Soup Belly

September 18th, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | 10 comments

At around 11:30pm last night, there were some loud ‘SQUAAAWWWWKKKs’ followed by a few ‘BUGGGGOOOOQQQUUIIITTTTs’ outside our bedroom window.
Chris turns to me, slowly, asking, “Was that just me, or did that sound like two TURKEYS fighting outside our window?!”
I immediately ran outside in my pajamas, bunny slippers on feet, curlers in hair, cigarette in mouth, [...]

September 17th, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | 10 comments

As my husband and I work, we talk online throughout the day. We’re not texters. And I’m not a phone person. Phones should exist in order to call 911 or to tell your significant other to pick up milk at the store on the way home. Chris is actually more of a phone person than [...]

September 14th, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | 15 comments

Every town in America has their freakish ‘delicacies’. Right? No? Actually, this is pretty far from a delicacy, since I use the term delicacy referring to ingredients that are difficult to find. I think Rochesterians use the term delicacy jokingly. At least, I hope so. This monstrosity is frankensteinishly put together with ingredients that are [...]

July 28th, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | 15 comments

My weird thought process:
Don’t ask me why I sometimes feel the urge to stress that recipes are ‘homemade’. There are lots of reasons.
This chicken mixture is extremely versatile. You can form them into patties for burgers, in a pita, in a wrap, patties to cook and cut into strips for a stir-fry, patties wrapped in [...]

June 19th, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | 25 comments

 
Someone asked me the other day if I come up with my own recipes. Unless I say ‘adapted from’, or post a link from another website, it’s something I whipped up myself.
This is one recipe that I whipped up myself. I don’t usually follow recipes or instructions as I cook - I just cook, take pictures, [...]