Letter to a Congressman

Filed under: Reel Life by jess

I was quite surprised to see an email from “US Congressman Paul C Broun” in my inbox this morning. (I’m most definitely NOT a Republican, and I moved out of his district over a year ago.) He seems to be looking for some input from his constituents regarding the “economic stimulus package” currently making its [...]

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Chop, Chop!

Filed under: Fun, What's Cooking by jess

I has a food processor now!!!
Thanks to my awesome aunt, Tracy, who graciously let me use her Macy’s employee discount.
First run was this morning and the making of the omelettes. They didn’t turn out quite as expected… I need a bit of practice getting the food processor to “dice” onions, peppers, and mushrooms, [...]

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Biscuits & “Sausage” Gravy

Filed under: What's Cooking by jess

Yeah, even vegetarians get cravings for typical carnivore fare like sausage from time to time. Luckily, there’s a pretty good soy-based ground sausage replacement called Gimme Lean. It’s super versatile, finding its way into various dishes such as egg rolls, spaghetti, “dirty rice” & beans, and — of course — breakfasts, such as sausage biscuits.
This [...]

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First Snow, 2009!

Filed under: Fun, Reel Life by jess

So around 6:00 this morning I was still lying in bed in that half-awake, half-asleep sort of state, and I heard Walt get up to take the puppy outside. During this time, I had a dream that it was snowing outside! So when I finally dragged myself from my slumber around 7:00, I revealed my [...]

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Wally is XXX!

Filed under: Fun, Reel Life, Walter, What's Cooking by jess

XXX being, of course, the Roman numerals for 30. (What did you think I meant? Perv.)
Dinner was a home-cooked Linguini with White Wine Clam Sauce and salad. I took the recipe from this site but also incorporated some of the suggestions from the comments.
Dessert was a “marble” cake, made from a box (I know! The [...]

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