Category Archives: Food

Year of Significance

By Erin | Published: May 4, 2010
On Sunday, I turned twenty-seven. Jesse calls twenty-seven “the year of significance” because seems like in movies something big always happens to the main character in his or her twenty-seventh year. Friday night, Jesse and I ate stir fry and then walked around the outdoor mall where all the rich people shop. I had birthday money [...]
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I Heart Jamie Oliver

By Erin | Published: February 12, 2010
How awesome is Jamie Oliver? Super awesome. Awesome awesome. That’s how awesome.
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Next Time I’ll Say Something

By Erin | Published: December 7, 2009
I’m not sure that I’ve ever been an assertive person. Oh, my mother, who listened to radio shows devoted to mental-health topics like boundaries, made sure I knew the difference between being assertive and being aggressive.  The best I’ve ever managed is passive-aggressive; I’ve not made it to assertive yet. I certainly had plenty of examples [...]
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Mr. Thanksgiving Gets Leprosy

By Erin | Published: October 22, 2009
I don’t know how it happened. He seemed fine last year. I’ve had him for a few years, but last year was the first I remembered him and actually put some salt in him in time for Thanksgiving dinner. This year, though, I remembered in plenty of time to be using him for a whole [...]
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On the edge of winter

By Erin | Published: October 19, 2009
Because I’ve been distracted by rattlesnake recipes and Fail Blog, here are some snippets to get us back to speed: A couple Saturdays ago, Jesse, exhausted from a yard sale, sits on the couch, watching bluegrass on PBS, while I’m in the kitchen making baked [...]
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Rattlesnake Recipes

By Erin | Published: October 15, 2009
In case you were looking: Rattlesnake Recipes The site also gives listings of “rattlesnake roundups” that may be in your area, rattlesnake humor that really isn’t funny at all, and, strangely, tips for seasoning your cast iron skillet. (This section claims nonstick skillets outperform cast iron, but I must disagree–I’d trade a hundred nonsticks for my cast [...]
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I Am a Ninja

By Erin | Published: October 2, 2009
Yesterday I went grocery shopping and, inspired by Sandy and Audrey, decided to see how much money I could save. I didn’t shop with a list, except for a few staples I absolutely needed. I took my time, combing each aisle for deals, making sure no buy-one-get-one was overlooked. I checked out and—drum roll, please—walked [...]
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