Yesterday was stressful. Hard day at work, husband out of town, dogs bouncing off the ceiling, cat being a dick. You know, the typical stuff. While I have been almost boastful of my resistance to eating my emotions lately, I folded like a seven-two-offsuit hand of Texas Hold ‘Em last night. I totally grabbed a [...]
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The culinary challenge of vacation
September 5th, 2011
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We made a pilgrimage to our home state this weekend for a football game and to spend some time with family and friends. This has been the most enjoyable weekend we’ve had in a long time, despite the fact that we were incredible dumb asses who attempted to tailgate in 106 degree heat. The good [...]
Like a monkey on my back
August 14th, 2011
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Originally published on tumblr I declare to the Internet that I am fighting a powerful internal demon: my insatiable and insane craving for chocolate. Totally cliche that the fat girl loves chocolate, but this fat girl does indeed love chocolate. Always have, always will. And my craving is so intense that I had to send [...]
Dessert
August 9th, 2011
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WW friendly, refreshing and just lovely. From my favorite restaurant, Cafe Asia.
Desktop lunch review – Bento from a pal
January 19th, 2011
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I have a dear friend who enjoys making lunch in a bento box. Not only does this help with portion control, the presentation is so lovely you feel like you are eating something special. To me, that makes even lean and healthy food seem more satisfying. She made me this bento, which includes tuna, quinoa, [...]
If I never see another freakin’ cookie
December 12th, 2010
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So my final project for my photo class is has to be a narrative. So I decided to illustrate baking a batch of chocolate chip cookies. No text. Images only. The idea was to artfully stage this event and use all the techniques I taught myself learned in class this semester. This would include use [...]
Making one truly bad ass dessert
November 18th, 2010
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I love, love, love cooking. It makes me happy in my heart. But dessert? That makes me happy everywhere else. Yesterday I had to test drive a recipe for a pumpkin cake for work. (Really long story, but basically I got to work from home baking a cake while writing a column. Pretty much the [...]
Banana pudding
June 20th, 2010
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I wish I could post the recipe for this banana pudding I just made. Seriously, it’s slap-your-grandma good. Which is a weird phrase because, really, what could make you so happy that you’d want to act violently toward your grandmother? But there it is. Creamy, sweet but still light, and very, very tasty. However, this [...]
Getting my mojo back
February 21st, 2010
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I hacked the holy shit out of my thumb a month ago with a mandolin. To help me regain my kitchen confidence, and I am sure hoping it would help him get laid, my husband bought me a KitchenAid Artisan 5 quart stand mixer for Valentine’s Day. I swooned. Of course, I had to try [...]
