Last year was the third year in a row that I had a particular item on my holiday wishlist. I'd given the idea to a different person each year. I'd decided that if I didn't get it this year, I was buying it for myself. Look what I got from DH2U's mom. I normally don't… Continue reading Wet Run Canning Experiment
Category: Cooking
CSA Box
Years ago, back when I had my part time job as a taste tester, I used some of my newly found spare cash to buy a Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) membership. That one was unique in that it involved many farms instead of just one, as it was coordinated through a farmer's market. Each week I stopped… Continue reading CSA Box
Fluff
This past weekend, DH2U's mom came for a visit. This is the wonderful woman who found my cell phone in a field of snow and who loaned me her London Review of Books. We had a wonderful time. She met our friends and had a chance to meet my Dad and Barb. With me being be, my favorite part… Continue reading Fluff
Getting Stuff Done
When I first moved into my place, I bought some cheap storage containers because they fit on my oddly shaped shelves, and I could stack them. Right after I started using them, I realized that they didn't really seal, and air and determined little moths could get right into them. That really defeated the entire… Continue reading Getting Stuff Done
Frosty Flashback
Last year this time I was on a frozen adventure. The coldest temperature I've ever personally experienced was that trip, -30F. Even the locals agreed with me that that was officially cold. Because of the weather and having company over, we didn't take the 30-45 minute trip into town to restock the fridge. That, however,… Continue reading Frosty Flashback
Second Try
My catastrophic cooking fails that I share here are always popular - they get more hits than my other posts. I decided to be brave and retry two of my fails: Making paneer cheese and pectin. Paneer is supposed to be the easiest of all cheeses to make. It doesn't involve rennet, and it's basically… Continue reading Second Try
Rogue Cooking
Whenever I am trying out a recipe for the first time, I follow the directions exactly. After I know what it tastes like, I feel free to alter away. The only time I make changes to start with is either if the ingredient is one I don't eat, or one where I have an acceptable… Continue reading Rogue Cooking
Food Truck
For years and years - nearly a decade - I brought my lunch to work every day. It was a frugal decision, in part. Also for the majority of that time I was following most of the Kosher dietary laws, which make eating out of the home a challenge. I have recently started giving myself a once a… Continue reading Food Truck
Cake and Ice Cream
A few years ago when my mom saw the pictures from my 40th birthday party, the first thing she said was, "The cake has frosting. You don't like frosting!" And my mother would know about my frosting aversion. She used to make my birthday cake for me each year and only frost half of it,… Continue reading Cake and Ice Cream
Anti-Tammy Cooking Show
As my regular readers know, one of my guilty pleasures is watching competition shows. Summer is my favorite time because two of my favorite shows run: The Next Food Network Star and Master Chef. With as much as I enjoy watching these shows (and Chopped!), you'd think I'd enjoy watching regular cooking shows. Not so much. There is… Continue reading Anti-Tammy Cooking Show
Grown Up, Now What? 