Her drunk kitchen.
The last time I got completely buzzed while making dinner, I had an idea for a silly video show. Harto beat me to it, and that is totally okay with me. Watch the rest here.
Read MoreAvoid, embrace meal planning.
As mentioned in my previous post, I am attempting to exhaustion-proof my kitchen by planning meals out in advance and stocking up on healthy snacks and lunches. I have been resistant to meal-planning because I avoid creating additional structure around my diet so I can act like I still have a little freedom despite the gluten-free stuff. This makes the topic a good candidate for my next “Avoid, Embrace”. So here we go … There are two main issues to address. The first is that while I often want to cook dinner I am also often rushed and/or exhausted. That also impacts my lunchtime and snacking habits; if I am pressed for time and have nothing on hand, I’ll either not eat (and then gobble too much for dinner later) or eat something unhealthy...
Read MoreThe Ultimate In-N-Out Secret Menu
I was a hot-dog person, not a burger person, with the exception of the occasional Moody’s burger. And not really a hot-dog person but a Superdawg person. And then I had my first In-N-Out cheeseburger. Nowadays I have to eat them protein-style, but I don’t complain. I have to try the mustard grilled option, now that I know about it. What will you try? (via FunkyPlaid)
Read MoreOne more week.
The winter semester starts next Monday, as does my new job, so I have one more week to power through my to-do list before the big items hit. These items are very exciting, I assure you, the kind of exciting that I have been putting off for months. Yet I persist. I am also trying some new recipes so that I will have more momentum to cook dinner regularly. Tonight I made another salmon dish, although I still have yet to find that perfect salmon cooking temperature and time. I made balsamic maple glaze from this recipe, and I liked the taste a lot. Paired with my favorite roasted potatoes with sage brown-butter sauce recipe, it was a nice, cozy meal. Today I thought I might run some errands or clean my closet, but instead I did some file and finance reorganization. I...
Read Morea photo a day, day 28
For the photo a day meme: a photo of something you cooked or baked. Really? I never take pictures of food. This prompt is so awkward. … not really. But it made me notice that for all the food photos I take, I hardly ever take photos of what I cook. I would like to change that. Pictured above: eggs in ham baskets and breakfast...
Read MoreComfort Food
On to happier subjects: comfort food! Last Tuesday night, FunkyPlaid and I had friends over for dinner. Regrettably, no one took photos. We served: Selection of muscat grapes, dried apricots, Piave Vecchio and Fontina cheeses Slow-cooked tri-tip with feta and sun-dried tomatoesMashed potatoes with white cheddar and sageRoasted asparagus with garlic and parmesan Mariposa Baking Company’s Sour Cream Coffeecake and Apple Spice Peace CakeSelection of Recchiuti chocolatesTao of Tea’s Roasted Maté So … much … cheese! Unsurprising, since FunkyPlaid and I are such cheese fiends. We also had some marvelous wine to go along with our meal: Monteti Toscana 2005, Kuleto India Ink Cabernet 2005, and Siduri Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir 2007. I highly...
Read Moregluten-free favorites
Because you asked … here are my favorite gluten-free recipes. I take absolutely no credit for any part of their deliciousness; I merely looked for recipes that sounded good, and then followed their instructions. Pork chops with bacon-sage sauce: bacon, sage, and shallots are wonderful things. Creamed leeks: because I wanted to do something awesome with our lovely CSA leeks. (I substituted gluten-free baking flour.) Baked butternut squash: because FunkyPlaid is all squashed out, yet I still desire their tastiness. Roasted potatoes with fried sage and brown butter: are you sensing a theme? I modified this one to half potatoes, half sweet potatoes. FunkyPlaid really loves this dish! Shredded Brussels sprouts: again with the bacon. Lest you think I hate...
Read Morethe sprouts of despair
Angsomnia: when, due to angst, one cannot sleep. I should have had a perfectly lovely evening. Before that, I should have had a perfectly lovely day. All of my problems were no more than minor irritations in actuality, logistical tangles to untie quickly and cleanly. Why, then, do I only fumble them? The dish I promised to make for tonight’s pot-luck supper has a time-intensive component: shredding 2 pounds of brussels sprouts by hand because we don’t yet own a food processor. I decided to buy all of the ingredients Thursday night so I could easily make the recipe Friday night, then send it to work with FunkyPlaid on Saturday morning so I didn’t have to carry it on the bus. By the time Friday night cooking time rolled around, I wasn’t in...
Read Moresecret agent mug
I should stop not-bringing my camera to places; last night’s dinner, homemade by friends in Alameda, was so good that it should have been documented. I was too busy stuffing my face on duck confit. Tea is steeping in a mug that was obviously handmade by a child somewhere along the timeline. I do not remember making this mug, but I remember someone telling me in my twenties that I had made this mug, and I believed it. For all I know, this could be a secret agent mug, lying in wait in my cupboard all these years, only to be activated when the proper mixture of tea, milk, and sugar is applied. Good thing I can barely fumble my way through tea-making! What would a secret agent mug do? Not “What Would Secret Agent Mug Do?” like on the colorful...
Read Moregreatfruit
Once I overheard someone talking about eating great fruit, with the accent on “great”. I realized a few sentences in that he said “grapefruit” but it never tasted like grapes to me, so greatfruit it is. Today’s surprise treat from a coworker is a greatfruit and prawn salad with peanuts, almonds, onions, dried baby shrimp, Vietnamese mint, and cassava chips on the side. It is sweet, tangy, spicy, and every bit as delicious as it sounds. I am once again indebted to this very good cook who knows so many gluten-free dishes. I am bouncing back from the stomach bug, and bouncing indeed as I catch up with work that crouches in wait around every corner. Boing, boing, boing. I love being busy. The rest of it is a disorganized crowd. People...
Read MoreNestcam
The cam was last on Friday, May 4.
Hello What
I am Halsted, a/k/a cygnoir, and I do stuff with words.
My favourite things to do with words are keeping this diary, writing stories, and organising information.
subscribe to updates:
· mobile edition ·
Scribbling
2,322/4,000 words
1,987/4,000 words
3,593/4,000 words
Reading
Listening
- 39 - Explicit Version
Tenacious D
5 days, 9 hours and 21 minutes ago - To Be The Best
Tenacious D
5 days, 9 hours and 22 minutes ago - They Fucked Our Asses - Explicit Version
Tenacious D
5 days, 9 hours and 23 minutes ago
Plugging
