After a tiny bit of extra consideration and a helpful push from a reader (yes, of course it makes sense that a recipe is yours with even one change), may I proudly present my very own recipe for Chicken Piccata: Sure, it might not look like much next to a simple salad and half of…
Category: Cooking
Kung Pao Chicken and a Question of Recipe Ethics
I’ve been mulling over an ethical question lately. At what point have you transitioned from making minor adjustments to someone else’s recipe to being able to claim the recipe yourself? I’m not trying to be sneaky and claim recipes for myself that really belong to others. It’s just that I do often make several substitutions…
Friday Night Confession Time
You know that big social event I said I was going to tonight? Well, it’s 7:07, and that’s not happening. It was a long week. A week full of everything but sleep. I was standing up from 9 AM to 5:30 PM today (with the exception of my lunch break) after waking up at 5…
Christmas Baking (Stage 1)
Friday marks a big event in my “moving to a new place” timeline. It will be one of the first large social events I’m attending on my own. Since it’s a ladies’ Christmas party, I think going without Scott is probably the best answer. This particular Christmas party also means it’s baking time, since the…
Holiday Residue
There are a few things happening in my brain right now. 1) I’m sleepy. It’s a half hour before I have to leave for work, and I am desperately fighting to be productive. One load of laundry has been switched over. Dishes have been loaded into the dishwasher. Lunch has been put together. I have…
Acorn Squash Stuffed with Chorizo and Other Tasty Things
Yes, the stuffed squash passed the test last night at dinner. While I was making it, I realized that I’ve cooked a whole ton of stuffed things lately. There were stuffed pasta shells, stuffed squash, stuffed apples (that weren’t actually stuffed), stuffed chicken, and that might be it. But that’s a lot. Why so many…
I’m Employed!
Well, I’m technically not employed yet. But I did get a job offer, and I’ve signed an acceptance of that offer, so it’s pretty official. I’m really excited about it. I get to dust off my library skills, and I even get to hang out with co-workers who like reading. It’s going to be good….
Small, but valuable. 