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when a pie is not a pie

when a pie is not a pie

for the past several months, i’ve been taking friday evenings off – it’s the end of the week, and i’m really feeling the sleep deprivation for that particular week. plus, i work the weekends, so essentially friday nights are my weekend. usually i find myself […]

for love of tiny pasta (and pork)

for love of tiny pasta (and pork)

it always begins like this – i had bought something at star because it was on sale (raspberries at 2 pints/$5), with no actual plans to make anything in particular. as i had bought them a significant number of days ago, carrien and i went […]

it’s been a long time…

it’s been a long time…

since i last posted. in fact, a few months. i thus have a long list of things to say, hopefully interesting things. unfortunately, i haven’t been able to keep up with my tech column, though this blog is more interesting anyway.

food kudos for best menus/dishes:

  • jessica’s desserts – rote gruze (red berry pudding with vanilla pudding sauce) and iles flottantes (drizzled with caramel and served with creme anglaise)
  • lauren: white chili and fresh apple cake
  • alice: the american food menu – hamburgers and apple pie; lemon-tarragon dip for the alumni thing
  • austin: beef manhattans
  • waseem: chicken and chickpeas with toasted pita bits
  • betsy: “australian chicken” and mushroom curry
  • sadie: pasta with peas and ham
  • carrie: chicken + barley, cider spice cake with bits of candied ginger and whipped cream

food non-kudos: i like ice cream too, just not three times a week! (more…)