Now that you’ve heard all about my favorite way to roast a chicken, I thought I’d take a moment to discuss how I use it throughout the week. I am sure some families can eat a chicken at one meal, or at least over the course of a day or two, but I live alone. A…
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Roast Chicken
… so much for that goal of posting something every day! After spending so long snowed in alone at home, I happily took a few days away from the computer to start to feel like myself again. I spent part of that time repurposing the extra bread I had made. I made french toast one day,…
I escaped (and made pho)!
Yesterday late afternoon/early evening, as the sun was getting low, I took another walk up the road with Lenny. I was delighted to discover that the warm temperatures during the day had cleared the roads pretty well. I was desperate to leave, and figured my window was limited to before sunset (didn’t want to risk all…
And on the 4th day, she made focaccia…
Day 4 of being snowed in. Desperately trying to keep up morale. I was hoping I could make it to work today. I knew it was unlikely, but I decided to take Lenny for a little hike out of the subdivision to check out the roads. I found ice, ice, and more ice. Lenny had a…
Snowpacalypse Day 3… help!
My goal is to try to post something on here every day, but I’ve been snowed in alone for three days now and feel like I’m losing my mind. I can’t come up with anything worth sharing, except this 3 second video… When the roads are finally clear enough for me to be anywhere besides my house, I imagine…
Completely Guilt-free Mac and Cheez
Nothing says comfort food like a bowl of mac and cheese, right? When I first changed my diet, the thing I was most upset about was the loss of macaroni and cheese from my life. I have tried countless recipes and they rarely filled that cheesy elbow-shaped hole in my heart… and if they came close,…
How I Became Gluten-Free
As I mentioned in the gluten-free pasta post, I gave up gluten over 6 1/2 years ago. This was right before “gluten-free” became a buzzword, or a trendy diet craze. A few years earlier I met a friend with Celiac disease, and I remember saying something along the lines of “I would rather die than live without bread and pasta.” Ohhhh sweet silly young Janine. You were so wrong.
Meet the babies!
I am the happy mother of four very sweet four-legged animals. They’re all adorable, sweet as can be, and named after mathematicians (surprise, surprise). First up is my the love of my life, Lenny, my rescue mutt (Boston Terrier mix). He has been with me nearly four years, and it was love at first sight for us…
Gluten-Free Pasta
When I first went gluten-free, I was in a panic about how I would live without pasta. At the time (6 1/2 years ago), there were very few GF pastas available in stores, and they were all very clearly not “real pasta”. So I did what any kitchen nerd, and I asked for a pasta…
Embracing Epsilon 