inconvenience foods: the value of a chicken

December 14, 2009

How productive have I been today?

I went grocery shopping and kept the total under $30
At said grocery trip one of my-all time favorite beers was on sale! (so i bought it)
I cleaned the kitchen AND took out the trash
I made home-made chips from our copious amounts of corn tortillas
I made chipotle hummus to free a [...]

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wishing

December 14, 2009
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for the real stuff…

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sunday

December 13, 2009

kris and i have spent all day making christmas presents for our family. i can’t wait to share them and see what everyone can come up with!
meanwhile, the beasts are sleepy and i’m settling down with a giant glass of ninkasi’s oatmeal stout.

happy holidays everyone!

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challenge

December 11, 2009

don’t worry- you, our dear readers, are off the hook.
wil put me up to a challenge last night. and i accepted.
we braced the cold last night and walked to wil’s school to grab a notebook he left in his locker (containing some secret formulas for a future project!). at his locker, we saw a handful [...]

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the smell and taste of lavender

December 2, 2009

lavender has always been a curious thing to me. while growing up, it was one of my favorite smells. lotions, oils and soaps…gosh, i think they even have it as a laundry detergent fragrance. because of that, i feel like it’s somewhat overlooked as a culinary herb – at least to the average eater. you’re [...]

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