Month: February 2006
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I’m a junkie.
A bath junkie, that is. Yesterday I was wandering aimlessly, up to no good, when I found a bath junkie shop on Brodie Lane. Ohymyga. For people like me, who are crazy about smelly-good bath products, this place is like paradise. It’s a whole store full of empty bottles…for lotion, bubble bath, perfume, face wash,…
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Use it up!
Another attempt to use some CSA produce: Lentil Soup. This was on the stove Saturday night when we were being crafty ladies. I used to make lentil soup at least once a week, using Jacques Pepin’s recipe, but somehow I forgot about it. When Leti and I were shopping on Saturday, I said, “How about…
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Crafty night
Saturday night Shara, Leti, and I got together for some craftiness and general girlie fun. Shara brought delicious snacks…mimosas, baguette, Nutella, and Brie. I had a pot of lentil soup on the stove, and we ate, talked, laughed, and crafted. We’ve been considering starting a website to sell a few of our handcrafted goods. Shara’s…
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Last chance dinner
Friday nights are a bit stressful here in our little kitchen. It’s the night that we realize that we haven’t used up our CSA produce, and that we’ll be picking up another full load in the morning. We open the fridge, pull out all the produce, and see what we can make of it. This…
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Notes on tofu
As it turns out, not all tofu is created equal. Last week, I attempted to make my chocolate mousse recipe for a party, using a different brand of silken tofu…Nasoya. The result was a pureed mess of horrible soy-tasting mush that had a bit of chocolate flavor to it. It was so gross, I broke…