Category Archives: Food

The Messy Cook

By Erin | Published: April 18, 2011

When I was younger, “Home Economics” was cooking with my mom. Sometimes, she’d let me perform a little cooking show with our culinary adventures, and I’d insist on carefully measuring everything in individual bowls so that when the actual cooking commenced, I could make the meal and properly narrate for my imaginary audience. I don’t [...]

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Filet Mignon

By Erin | Published: December 29, 2010

Last night, we had filet mignon for dinner. They were two of the most perfect steaks I’ve ever eaten–cooked with nothing more than butter, salt, and pepper, in a cast iron skillet, on the stove and then in the oven (and then “rested” on a wire rack tented in tin foil). The perfect peppery crust [...]

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Thanksgiving

By Erin | Published: November 25, 2010

There’s a turkey in the oven that’s been soaking in three sticks of butter and a whole bottle of white wine. Life is good. Happy Thanksgiving.

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Two Steps Back?

By Erin | Published: November 5, 2010

So, I found a little extra time and made Mexican lasagna instead of bringing the subs. I really believe that I changed my mind because I legitimately had more time than I thought I would, though of course one must wonder if I was really just caving to the perceived social pressure. Well, I don’t [...]

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What It Feels Like When Everyone Else Brings Something Home-Cooked

By Erin | Published: November 4, 2010

The other night, Jesse and I had a fight about something stupid. (Most of our fights are about stupid things that in the heat of battle neither of us seem to have the mental capacity to recognize as such.) I’d had a long week. It was Tuesday, and already I’d had a long week. The [...]

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