Not long ago, a bunch of medievalists I know went apple-picking, as you do here in the city named after unusually large fruit, resulting in 15 lbs of apples sitting on my kitchen floor. I did what one naturally does under these circumstances while avoiding paper-writing, and baked: first whole-wheat apple muffins with brown sugar, [...]
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Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies
Delicious soft pumpkin cookies, just in time for Halloween. Not that you should stop making them once the holiday is over.
The secret ingredient is a lot more meat.
So by popular request (i.e. harassment from Jo) here is the recipe for the illustrious winner of Chef’s Choice at the chili cook-off. Ingredients: 2 Green Bell Peppers 3-4 Jalapeño Peppers 1-2 White Onions 1 Large Can Tomato Sauce (~29 oz) 1 Can Tomato Paste (~12 oz) 1 Bottle of Beer 3 Cans of Beans [...]
Rectum? Damn Near Killed ‘im!: A Chili Retrospective
I am the precisely wrong person to write about the 1st Annual Gloria Huang Birthday Chili Cook-Off, considering that hours after my first-prize triumph, I had to be generously driven by the 3rd placeman to the hospital to ease my insufferable stomach flu symptoms. (Full disclosure, none of these chilis cause spontaneous stomach flu, but [...]
Vodka Cream Pasta
I tried out vodka pasta the other day using fresh ingredients from the farmer’s market! Here’s the recipe I used: 1 quart of roma tomatoes (or 1 can of crushed tomatoes) – a quart was about 8 or 9 tomatoes for me 3-4 cloves of garlic 3/4 cup finely chopped onion or shallots 1/2 cup [...]
Cheesy Chops
MUTTON Okay not really. This is going to be short and sweet. WHAT YOU NEED: Pork Chops Parmesan Cheese (flaked if possible, shredded if not) Italian Breadcrumbs (homemade or otherwise) ~2 eggs Salt, pepper, spices as you desire Canola Oil This is incredibly easy. First grab three good sized bowls large enough to dredge the [...]
Mr. Bubbles
If I had my everything my way, it’d still be summer vacation and Bioshock 2 would already be out. Unfortunately, the world is cruel on both those counts, so to console myself, I made some bubble tea. Ingredients For the bubbles 3 tsp sugar 1 cup of tapioca pearls (I used WuFuYuan pearls I bought [...]
Get That Dirt Off Ya Shoulda – Comfort Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
We all have guy/girl issues. We all dream of the day when we can be perfectly and unconditionally loved for who we are on the inside. We all hope for the day we can finally burst out of our rooms, newborn, not smelling of old clothes, takeout food, and that special kind of pheremone that [...]
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Today we picked up our last CSA box (we only signed up for a month). New things in the box included fresh basil and green beans, and old friends/frenemies included tomatoes, eggplant, summer squash, canteloupe, peaches, and nectarines. In summary, I really enjoyed eating organic seasonal vegetables and supporting local farmers and all that good [...]
Ain’t nothing wrong with that!
This is a take on a chilaquiles recipe I found while browsing Epicurious, but with cornbread replacing deep-fried corn tortillas. Chilaquiles is essentially “Mexican lasagna” in that it is a baked casserole, made by alternating layers of starch, meat, cheese, and other tasty things. It was experimental and—while delicious—the recipe we used needs tweaking, so [...]