We added a new friend to the family yesterday. He’s a very active little betta, and we’ve named him Pad Thai, just Thai for short. I’ve promised to get rid of the hokey background on his 2.5 gallon home sometime soon, but for now, I’m trying to get him to learn his name. I’ll let [...]
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Pad Thai with pellets
November 10, 2010
Timely treats
September 23, 2010
I tend to think of sangria as more of a summery beverage, but the end of summer and start of fall is an equally good time to enjoy some of the most luscious fruits around We made sangria two ways recently. The first was according to a recipe I can’t seem to track down now, [...]
I’m not an artist
September 1, 2010
It’s kind of funny how when people hear that you like to paint they assume that: You’re good at it. You make money at it. You do it regularly. Your paintings are worth looking at. You actually want to show others your paintings. You have something to say, at all, and that it’s said through [...]
Beet it
August 12, 2010
Mashed beets 3 beets 1 medium potato 1/2 cup plain yogurt 3 Tbsp. butter 1 1/2 Tbsp. molasses 1/8 tsp. cinnamon Garlic, salt and pepper to taste Put beets in a pot of water to boil. While they boil for 40 minutes to 1 hour, peel and quarter the potato. Add the potato the last [...]
New sun rising
June 13, 2010
Since my last post, I’ve gone to Florida and back, and the rest has been moving, moving, moving. I know it seems like I just moved into my old duplex, but things fell into place in such a way that another move seemed like the best idea. The old place was big and beautiful but [...]
Florida can’t come soon enough
May 21, 2010
My bags are packed (including a new swimsuit, cartoonized above thanks to http://draw.to — draw something and share it with me!), my ticket’s ready, and I still have three days left of work (if you count tonight) before we head to Florida. We’ll be there Monday-Thursday (early morning only) for a quick dip in the [...]
DIY: Protect your laptop
April 28, 2010
As my three readers know, I got a laptop for my birthday last month. Shortly after that, I began looking for a snug, little laptop pouch for easy transport.Most packs were too bulky or the wrong size for my 11.2″ (diagonally) mini laptop, or they were too ugly and utilitarian. Yesterday I scoured the Internet [...]
It’s baklava, bub.
April 10, 2010
We made baklava this afternoon, and my poor baking partner was subject to me saying “buttah, bubba” every time we needed to spread butter on yet another layer of puff pastry dough. It was a pretty fun kitchen experiment, though, full of delicious smells, so I think it all worked out fine. Here’s the process, [...]
