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 [...]
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!
it was a good holiday.
(keep in mind… these are phone photos)
roasted sweet potatoes with sage brown butter sauce
sour orange turkey glaze
home made cranberry chutney
pumpkin pana cotta
quite a nice dinner, indeed
the turkey was brined and rubbed and delectable!
this year, kris and i have been playing with the idea of preparing and jarring food for christmas gifts. we like this idea for 3 reasons: 1. we like food 2. everyone has to eat food and 3. no jobs = no money.. we talked about perfecting salsa a lot and i think it ripened [...]
I’m secretly hoping that this is my last post that is a million words long. I’ve been trying to think a lot about my ‘voice’ as a writer and how I want to appeal to those who are reading this and will read viealatable. Do I want to sound professional, put together, cynical, laid back, [...]