So the frills on the frilly apron have drooped in all the heat from the oven and the tiara is tarnished with all the sweat, but Thanksgiving Dinner came out perfect! First up the pictures. One spatchcocked turkey preparing to rest for 30 minutes: 40 minutes later – 30 for the resting and ten for …
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Friday Recipe Exchange: Thanksgiving Files
Is this thing on? I know it’s been forever – the house, work and puppies have taken most of my time. Cooking lately is mostly just for sustanance, nothing terribly creative. But Thanksgiving is almost here! Time to get cookin’. From the cooking blog: Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, next to 4th of July. Food, …
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In Moments Of Quiet I’m Strangely Drawn To You
I posted a link to this last night, but thought we could all use some cute today, so posting it here. Seriously, these guys help me cope. I’ve gotten us back into a morning walk routine. I have been so busy with work and house stuff, I hadn’t been walking Bixby with regularity for the …
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Hail Seitan! (Cookbook Giveaway)
Happy Almost-Halloween, Juicers! I present, in all his dark majesty, the Vegan Black Metal Chef: I love this guy! And I love his cookbook because he explains exactly what to do AND what not to do AND why. It’s a great cookbook for anyone, but especially newbie cooks. Like any good seitanist, the VBMC craves …
Friday Recipe Exchange: Soups On
Well it’s been a whirlwind of activity here and I feel like I’ve made a lot of progress with the house and garden. Lots of cooking going on for friends and family because I love working in my new kitchen. It hasn’t left a lot of time for blogging. But dinner is in the slow-cooker …
Friday Recipe Exchange: Pears and Grilling
Pears, Pecorino and Walnuts over pasta I am heading out for the evening, hoping this will post okay in my absence. This was one of my favorite new recipes, I’d never heard of mixing pears and cheese over pasta, but come to find out, it’s actually a very popular ravioli. I think this recipe has …
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My favorite underreported medical ethics quandary, updated
Some of you likely remember that series of scientific studies showing the most dramatic anti-aging therapy ever discovered. All you need is lots of blood from the very (very) young and, in rats and mice anyway, the worst effects of age disappear. Ergh. The good news was that researchers might have identified a protein called …
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