Supermeow!

This year, as is the case every year, I find myself short on funds to buy nice Christmas presents for family and friends. For the past couple years, I’ve turned to home-made presents. A couple years ago, it was hand-printed t-shirts for everyone using our Print Gocco. Last year, it was homemade bath salts. This…  Continued »

On Sunday, I thought it would be a fine idea to give dried beans a chance. And I did. At 9:00PM on Monday evening. That was not well-planned. By 11:00PM, I had some marvelous cannellini beans cooked with shallots, garlic, crushed red pepper, smoky ham, white wine, sage, parsley, and thyme. It was great, it…  Continued »

So, The Phantom Gourmet is a local restaurant “review” show on one of the local regular-type-broadcast channels. It’s kind of horrible in that every episode seems to be about where you can go to get the giantest, most fried food in the greatest quantities for the lowest price and the lowest common denominator. To be…  Continued »

6 Weight Watchers points. Probably less if you use fat-free soy and skip the PB. Recipe time! I’m currently undergoing treatment for multiple sclerosis. Said treatment involves taking steroids intravenously for a few days. It is suggested that you stock up on fluids (though expect to retain them a bit) so that it’s easier to…  Continued »

I bought a zillion pork tenderloins a couple of weeks ago, waging on a suspicion that pork would be on sale because of the swine flu. I was right! Four pork tenderloins later and two weeks to payday, I needed something to cook for dinner. I’ve been making pork in sherry marinade and am ready…  Continued »