Category Archives: food

Dieting update, 5/9/2012

As I posted about recently, Mandy and I have been trying an unusual diet for the last 5+ weeks, a version of alternate-day fasting. I’ve been having some pretty good success with it, and haven’t had too much trouble sticking … Continue reading

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Not blowing up the house, or: The tale of my new oven

This is a photograph of our old oven. I didn’t think to take a shot of it while it was in place, and didn’t want to shove it back in there after getting it out and unhooked, so you get … Continue reading

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Dieting, and unusual dieting

I don’t know how much I’ve mentioned about it here in the last couple of years, but my wife and I have been working on improving our health. When we got married we were both somewhat overweight (obese, by BMI), … Continue reading

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Buying in bulk

We’ve been working on doing better about buying things in bulk, lately. There are two key reasons for this intention: First, the economy may collapse at any time and we don’t want to be caught without the basics to keep … Continue reading

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Working in the kitchen, making love

The following was originally part of a comment on Zoe’s LJ post about food. I was working in the kitchen today, slaving over a hot stove and a cutting board and hoping my improvised recipe would delight and nourish and … Continue reading

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