Posts Tagged ‘kitchen

Grilled Cheese

In: kitchen

25 Sep 2009

Ok, I know, this isn’t really groundbreaking.  But I’ve discovered that there are a multitude of ways to really screw up grilled cheese sandwiches. Fortunately, making a really fantastic grilled cheese sandwich requires only three ingredients.* 2 slices of Really Good Bread (I like sourdough.  If all you have is Wonderbread… I’m sorry. Wheat breads [...]

Mushroom Barley Soup

In: kitchen

23 Sep 2009

This is not a quick recipe.  It’s not particularly /hard/, but it takes some time to turn into delicious goodness.  Trust me, it’s worth it. 3 strips bacon, cut into small pieces * 2 medium onions, diced 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 lb button or cremini mushrooms ** – trimmed and quartered 2 TBSP tomato [...]

This stuff is AMAZING.  It’s quick and easy to throw together, and I made it for a BBQ I’m going to today, so I thought I’d share. The recipe is my mom’s. 1 lb frozen sweet white corn – don’t bother thawing, just dump it in. 1 can black beans (the plain ones with just [...]

Today, a few people that I think ought to get awards/hugs, because they have created or done something that makes my life more wonderful on a daily basis. The person(s) who invented scoopable, flushable kitty litter.  No longer do I have bags of poo in my trash.  Just flush ‘em away! The person(s) who invented [...]


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