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How I Stir Fry

In my last post I talked about one of my two “go-to” meals, a big pot of yummy soup. I mentioned my other "go-to” was a big stir fry. Just like with my soup-making skillz, I feel like I’ve gotten pretty good at making a decent stir fry.
I press a block of extra-firm tofu between [...]

Easy Appetizer: Just Add Puff Pastry!

Well, another football season has come and gone (I know, most of you are devastated). On Sunday we had 18 people over to watch the big game, which was a tight squeeze given our small condo, but we made it work. I think a good time was had by all, and as usual we had [...]

Rah Rah for Raw Kale and Running

Good evening! Have you entered my “blog birthday” giveaway yet? There aren’t that many entries, so your chances are pretty good!
(Don’t call it a “blogiversary.” I don’t know what but I’m not a fan of the term.
I think the two ladies who I share my CSA goodies with are sick of kale, because I got [...]

Not the New Rules of Blondie Baking

As I mentioned, I made blondies for the terribly sad and depressing and I don’t want to talk about it football game on Sunday. And as anything with a stick of butter and a cup of brown sugar would be, they were really, really good.  They have the texture of a brownie with the taste [...]

Caught the Photography Bug Today

Hello there! I was kind of in hiding last week. Well, I was still reading and commenting on your blogs, but I felt uninspired to post anything to mine. So I didn’t. But now I’m back!
Today, I took a photography class hosted by my museum. (We do all kinds of programs/classes/lectures and sometimes staff can [...]

Pinot and Pizza with the BFF

Happy Last Day of 2009!
My week off is not nearly as relaxing (meaning, not nearly enough TV time) as I was hoping but I have been cooking and exercising, which were two things I wanted to do as much as possible without that pesky job getting in my way. Right now I’m mid-prep for tonight’s [...]

Frittata for the Grinch

Hello out there! I’ve got to get to bed because I have a date with my puppy and some hills in the morning. (Love my walking partner!) But I wanted to first of all say thank you for your well wishes and tips for my Boston trip. I still can’t believe I won and I’m [...]

Life in List Form

Hey! Remember me? I’m Hallie and I have a blog
It’s finals time for Mitch which means editing time for Hallie. I love editing and proofreading, actually, so I don’t mind at all. But it means less time for blogging! (Side note, for you students out there, if you’re looking for reference info [...]

The Shortcut That Wasn’t

I needed some cookies yesterday. I mean, I sort of need cookies all the time, but this time I was baking them for a bake sale at work. Since these would be revenue-generating cookies, I knew they had to be good, so I picked a recipe that was supposedly pretty foolproof.
Read on, my friends.
So the recipe [...]

Squash Semi-Fail (And Some Personal Ish)

Good evening! (Or morning or whenever you read this). Two days down, one to go until Thanksgiving! I’m more happy about the long weekend than the holiday itself, but it’ll be fun having a “big” group at Thanksgiving this year. For the past three years we’ve been anywhere from 3 to 6 people, but this [...]