stew for two
MAKING: leftover beef stew over egg noodles, with no musical accompaniment
March 2011
20 posts
rock and roll will never die
MAKING: beef stew over egg noodles, a knockout dish for this chilly california weather
LISTENING: neil young & crazy horse, rust never sleeps
February 2011
24 posts
i dreaded sunny days
MAKING: fried rice with spinach, bok choy, scallions & a fried egg
LISTENING: the smiths, the queen is dead
what makes a man hate another man
MAKING: ginger scallion sole with bok choy & rice
LISTENING: depeche mode, people are people
how to do it, honeybee
MAKING: “chicken” burritos with sweet onions & spinach, corn chips & salsa
LISTENING: panda bear, person pitch
from horizon to horizon
MAKING: trader joe’s mini croissants
LISTENING: camper van beethoven, our beloved revolutionary sweetheart
get it myself from the mountain stream
MAKING: angel hair pasta with butter & homegrown kale/rosemary
LISTENING: van morrison, moondance
so. comforting.
or talk like kurtis blow
MAKING: leftover cabbage/carrots/turnip over udon noodles, edamame
LISTENING: they might be giants, lincoln
this was dinner the night i left for nyc, so everything after this is in quasi-real time. xo
the boys of the press
MAKING: buttered egg noodles with red cabbage, turnip & carrots
LISTENING: camper van beethoven, our beloved revolutionary sweetheart
and watch the moon rise
MAKING: vegetable dumplings with honey roasted peanuts, homegrown greens & soy sauce
LISTENING: richard & mimi farina, reflections in a crystal wind
a window in your heart
MAKING: veggie burgers & french fries with cranberry jelly & hot sauce
LISTENING: paul simon, graceland
real savage like
MAKING: trader joe’s chocolate croissants
LISTENING: fleetwood mac, tusk
new york i love you
but you’re bringing me down.
FYI: i’m in nyc for work, not making anything, not listening to much. make something delcious and listen to a record for me. back asap. xo
race you down the mountain
MAKING: toasted & buttered wheat english muffin, cookies from verve (thanks britt!)
LISTENING: woody guthrie, songs to grow on
do a mediocre job
MAKING: oyster mushrooms (they grown out of trees!) & arugula over rice
LISTENING: meat puppets, huevos
get on with the fascination
MAKING: cheese quesadillas with avocado, corn chips, salsa & hot sauce
LISTENING: rush, moving pictures
like a butterfly
MAKING: capellini pasta with maple roasted bacon/brussels sprouts
LISTENING: the smiths, the smiths
i just get bored
MAKING: vegetable samosas, honey roasted peanuts & homegrown greens
LISTENING: bob dylan, bringing it all back home
oh lord how happy i am
MAKING: leftover general tso’s tofu over udon noodles, baby greens
LISTENING: the incredible string band, the incredible string band
to be alone with you
MAKING: general tso’s tofu with rice and homegrown kale
LISTENING: bob dylan, nashville skyline
these precious tofu triangles (and bob) wish you a happy chinese new year!
rasta say, keep cool babylon
MAKING: cheese quesadilla with homegrown greens, corn chips & salsa
LISTENING: ras michael & the sons of regus with jazzboe abubaka, tribute to the emperor
if there were ever a fire in our house, this is one of the records i’d grab.
jumping off a bridge
MAKING: bacon & kale sandwiches on mini croissants with kettle cooked potato chipz
LISTENING: gin blossoms, congratulations i’m sorry
yeah, i like the gin blossoms. jealous?
