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Posts from ‘March, 2010’

Oat Bran and Honey Cookies

I know, it’s been a looong while since I posted anything. Sorry! So I’m getting back in the game with a delicious little cookie that’s perfect with some tea or coffee.  The recipe originally calls for wheat germ, but I read a post by another blogger who substituted oat bran instead. Since I had oat [...]

My kinsfolk does take meat

Chris stumbled upon this recipe in a spam blog while searching the worldwide intertubes for “fuck spaghetti.”  For posterity: Easy Vegetarian Spaghetti You could try making this, if you can figure out what “1 crapper spaghetti sauce intermixture – (26.5 oz)” means.  It does claim that “This instruction module help most quaternary people.”

lavender tea bread

A friend in NY told me she used to have lavender a lot in food as a kid, and that I should look into lavender bread (pursuant my continual rosemary bread obsession). This is based on the first good-looking lavender bread recipe I could find, though, and it’s a somewhat sweet non-yeast bread that relies [...]

Slow-roasted Spiced Pork Belly

The next few posts are going to be from the backlog, since there are several posts I’ve been meaning to make.  The following dish I’ve made twice, and it’s turned out pretty good both times. Pork belly is a cut of meat that’s not often used directly in Western cooking, though it’s the cut that’s [...]

The Best Broccoli of Your Life

If you haven’t already seen this, you MUST check out this recipe for oven-roasted broccoli: http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2008/11/the_best_brocco.html You basically just mix up broccoli, garlic, pinenuts (optional), salt and pepper and roast in the oven, and then squeeze lemon juice over it all.  Somehow the combination of the caramelization and the citrus is insanely delicious.  Try it even [...]