Celebration Generation: Food, Life, Kitties!

So… I have a functional kitchen now! The cabinets are built, the countertops installed, backsplash set, everything grouted, and the sink, dishwasher, and stove are all hooked up! *CANNOT* tell you how god it feels to have some culinary autonomy back. We haven’t had the use of the dishwasher since May’s tornado – it’s been [...]

When I was in my early teens, I developed a wicked fondness for Jamaican Beef patties. They were my standard “forgot to eat lunch, stop by a gas station” go-to food, they were the perfect accompaniment for the traditional daily Slurpee (Winnipeggers know what I mean!), and they were just… my perfect comfort food. At [...]

Today is the 3rd “monthiversary” of the North Minneapolis Tornado. I don’t know why this one is harder to deal with than the past two, but I’ve been really down and sort of morbid today. I actually looked at my tweets from the day of the tornado – the first time since tweeting them. If [...]

Yesterday, I went on a pie making binge. I was inspired by Canadian Living‘s tweets the day before, about the first-ever pie making attempt by their web food editor (who is adorable, btw). Yesterday morning, I woke up from a dream in which I had conceptualized a new pie recipe, and was craving a pie-type [...]