Posts » Cooking

Oct
14
2012

I’m sick and I made something to eat

Today, I’m posting here for two reasons: one is because I’ve installed some new plugins that I want to test out, the other is because I have a food photo to share, and the other is to disclose what illness plagues me right now. As I’ve previously disclosed, my immune system is all kinds of…  Continued »

Jul
24
2012

“My goodness, where have YOU been?”

Where, indeed. Well, the short answer is that my health hasn’t been very great. I’d been on Tysabri since last September. Tysabri, if you don’t keep pace with MS treatments, is this monthly infusion that one gets of antibodies that are supposed to help make your immune system not attack your brain as though it…  Continued »

Jan
05
2012

First post of 2012: Food presents

Happy New Year! I spent most of the month of December feeling thoroughly overwhelmed and anxious. I am genuinely pleased that 2011 is over, and I’ve got a lot of optimism for 2012 to not suck so hard. Still, I worked myself into a bit of a tizzy in December. Without going into details, there…  Continued »

Dec
30
2010

Cheddar-scallion scones: have I mastered you?

So. I’ve been trying to make the cheddar-scallion scone recipe found in the Flour Bakery cookbook. The first time, the scones pooled into a pizza-looking thing, spilling over the sides of the pan and looking kind of messed up, but it still tasted great. I went to the Flour Bakery cookie swap a couple of…  Continued »

Dec
18
2010

Holiday preparation, part 2

The results of all those nights of baking? It’s this! My gifts to friends and colleagues this year was a ton of baked goods. These are the sweets. There was also a small run of savory treats, but I didn’t get any photos of those. First, the packaging: I made up some labels in Illustrator,…  Continued »

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