catsup? ketchup?

chris' mom bought nice ketchup while we were in kentucky for the holidays. it is incredible!

i sometimes try to make dinners around the possibility of using it (burgers again? why, yes!).

now the real question is: why don't i just MAKE catsup? hmmm?

chris made mustard a while back: it was really freakin' good. i'm assuming that if fancy ketchup tastes as good as it does, then made-from-scratch would be even better.

now who's got an extra scoop of motivation i can borrow so i will start making my own condiments on a regular basis?

salad days

i've been a (mostly) vegetarian for a really long time. i was a vegetarian back when you had a really hard time finding meat-free dishes in most restaurants. salads, usually the house salad which consisted of ice berg lettuce, a few old slices of not-quite-red tomatoes, and some wilty cucumber, were the only option.

i really, really hated salads by the time i got to college. like a lot.

then things started to change: restaurants had more vegetarian options, and they learned to make really good salads. and i learned to make really good salads.

but sometimes i still forget that salads can be tasty.

why do i forget about salads? what is wrong with me?

salads are yummy.

dinner

Chris emailed me earlier today:
"Any foods I need to put in the dinner tonight?"

First, it is awesome he is cooking dinner. He's gotten really good at it - his baking really is stellar, too. (And considering I can;t bake it is a good thing someone in the house can make tasty flaky cinnamon rolls....mmmmm....gluten free cinnamon rolls....)

Anyway. I responded in poem form. I thought you may enjoy (I'm sure Chris did: his response was "K.")

"Hm.
Dig around in the fridge.
Open all containers. Open all bins. Open all drawers.
Explore contents.
Identify suspect things.
Put suspect things in the trash.

Line up not-quite suspect, but possibly questionable items.
Use these items."