So my most recent Costco run yielded a box of chanterelles, of all things. (I think of Costco as more of a bulk mouthwash and paper towels kinda place, but hey… they were cheap, fresh, wild-harvested, local, and bright orange with gills, so how could I refuse?) I’d never cooked anything with chanterelles before, so… Continue reading Chanterelle season… meh
Category: food
Mud Bay Granary — Thumbs Up
Trumpet, like most cats, can be a bit of a picky eater. But I have been wanting for ages to try and switch him to a more natural brand. A couple years later, I’m *actually* getting around to doing something about it. I got him using Wellness brand dry food that’s well-geared for his particular… Continue reading Mud Bay Granary — Thumbs Up
My inn = my kinda food
Grant and I wound up having to hit the Sub Pop 20th Anniversary Comedy Show without dinner in our stomachs last night, so we used my precious iPhone to locate some late-night grub. (By the way, the Citysearch Web app for the iPhone is pretty darn handy, if not 100% accurate.) We stumbled into the… Continue reading My inn = my kinda food
Baking tips
They say there are two types of cooks — bakers and chefs. Bakers are generally thought to be methodical and rule-abiding, and they deal mainly in chemistry. Chefs are innovators and risk-takers, and they deal more in physics. I had always thought myself to be more of a chef than a baker (as evidenced by… Continue reading Baking tips
German chocolate madness
My dad turned 75 this year, and he specifically requested a German chocolate cake to celebrate. I kinda ho-hummed at the thought, but of course I was game to make my dad a special organic treat from scratch, even though I didn’t care for it myself… or so I thought. Turns out I only hate… Continue reading German chocolate madness
The ducks are laying again
I started trying out duck eggs a couple years ago, since my favorite farmers’ market stand would always sell out of chicken eggs by 8:30 AM. At first I was freaked out (largely because I can’t stand goats’ milk, so I’ve been paranoid to switch animals all willy-nilly!) but I soon discovered that duck eggs… Continue reading The ducks are laying again
The Cooler of Shame
For a recent World of Warcraft raid, I actually dug a cooler out of our storage closet and filled it with ice, beer, Mexican Coke for me, and Diet Pepsi for Grant. You know, so we could enjoy our favorite beverages without having to get up in the middle of a boss fight. We are… Continue reading The Cooler of Shame
Whole Foods hypocrisy
Whole Foods officially discontinued their awesomely durable, heavy-duty plastic bags as of Earth Day this year. So what are they offering instead? Paper. Yep, tree-harvested, not-so-sustainable paper. Sure, I know paper bags biodegrade, but they also disintegrate in the rain and require us to chop down and process trees.* I kept hoping they’d replace their… Continue reading Whole Foods hypocrisy
“You will have a prosperous month.”
Those Chinese fortune cookie messages used to be so dull. Even when it was good news, it was either devoid of creativity, or imposed with some lame time restriction. “You will have a good day tomorrow.” Seriously, we got that one a few months ago. WTF? Not even a good WEEK? And how about “next… Continue reading “You will have a prosperous month.”
Feliç Diada de Sant Jordi!
My favorite of all Catalan holidays. Even better than the one that involves champagne, fireworks and pastries. Dia de St. Jordi is sort of comparable to our Valentine’s Day, except far richer in history, culture, lore, accuracy, and passion. So please indulge me with a ridiculously long post-holiday posting. :D The real joy of it… Continue reading Feliç Diada de Sant Jordi!