Thursday night is date night for me and Andrew, and since we exist on a budget of essentially zero dollars/week that means we will be dining at home a la Corelyn. so what will I make? Good question. I have …

So my Chicago sorella has been telling me I must try Pioneer Woman’s artichoke pasta, as well as her new potatoes and garlic heads in olive oil and wine. The potatoes are in the oven as we speak, but the …

Researching dinner for Monday as well as for Crock Pot Tuesday. Recipe 1: Sweet and Spicy Chicken 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon dried oregano kosher salt and black pepper 1 3 1/2- to 4-pound chicken, cut into 10 pieces We …

Today is a sad day at Garlic My Soul as Jennie has come down with a nasty flu. Jeff has been doing an excellent job keeping her full of fluids and soup and crackers, and I’m going to do my …

This was a helicopter next door that was looking for someone near us.

We needed something green, full of basil, and delicious. Alas, we threw some stuff into the mini Cuisinart: basil, pine nuts, more basil, oil, more oil, some more pine nuts, and spun it around for a good while. These are …

Hello. We really did cook some okra, some salmon and some rice the other night. Here are some pictures to prove it. Some of our raw ingredients. Okra, onion of course, cherry tomatoes. I washed the okra thoroughly, per the …

This is Corelyn’s hand. She cut it whilst making dinner. Now she’s left, to go watch Vampire Diaries (actually she just called me to remind me of the Italian Festival at Hollywood/Highland) and I am here, with Jeff, who fell …

Things I loved about this morning: 1. My McDonald’s breakfast. Yes I’m ashamed to say that this morning I splurged and treated myself to a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit, a hash brown, and a mocha McCafe. I am embarrassed. …