I was feeling adventurous last week and decided to take another stab at making black bean burgers. The first attempt wasn’t a major fail, the flavor was good but the consistency didn’t stand up to cooking so there was definitely room for improvement. To deal with the burger’s crumbly nature i decided to employ the [...]
Read more →Hello blog, its been a while. After a long journey across the country with my man crow, my cat, and in a strangers car, I’ve arrived in New England. More importantly, I will soon be reunited with the JP crows! I immediately started missing Oakland, and Oakland taco trucks, the second we left California. The [...]
Read more →Last weekend we celebrated the arrival of Miz Emily back to the east coast with a retreat at her parents house in Western Connecticut. Sadly we were missing one crow, Riane, who was busy in California hunting for a new nest in the Bay Area but we all got a chance to chat with her [...]
Read more →A good fish taco is hard to come by, so i felt a tad nervous taking on this new culinary venture. Mixed with nervousness was also excitement because if it came out delicious I would no longer have to seek these out at restaurants because one could always be created at home. VBar and I [...]
Read more →I had mixed feelings about my slow cooker when I first got it mainly because i associated it high sodium pre packaged mixes or lil weenies people bring to potlucks. With one in my possession I soon realized that the slow cooker is only as good as the ingredients you put in it. My own [...]
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 [...]
Read more →Monday night I got to hang out with a good friend that I rarely get to see. We made pinhole cameras (or rather started to make pinhole cameras), and made a retro typewriter work in a build up to a delicious diner. Here are some action shots! For the main bit I made Mo’s Sauce-y [...]
Read more →One vegetarian, the other not so much. Quick and Chunky Noodle Soup Soups with broths scare me off because of the time constraints. HOWEVER, I figured out a way to make a tasty chicken noodle soup in less than an hour and a half, though it of course tastes better the next day. 1 whole [...]
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