Monthly Archives: July 2010

Summer Squash and Corn Chowder

I always go on and on about how much I love Bon Appetit magazine. The quiet, unsung magazine in my collection, though is Cooking Light. These are tasty, yet reasonable recipes. You pretty much know when you peruse the pages that you won’t be in a situation where you feel like you want to slice [...]

I write like…

This post is for the writing group. According to this, I write like a man…and Stephanie Meyer. As people who have read my work, you’ll have to be the ones to tell me if it’s true. I write like David Foster Wallace I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing! This is [...]

Did I mention that I <3 salad?

One of the things that happens when you’re always trying new recipes and you have a household of limited members is the accumulation of ingredients. Sometimes. So there I was with a big chunk of red onion, and feta cheese. I tend to keep things like rye-berries on hand, and nuts in the freezer. Already, [...]

Bon Appetit Strikes Again

As I close in on the end of the birthday goal period, I realized that I haven’t been cooking nearly as much as I usually do should.  My jeans came back from the dryer with the same verdict. That combined with the fact that going into this weekend I was at 84 of the 100 [...]

Knock, knock

So, while Alex says that he likes school, getting him to practice reading is like pulling teeth from the inflamed gums of a carnivorous mammal who once had an impacted tooth extracted with no meds when he thought he was going to get a sanguine treat. As fate would have it, he needs the practice. [...]