Month: June 2006
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Another cool meal
I found another recipe that doesn’t call for any cooking at all, which is nice on these hot summer days. The dressing is just bursting with curry flavor, and the creaminess of the yogurt pulls all the salad ingredients together. I was surprised at how good the raisins were…they really added something special to the…
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An oldie but goodie
I hate it when I completely forget about a recipe that we love. I used to make this pasta almost once a week, because it was so easy, inexpensive, and delicious. It’s one of Justin’s favorites, and I think that has to do with the lemon juice and the feta. I think this recipe was…
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Summer weekend
What a great weekend! Friday night we rented Memoirs of a Geisha, which Justin hadn’t seen yet. I think he really enjoyed the cinematography, but didn’t quite understand a girl’s desire to be with a very old man who was already married. 🙂 I was captivated once again by the world of the geishas. Saturday…
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He
I waited for that phone call every day…I’d pick up the phone, and he’d ask, “Do you need anything from town?” I had already asked my mom this question, because I knew he’d call, and I wanted to be prepared. “Ice,” I’d say, or “a couple of tomatoes.” That phone call meant he was only…
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Hot kitchen
Summer is always challenging for me because any amount of cooking heats up my kitchen (and the whole dang apartment) so much. Once I start cooking dinner, I turn on the A/C full blast and pour myself a nice tall glass of iced water in preparation for the heat wave. Last night I didn’t want…