I know, loves; I know. I haven’t been posting like I should, but in my defense, it has been finals, and life has been crazy. I have updates to post soon (a dinner party that was uncommonly successful, a diet that was violated and restarted, and donuts made entirely out of cream cheese and eggs) [...]
Coming in from the patio, I told the boyfriend, “The smoker’s started; I got us Flintstone size ribs this time.”
“As long as they’ve got at least as much meat as fat.”
“Don’t go casting stones in glass houses.”
Not that he actually would be. He’s doing greaton Atkins, as a matter of a fact. For the first [...]
Even though every day was hell, I hung in there this week. Me, seriously:
All said and done, I’m two more pounds down and feeling a whole lot better. Dieting is always the easiest (and the most self-righteous) for the first few days after a loss.
Now I’m off to Houston to help the boyfriend with a [...]
Cravings can drive a person absolutely mad. Lately I have been, as the boyfriend put it, “in the doldrums.” My fascist diet energy has faded, and in its place I’ve found a dicey urge to eat cookies.
Yesterday I wandered there again. After having four hours sleep in two and a half days, writing eight pages [...]
This recipe was created in a vicious hurry; guests were on their way and we hadn’t even planned the menu yet. Fitting flavors together on the fly, this is what we came up with. Surprisingly enough, everyone loved it.
Asparagus Melt
1 lb. of asparagus
3 slices of bacon
1 cup of Monterrey jack cheese
1 pat of butter
minced garlic
ground [...]
