Fruit salad? I know. But once I realized I’d been doing it wrong and started doing it right, I can’t get enough of it–especially this weekend since it’s MUCH hotter than it should be out, and my friend Cassandra brought over the most beautiful assortment of candy-stripe figs, berries, and yellow-doll watermelon…. Here’s the thingContinue reading “Letter of Recommendation: Fruit Salad”
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You Can Take the Girl Out of New Mexico….
Spent the day seeding/peeling and freezing quart bags of green chiles from Snake Ranch in San Antonio, NM (Big Jims and Sandias, saved 2 dozen whole for rellenos!), while listening to metal and feeling blessed to have grown up where I did. Speaking of rellenos, I can’t find a recipe online that’s like the oneContinue reading “You Can Take the Girl Out of New Mexico….”
Friday Favorites: Video Games
I am not a person who enjoys acting under pressure–particularly time pressure. Though I don’t *seem* slow, I really am, at least when it comes to reacting physically to things. It’s like my “plan” and “execute” modules are super badly sequenced. This is why I can’t balance on things that move–like skateboards and boats. And,Continue reading “Friday Favorites: Video Games”
Letter of Recommendation: Package Recipes
I suppose I went through a short phase, while I was learning to cook, of pooh-poohing any recipe that didn’t come from a glossy food magazine or a chef-y cookbook. But it was a pretty short phase…because I come from a place where Junior League and utility company cookbooks are the bibles of cooking. MaybeContinue reading “Letter of Recommendation: Package Recipes”
Frankenbreakfast Sandwich
Basically this happened because I was craving 3 different things for brunch and decided to see if I could smoosh them all together. Turns out, yep. The first thing I was craving was gyeran-jjim. Specifically, Maangchi’s amazing, amazing spicy version with gochugaru and ground sesame seeds. The second thing was a BLAT, or actually BAT—I’veContinue reading “Frankenbreakfast Sandwich”
Friday Favorites: Brands
I like things that are well made and look stylish but don’t stand out. So, I don’t like “labels,” even the few I can afford. On the other hand, I don’t like “fast fashion.” I would prefer to save up for an item that’s going to last rather than going for a quick fix that’sContinue reading “Friday Favorites: Brands”
Letter of Recommendation: Snack-Dinner
A snack-dinner is something you shouldn’t be eating for dinner but is nonetheless exactly what you need for dinner. Snack-dinners I have loved include Cheez-its and wine, popcorn, chips and salsa, any form of breakfast-for-dinner, and anything in the Korean yasik category (translates roughly “midnight snack”). Buldak (“fire chicken”) is my favorite yasik: it’s riceContinue reading “Letter of Recommendation: Snack-Dinner”
Wright’s Beach 2022
I’ve given up taking pictures at the coast: a two-dimensional image captures so little of the depth and sparkle and whoosh and roar and glow that it feels almost insulting. I like doing watercolors because it’s agreed from the get-go that you’re cropping out most of the experience and presenting an approximation of it–or, you’reContinue reading “Wright’s Beach 2022”
Friday Favorites: Children’s Books
I’ve always collected kids’ books: I love the illustrations and the stories. I had quite the stash when I worked at a bookstore during college; then, I gave most all of them away when my friends started having babies. Now I’m in a lull–until those babies start having babies (yikes!), so I’m starting to re-accumulate.Continue reading “Friday Favorites: Children’s Books”
Powder Room Remodel Plans
So, I’m putting together a plan to do a light remodel of my powder room: it’s the only space downstairs that remains un-updated since the house was built in 1989, and as such, it has all the mauve formica, brass lighting, and southwestern-style vinyl flooring you would expect. I don’t want to do an invasiveContinue reading “Powder Room Remodel Plans”
The Rookery 