haphazard musings and creations

but not all together.  cos that would be horrific.  ridic easy rhubarb bars .. which the roommate and i ate in great quantities, alone on...

beginning in january, i started an online course in the basics of solar water heating for both domestic hot water and pool heating.  not tha...

modified alfredo with artichokes and roasted tomatoes biryani.

along with all the prep for thanksgiving goodness, my parents brought a ridiculous amount of produce from their winter CSA.  what do i do wi...

aka the best holiday of the year!

this weekend i hosted a roaring 20's [on a budget] birthday party for myself.  i made the requisite pinterest board , compiling the lo...

the most important part of any day is food time.  followed very closely by sleep time. things ive cooked lately: jalapeno sour cream mac ...

...is unfortunately over now.  i took these pics last week, and ate a ridiculous amount of berries. 

its growing on me.  but there's no coastline...

growing up, my mom used to make spaghetti pie.  spaghetti crust, a layer of cottage cheese, meat sauce, topped with cheese.  well i was re...

**disclaimer** do not read on if you dislike foods that look like offal.

pretty damn tasty looking, no?  well... its about to be mixed all to hell with some sauce plopped in.  but it tastes delicious!

necessary ingredients: jalapeno tortilla eggs bacon cheese raw potatoes [already cut into hashbrowns] butter sriracha ketchup sa...

this year with my mom and sister out of town until turkey-day-morning, my dad and i were responsible for thanksgiving in all of its glory....

no explanation needed really.

mmmm stirfried goodness

wagon wheel pasta stuck together in the colander.  because i'm a child and i eat white pasta with butter and cheese.

first off:  this video . next - kimchi kale needs to become a regular thing.  because it is delicious. 

i was playing in picasa filters the other day and realized they have quite a few pre-made instagram/photoshop-esque functions.  here are s...

nothing says "i'm an adult" like fruity beer and salad that was supposed to be guacamole until i realized i didnt have any c...