Thanks to an awesome cookbook bestowed onto me by my mother-crow called “The thousand recipe Chinese cookbook” by Gloria Bley Miller, I’ve committed myself (at least temporarily) to a one-meat-a-week diet. This book teaches cooks how to start the week with one type of meat, cooked __ way, and then use that already cooked meat in the rest of [...]
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 →Necessity, and a stocked pantry is indeed the mother of invention. Last weekend my Man Crow and I decided to leave the confines(and comforts) of urban life and strike out into the vast wilderness of Vermont to camp for a couple of days. We had a truly excellent time, hiking, sitting in front of the [...]
Read more →Stuffed Peppers are something I enjoy to eat but have never attempted to make. My motivation sprang from a sale on bell peppers at Harvest. Usually a sale on bell peppers only refers to the green, and if you’re lucky the red. I was shocked to read the sign and saw that the $1.99 a [...]
Read more →Looking at the recent fresh tomato post- I was inspired by some farm fresh red potatoes (a great alternative from the “pink skinned” ones you buy at the store). The skin has such a deep color you just know its packed full of nutritious iron- i couldn’t wait to get them onto the stove and [...]
Read more →It is (sadly) the end of summer. But before the colder months officially set in there is one of my favorite foodie seasons- tomato season. Tomatoes are gorgeous right now- and the crows have been snacking on big, plump, brightly colored heirlooms sliced onto fresh bread. I engaged in my own personal end-of-summer tradition this [...]
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 [...]
Read more →One of my favorite things about a summer BBQ or Picnic are the side dishes. Chip and dip platters, roasted veggies, kabobs, cole slaw, your almost full before you even dig into a burger or dawg. My new summer side dish love is the versatile pasta salad. I’m not talking about the stuff you buy [...]
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