently I was sitting at my table when The Bread Baker’s Apprentice stared back at me. It wondered why I had turned my back on it after such a promising start. It reminded me of the good times we had shared. The answer was that I am determined to go through this book in order, [...]

Love letter

Dear fiber, I am sorry that my recent culinary forays have led me to forsake you. Really, I am sorry. I will not ever forget the good times we have had,  your study mouthfeel. The way you have always made me feel, after an encounter with you, that I have done something good for myself. [...]