My roommates and I finally decided to man up and clean out the fridge. It has gone from overflowing with unidentified substances, to neatly organized and mildly OCD. We actually have our own shelves now! My roommates’ shelves have sensible items like produce and condiments, whereas mine is pretty much restricted to things containing the [...]
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black-bottom cupcakes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chocolate, cupcakes on March 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
lemon poppy-seed cake
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cake on February 27, 2010 | 9 Comments »
I get oddly nervous about baking sometimes. When something doesn’t behave precisely as I would expect from the instructions in the recipe, I become staunchly convinced that I’ve ruined everything and am eternally doomed to failure, whereas my roommates roll their eyes, having seen this madness before. This cake is a case in point: the [...]
recovering tomato sauce
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged sauce on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve failed as a food blogger! Apparently I have a real job that takes some time occasionally. And recently, it’s been all my time, and homemade food became a rarity. I started eating takeout or sandwiches for dinner, and not the tasty, interesting kind of sandwiches. The peanut butter kind. The closest I came to [...]
speedy seared sea scallops
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged seafood on January 10, 2010 | 8 Comments »
The gap in my posting over the holidays is mostly due to the amazing food I’m served when I go visit my family. Technically I could still cook, but I’m in someone else’s kitchen and don’t quite have the gall to start messing with their implements, especially since both houses I visit are inhabited by [...]