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Oct
03
2010

Roslindale Day

Today was the day of the Roslindale Day Parade, in honor of the strong military power that is the Boston neighborhood of Roslindale. They bust out the official Roslindale ICBM and children run aside it. Actually, none of that’s true. It’s mostly a place for local politicians, dance schools, veterans’ organizations, banks, and other youth…  Continued »

Sep
19
2010

Scratch-making ketchup

Simmering ketchup

Note: I originally wrote this on September 19 and didn’t get around to publishing this until now. Oops. Tomorrow is my husband Christian’s birthday. He doesn’t know this yet, but I am planning to surprise him with some dinner! I’m making him a meatloaf an’ mashed potato dinner with gravy and creamed spinach as a…  Continued »

Sep
12
2010

Today’s lunch: tostones with mojito, Daisy Martinez-style

tostones with mojito

Since my father’s got my camera and my cell phone battery is dead (and the charger is at work), I had to use the camera on my iMac to get this picture of my super-fragrant, super-delicious lunch. My mother recently discovered Daisy Martinez’s cooking program on PBS. She’d fallen in love with Daisy’s food and…  Continued »

Jul
01
2010

Colorful and/or tiny variations of ordinary produce

I am always really delighted to see produce that comes in colors other than what is typically thought of when thinking of said produce. The first one that comes to mind is my sheer delight in coming across a whole bag of Peruvian potatoes a couple years ago. I made them into mashed potatoes and…  Continued »

Apr
18
2010

Recipe in development: Sausage cooked with many ingredients

A couple months ago or so, I went to my mom’s house where she made something rather fantastic for dinner. She told me that she’d been making such a thing for herself and my father a lot recently. She took sweet and hot Italian sausage and cooked them with garlic, sliced white onions, strips of…  Continued »

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