what makes up a dinner, anyway?

Last weekend, I bought a bag of pistachios on a whim, and now I can’t seem to get enough of those little green guys.  I’m particularly loving them with dried cherries in oatmeal, but they’ve been manifesting themselves in various ways in many of my recent meals.

One of those non-breakfast appearances was in this recipe, [...]

a potluck in the real world.

Last night, my sister hosted a potluck at our apartment in honor of a friend of hers who is moving out of the city.

There is something wonderful about coming home after a Monday of work to an apartment full of good people, good smells, and good tastes.  I’ve always been of the opinion that the [...]

feels like summer.

So, it’s February 24th; it’s raining with a chance of snow.  When I arrived home in a downpour late last night, I didn’t manage to shake that raw winter chill from my bones until several minutes after I had climbed underneath my covers.  I’ve definitely reached my winter breaking point.

It happens every year, sometime in [...]

crunchy gals cook [and sip wine].

On Thursday, after my second successful day of employment, [during which I did some reading, proofreading, and editing and thanked the world that writing is now what I actually do], I headed straight to the apartment of my favorite crunchy gal, Sofia, for an evening we deemed fit for “classy ladies.”  That’s what I strive [...]

back to basics.

Yesterday was the very first day of my new status as one of the employed, and I have to say, it feels oh-so-nice.  I moved myself about twenty feet to my new desk, and well, I parked myself there for pretty much the entire day.  There is much information to be absorbed, and I will [...]