My back hurts. Could have been anything really: actually sitting at my desk for 8 hours a day for the first time in my life, also sitting on my couch for 8 hours a day, aging 32 years in the past week. I dunno. Regardless, my back hurts. This meal is brought to you by […]
It was Easter last Sunday, but I’ve had a bit of a back-blog (a blog backlog). While y’all were all out there roasting baby sheep or pig thighs or whatever you do to celebrate Christ’s resurrection (if you celebrate Christ’s resurrection), we were over here eating mac & cheese. Wingo Mac is a long-guarded secret […]
It finally happened. Anjali had been threatening to harvest the overabundance for weeks. We ate dandelion greens. Weeds. We ate weeds. It helped (didn’t help) that our yard is full of them because we’ve lived here for one a month and given nothing more to our lawn than two really bad haircuts with the jinky […]
Saturday started with fluffy, delicious buttermilk pancakes. It ended in fire. More on that later. The only acceptable recipe comes from The Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer. Do not be fooled by any other recipes. They will tell you that there should be more flour and less butter. They are wrong. Once, in a […]
In our effort to eat all the things before all the things go bad, Anjali and I have been keeping a list of soon-to-be expired food on our fridge. The broccoli, a sad tomato, and the leftover ricotta from the Spanakopita a Trois had to go. And thus Lemon Broccoli Pasta was born. Step 1: […]
Feeling nostalgic for the days of cold lunches at your desk? Having trouble working from home? Miss your office habits? This is the meal for you. Step 1: Find some wasa wafers in your cupboard. They’re back there. You forgot about them 5 months ago, but when you rearranged your pantry last night out of […]
During this dinner (two days ago), Anjali and I had our first quarrel as roommates. Are peppers and onions better roasted or sautéed? Dear reader, we all know the answer to this question: when it comes to any meal involving a tortilla, roasted is better. Author’s Note: Anjali feels strongly that peppers are better roasted […]
