Hot: As drinks go, especially mixed drinks, I’m a big fan of traditional over fruity or “umbrella” drinks (you know, the ones that turn you into a zombie? ha ha). However, Mister Parker’s recent experiment with the recipe for a drink known as the Doctor Funk has proved to be an elixir of great potency. [...]
Hot: Like the rest of us, I’ve been hit by the daily-worsening economy. That’s initially why I started cooking for myself. Well, that and my softening belly. It takes a little while to build up an affordable, usable supply of kitchen necessities (that first-time plunge for the $8 olive-oil is tough) but ultimately, it’s worth [...]
Hot: Man oh man what even happened last week?! Goals As mentioned in last week’s goal report, I was flying blind. But my overall goal was to keep things simple, and to work with stuff I had (instead of running up a huge grocery bill like I did before). What I Did I brought lunch [...]
I totally flunked this week. Grade D effort this week. I succumbed to the kind of apathy that lets the convenience of barely-food-at-all foodstuffs seem better and more important than working with what you’ve got and enjoying cooking (and I do enjoy cooking!)
Hot: Sometimes those roasted chickens you can get from the heat tables (or deli) at the grocery store can be SO useful. (I still need to make stock out of the remainder of the one that made this chicken salad, in fact.) A caution about this recipe: I “cheated” and used a mayonaise-based dressing from [...]
Hot: Originally what I had planned to do was drain, then marinate some tofu to get flavorful soy cubes like the kind you periodically find in the salad bar. (Speaking of, does anybody know how those are made? They’re so savory and delicious!) Well, I sort of failed at that, but when life gives you [...]
Hot: Today the sky opened up and dumped at least a foot and a half of snow on New Hampshire, and it shows no signs of stopping. After unburying my car in anticipation of lightening further shoveling work, I found myself craving all kinds of junk food. My solution to this problem was a quick [...]
In December I discovered and became a serious fan of JustBento.com. Maki, who runs Just Bento and Just Hungry, decided that for 2009, she would organize a challenge for the readers: The Getting Started Bento Challenge. My week one goals were simple: Make a menu, stick with it, go for healthy options.
