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— butter — 4 pickled jalapeño slices, pith & seeds removed, quartered — cherry tomatoes, halved (to make about a 1/4 cup) — 2 large eggs — salt — garlic powder 1. Melt the butter in a small frying pan. You should have at least enough to coat the bottom of the pan. To my […]
December 4, 2011
My cupboards are so often bare. Not “bare” in the actual sense, but “bare” in the modern sense: jars of mysterious Chinese and Tiawanese pastes that say things like “NO GOOD TO EAT RAW”, dried black beans, tricolour orzo, gelatin desserts, beer, jars of tikka masala sauce. Likewise, the fridge has nothing that can be made […]
December 2, 2011
1. Empty a can of black beans into a saucepan, and add: – 1-2 tbsp dried shallot/onion – big pinch garlic powder – salt, to taste – 2 pinches oregano – big pinch epazote (if you have it) – small pinch cayenne – splash of juice: orange, lime, apple, anything with a little bit of […]
October 26, 2011
Ingredients — full box white or baby bella mushrooms — 1 whole sweet potato, skin scrubbed and cleaned — dried oregano — dried thyme — ground cinnamon — salt (I used salt with ground & dried porcini added, which is gorgeous) — olive oil — walnuts ~~~ Preparation (1) — Whole Meal for One Person […]
October 10, 2011
I have a troubling habit. When I write I’m often consumed by the need to get from one narrative location to the next through recital of banal happenstance. I invent scenes to fill the gap between coordinates on my character’s path. The only reason these passages exist is because I feel like I can’t cheat […]
September 12, 2011
A few nights ago, there was a game on. American football season is about as comprehensible to us as School Cheer Expressed via Flip Flop Colour (something we see frequently in this city), so like brave little warriors, we scurried away — with the stated goal of consuming more tandoori chicken than would feasibly fit […]
August 29, 2011
I simply adore this jam. It works with uh, everything. Spaghettis and lamb chops and smoked cheese. For the adventurous, try it warm with vanilla ice cream. – 2 large organic shallots, peeled and sliced very thin – butter – about 1 cup brown sugar (to taste) – about 1 tsp salt (to taste) – […]
August 28, 2011
You’ll need: your library, the all-powerful key to the ancient catacombs of wonder that is your library (viz., your library card), the internet When I was a little girl, I did this a lot: [Placeholder for photo of a strange man standing on the edge of a jacuzzi tub holding a beer. We hope to […]
August 16, 2011
These deceptively simple words convey this narrator’s personality, his turn of phrase, his outlook on life, even his hobbies. I think the narrator here is Nash himself, given his age at the time the poem was written and the various literary and publishing references (SHRDLU, for example). Notice also Nash’s attention to rhythm and rhyme. […]
August 16, 2011
Just look at that. That’s a work of art, that is. You’ll need a bread maker, but we got ours for $30 — that’s about 18 quid — from Newegg, and it’s been absolutely brilliant so far. In the pan of the bread maker, add, in order, without mixing or stirring: – 1 cup water – […]
not very alice 
December 7, 2011
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