August 2009
2 posts
July 2009
16 posts
Like a Fat Kid Loves Chocolate Cake....
Yes, tonight I’m baking, my prize-winning double chocolate cake. My good friend’s sister is having surgery tomorrow and I happen to know she especially likes this cake (in the form of cupcakes, of course), so I thought it would make a nice post-surgery surprise for her. I like to take all the credit for how good these are, but really I pulled the recipe off of epicurious.com and...
June 2009
4 posts
Miso-slaw and black beans (not together!)
Well, once again tonight I am not REALLY cooking. That is mainly because I had to hit the grocery after work for supplies, and by the time I got home… well you know how it is. Anyway, right now I am cooking some black beans to surprise my sweetie tomorrow, learning some new tricks of latin cooking and trying to eat a little healthier (well, most of the time). Also I am recycling some...
Enchiladas and Opolo Mountain Zin
Tonight is a good night. I’m not cooking, but we’re having leftovers from my Mexican dinner party: goat cheese enchiladas with mole, red rice, and some cilantro corn cabbage slaw. AND. Opolo Mountain Zin. We opened it and, as per instruction from the local wine merchant, let it breathe for 45 minutes. Time to drink now. The last time I had it was up in Paso Robles after a day of...
