Archive for September, 2008

I am still stranded in a house without technology, but the landlord has promised that this will be remedied by the end of the week — knock on wood! I do have some pictures of lovely meals, so as soon as I am able I will put them up… Thanks for bearing with me in [...]


Yes, I am alive. Yes, I am in Dublin. Yes, I am eating yummy food.
Unfortunately, I have no internet as of yet. I am sitting in an internet cafe that charges a euro fifty an hour for internet, so this will most likely be the only update I will give until Tuesday or Wednesday, when [...]


What to do with all those tomatoes that are suddenly turning red all at once? Make tomato soup, of course.

(Sorry for the terrible picture! It’s cold and rainy and dark here in Illinois today…. Yuck.)
To make this tomato soup I first threw the following into a baking dish and baked it all for 40 minutes: [...]


No-moo Cow

04Sep08

That picture of my yummy cake was driving me crazy because it was taken in the dark and didn’t look pretty. However, I am playing hostie this week to a friend from Vermont, and I have no new food to show. So instead, I present you with a picture of me and a painted cow. [...]


Fudgey Cake

02Sep08

Another cake to which I cannot remember the ingredients. I made this Friday night as a gift. It didn’t quite make it through the car ride, but I thought it still tasted good. It was way more fudgey than cakey, so I obviously need to experiment a little more, but changing variables is difficult when [...]