There is nothing I love more than honest, earthy cooking. A pot on the stove that makes the whole house smell rosier, and straight forward flavors that taste of just what they are. This afternoon I started a pot roast that simmered until eight in the evening, and it just tasted so incredibly… well, beefy! [...]
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Slow cooked Saturday
Posted in Uncategorized on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just a thought…
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
…loosely associated with the Puerto Rican boy band, Menudo. First of all, did you know that menudo is tripe soup? Seriously, guys. I get that it’s a catchy Spanish word, but tripe soup?
So it got me thinking, what if every nation had a boy band named after tripe soup? In Italy I loved bollito [...]
Smoke
Posted in Uncategorized on December 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of my favorite memories from my time in Italy was the distilled veil of incense that wraps around you when you enter a basilica. The sweet smoke a curtain that envelops you, beckoning you to breathe in the sweet perfume and linger. I would imagine that every wisp was a prayer, the curl of [...]
Perfecting Sunday night dinner
Posted in Uncategorized on August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After a long weekend of back-to-back 14 hour shifts, my mom looks forward to dinner on Sunday night. I try to make something comforting, which for our family usually means chicken in a creamy sauce (such as Chicken Marsala or Paprikash). Since I’m trying to cook lighter, I’ve been avoiding my old standby of heavy [...]
I r serious post
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been having these crippling migraines for about six weeks now. Along with the pain is visual disturbance and referred pain in my leg hip and leg. I am in pain every single day. I’ve tried every natural remedy that I am comfortable with using, namely salt (I use a Neti pot), water, and mega-doses [...]
Comme Ci Comme Ça
Posted in Uncategorized on July 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A few new things have popped up lately. Last week I went into a peer interview at the hospital I wanted to work at. It went great; I was interviewed by two nurses who I immediately hit it off with. The next morning my recruiter called me and offered me the job. THANK YOU, LORD. [...]
Lazy Sunday
Posted in Uncategorized on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s about 90* F right now. I’m barely dressed in a camisole and cotton skirt. Perfect time for paperback books in the central air conditioning.
What I had for lunch today:
Red Sails lettuce, baby carrots, celery from my local Amish farmer’s market, Persian (hothouse) cucumber, cheddar, granny smith apple, dried cranberries, pecans, all in a lemon-dill [...]
At war
Posted in Uncategorized on April 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So many things about the human body are conditional. Blood pressure, for example, adapts to changes in volume and force after 10 days. Salt sensory after hours. Pain- minutes. But deprive the body of something essential- food- and the body flips out. I’m on a diet, and I am now a crazy person.
Who knew my [...]
My favorite place
Posted in Uncategorized on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My favorite place in the whole wide world- other than my cosy home, of course- is Rome. I love the contrast of the ancient and modern, I love the mixture of smells- car exhust, basil, honeysuckle, garbage- I love the frantic pace of mopeds, but most of all I love the Aventine Hill.
My favorite part [...]
Dulled but not forgotten
Posted in Uncategorized on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had a Pharmacology exam Tuesday that I was 100% sure I failed. I guessed on half of the questions- not the kind of guessing where you narrow your choices down to two, but full-stop-have-no-fucking-clue guessing: “Question One, uhh….A!” Afterwards I drowned my sorrows in a pint of Guinness and called it a day. I [...]
