Month: August 2009

  • It's like I've got my third hand back! Or my spleen! Just kidding, little camera. I've missed you, so much. So long, iPhone photos! It was nice to know you!

  • Oh, how far have I come. Do you see that little green sprig, so innocent, so gentle, lying up there sweetly on that pile of noodles? Just a few years ago, I would have rather chewed on a stick than put a bit of cilantro into my meal, and certainly not for a reason as…

  • This weekend marked this blog's 4-year birthday, which just tickles me to no end. Four years! Holy cats. Happy birthday, little blog. You complete me. I, of course, didn't realize it until this morning, so there was no birthday cake or candles or anything of the sort. I had a visitor in from out of…

  • Are you sitting down, dear ones? Do you have something to steady yourselves with? Alright. Now take this in: Tender buttermilk cake.Fresh blueberries.Streusel (pssst: in German, its language of origin, it's pronounced "stroysel", not "stroosel").And then (oh, then!): Fresh lemon syrup. Boom! Yes, I have in fact just listed the four compelling reasons why this…

  • Let's say I bit off a bit more than I could chew. Move on Sunday, cook that same night already, are you kidding me? What can I tell you: I was in a moving-addled state of mind. It took me three more days just to move the contents of my kitchen, and a few more…