by Julie | Mar 24, 2009
I finally got something I’ve wanted for a long time (from Mom, for my birthday, which is next week): a silicone beater blade for the stand mixer. Hurray! I highly recommend this if you have a stand mixer and use it for cookies. You don’t need to scrape the...
by Julie | Mar 14, 2009
A long time ago I swore I would stop making risotto. I love to eat it, but every single time I’ve tried to make it, I cook and stir for an hour, and the rice is still hard and crunchy. But I was so excited by my decision to make food that I actually want to eat...
by Julie | Mar 13, 2009
Freecycle has turned out to be a great place to get people’s cast-off kitchen appliances. I got our waffle iron from there (and we do make waffles frequently enough to justify it). I got Stacey’s rejected slow cooker (I haven’t yet decided if...
by Julie | Mar 6, 2009
As you know, I have dinner issues. One ongoing source of frustration is when I cook something that should be a big hit by kid standards, like macaroni and cheese, and it is rejected. This past week I made spaghetti and meatballs, and neither boy wanted any part of...
by Julie | Mar 4, 2009
We make brownies fairly frequently here. Usually on Saturdays, when Dave and I feel like we’re so tired we can barely function, and the only thing that makes sense is a pan of brownies. I experiment with different recipes a lot, because I’m always...
by Julie | Feb 13, 2009
My favorite scene of this past week: I was at Sutswana’s house, and I was gathering up my kin for the short walk home. I had a small bag of random oddments: Eli birthday gifts and a purse Sutswana had borrowed. She started looking around saying, “What else...
