Ahoy there! I am in the midst of finishing a research paper and wrapping up my life before moving to San Francisco this week. I am so tired, I tried throw away some Pixy Stick wrappers…on my cat. She is still licking out the leftover dust. So I thought I would tantalize you with a bit of food porn. Read the rest of this entry »
A little photo update on my pretty canning collection for ’09.
Recent additions include a spicy apple cranberry chutney, cranberry sauce w/ port, pickled jalapenos made with peppers my parents grew and my five-spice ketchup.
I also got some killer organic heirloom hot peppers from Jennifer, my Harvest Moon CSA lady. Hot pepper jelly, anyone?
It is official. I may never need to buy another condiment again. Ever. Happy friday! ~LTG! ******************************* Other related articles I found on the Internets: NY Times article This article makes me feel less like a senior citizen and more like a part of the “modern renaissance of handcrafted food.” Damn straight, bitches. Lula Cafe has all canned goods thrown away Time Out Chicago Article The saddest story I have ever heard. And I heart Lula so much. Civil Eats “The Art of Canning” post A great how-to guide for novices.
So remember that guy I married? Well, he loves me so much, he took me to eat a whole cow and a cake in a can in celebration of our third wedding anniversary. Some say the third anniversary is the leather anniversary, but my husband knows better: it’s the gluttony anniversary. And really, shouldn’t they ALL be? Read the rest of this entry »
5000 words about food written by me is due soon to someone else. So I thought this might be a good time to make and can ketchup for the first time. (It is also a good time to clean the house, reorganize the spice drawer, label all my homemade canned goods–including illustrations, you know, in case I ever suddenly forget how to read…)
Hey there. I’m still alive and kicking, although not posting. My bad. I’ve been busy…eating Pixy Sticks…and maaaaaaaybe procrastinating a massive research paper that is due soon and that I’ve known about for, oh, 7 months now. And it’s not even like I don’t have a million things to talk about. Like my “things wrapped in bacon” party. And how much Blog Her Food 2009 and my trip to San Francisco kicked major ass. For reals. I apparently took 27 pages of notes during the one day conference! But then San Francisco was a bitch and gave me the worst flu EVER, which put me out of comission for eleven days straight. Read the rest of this entry »
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