Among the hidden costs of parenting are the sacks of nickels and dimes embedded in various childrens’ extracurricular activities. You’ll learn about them once your kids are emotionally committed to whatever it is they’re doing. The experience feels a bit like buying a car because they’re expenses for things a rational human being might assume […]
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One of the things I really missed when I moved to Seattle from Austin was the lack of quality salsa, which I use like Australians do vegemite (or my kids use ketchup). Many of the restaurants here use something that tastes like tomato paste with oregano (shudder), and store bought generally has a litany of
Seizing the first opportunity I’ve had to cook all week, tonight’s menu was mushroom stroganoff. It’s a quick meal (about 30 minutes to make) and serves four.
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Speaking of Egg Nog, my good friend Lisa Architarium.com in Austin, just sent me an eggnog pumpkin pie recipe (which might cloak my lumpy nog ;0).
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Inspired by Christopher Kimball’s America’s Test Kitchen and general fun with Cook’s Illustrated, I tried making homemade uber eggnog. This was my first truly bad recipe experience.
A couple of months ago the Pike Place Market CSA had an end of harvest sale and I picked up 5 pounds of dried, organic chick peas. Tonight, I made falafel and hummus dip. I hope you’ll excuse the huge pat on my back (and my stomach), but this meal turned out excellent. The falafel
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I was watching an episode of America’s Test Kitchen I had recorded a while ago but hadn’t gotten around to watching. I was pleased to see that their uber-French toast recipe wasn’t too far from mine, but had one important difference worth calling out: flour.
This risotto “loaf” went over pretty well and I thought I’d pass along. It’s based upon a recipe from New Vegetarian. Active preparation time is about 15 minutes, total cooking time 1 hour. Serves 4-6 people.