I have been remiss in posting. “After examining your conscience and telling God of your sorrow, go into the confessional. You may kneel at the screen or sit to talk face-to-face with the priest. Begin your confession with the sign of the cross, “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of [...]
Read more →Its fall!!!!!! The best season is back in my life after a 2 year hiatus, and I am pumped. Although last year I was all up on my high horse about making pumpkin puree from scratch, tonight I cheated and used canned pumpkin to make some chocolate-pumpkin muffins. And…well….canned pumpkin is just not as rich [...]
Read more →I am happy to report that I am out of my cooking slump! Unfortunately, some of my daft kitchen skills must have atrophied while I was sippin’ boozeshakes instead of cooking; the past week has been fraught with kitchen fails of epic proportions, as they say on the interwebs. Luckily, I only ruined one dish. [...]
Read more →Its spring time here! Woohoo! My spirits were very much effected by the lack of sun for the last several months, more so than I realized, until today when I was able to have a glorious adventure in the sun. As many of the people who have visited me in Oakland know, my house is [...]
Read more →Paul’s oldest sister, her husband and son were in town this Christmas, whom he hasn’t seen since 2003. Unfortunately I only got to enjoy their company for a few days before and after the holidays as I myself was on the west coast, but when we got the chance to host them for a day [...]
Read more →I would like to take this opportunity to express my love for bulk bins across this nation. I know I’m not alone in this love, as my fellow crows also can not help but love bulk buying. I just visited the Food Mill here in Oakland, and once again was delighted with my winnings. Although [...]
Read more →When I asked my mom what she wanted for Christmas this year she responded (something like), “I want someone else to do the f-ing cooking! caaarrrawwrrrrr” I was, of course, quite happy with this response. My sister and I promptly came up with the following menu: Breakfast Cranberry-orange scones Cherry-chocolate chunk scones Stovetop Chai Ham Steak Bread [...]
Read more →It has been freakishly cold here for the last week or so, and last night I contemplated turning on the heater. Then I remembered how scary the heater in this apartment is, then I remembered that all I needed to do to warm up the apartment was to do a little baking. I looked over [...]
Read more →Ahhh yes, it is that time of year, my favorite time of year. If only I was in New England to enjoy it! Thanksgiving was a whopping 70 degrees and the Bay Area didn’t seem to find anything wrong with that. However, the Bay did take full advantage of this foody of foodies holidays, and [...]
Read more →The season of perpetual illness is upon us, kicking off this season for Billy is a hefty dose of laryngitis. Who gets that? To commemorate his birthday, the germs of all-hallows-eve have stripped him of his newly renewed (thanks to bilateral endoscopic surgery of the sinuses) voice. How will I nurse this birthday boy back [...]
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