I’m on a bit of an (intentional) microorganism kick in the kitchen lately. I’ve been watching a lot of It’s Alive. My cultured butter was aggressively unphotogenic, and the half-sour pickles in the fridge are of slight concern to me because I realize that my container isn’t truly airtight. But, my sourdough starter is still […]
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Two chocolate chip cookies from the Internet
These are actual topics from my Google app feed, which apparently uses “web & app activity” to guess topics of interest for me: – cookie – butter – cream – cake – The Bachelor I am not sure how to feel about the fact that Google has somewhat accurately pegged me as a cartoon character who […]
Vegetarian Pho Bowls
I’m into the idea of saunas right now. I’m not sure if it’s because the NYT told me that they’ll be good for blood pressure or because I’m chronically cold, so the idea of being surrounded by hot salt is extremely appealing, or what. The persistent dreary weather is contributing for sure. I don’t go all […]
Black Bottom Oatmeal Pie
I seem to be talking a lot about oatmeal these days. I remain an advocate of savory oatmeal as an important part of breakfast rotation (with soy sauce and a fried egg; technique from Mom). There was an extended conversation about the place porridge has in the Millennial diet during which I’d drank so much […]
Stuffed Artichokes
I had a whole thing going about “stuffed artichoke hearts” for Valentine’s Day, which I thought was going to save me from not having actually prepared anything thematic for today. Then I realized that you don’t actually stuff the hearts, you stuff the entire ‘chokes. And there might be a slightly less G-rated themed post […]