60: Early Bird Ranch

I have long been in the curious position of understanding the horrors faced by animals in the meat factories which feed our country, yet not quite understanding the existence of alternatives. (Any documentary is inevitably dire, brooding, and full of fearmongering. What worse way to convince a population to change than through fear?) If I [...]

46: Indian Cooking Extravaganza #3

This was probably the most fearsome dish to make for the party since I had never made it before (especially in such quantity), it was quite involved, and I thought the taste might be hit-or-miss with the crowd. (Maybe they can respond on whether it was good or not.) It is a type of daal, [...]

45: Indian Cooking Extravaganza #2

This post will go into my personal favorite dish of the night, paneer makhani. This was the only dish I had made beforehand, so I was adequately prepared to make several pounds of this dish. This is one of my favorite dishes to make because it is so easy to make so much of and [...]

44: Indian Cooking Extravaganza #1

We had several friends over to celebrate our housewarming Saturday evening and I thought a great way to spend the afternoon would be to cook up a set of fantastic Indian food for everyone to enjoy. I was a little nervous about preparing so much food (approximately 12 pounds for 10 people) so I printed [...]

34: Kati Rolls

One of the Bay’s favorite fast foods turns out to be kati rolls, which are just Indian dishes rolled up in a roti like a burrito. Oddly enough I had never even seen these things until I moved to the Bay, where now they are ubiquitous. (I guess my mom was too highbrow to make [...]

25: Limeade

There are two distinct events that led to what I am about to describe. First, I bought a bottle of carbonated limeade from Trader Joe’s some time ago and thought it was the best $3 I ever spent. However, it did occur to me that perhaps I could be making the same thing for less [...]

21: Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

As a motivation for getting out of bed today, I decided I would make my favorite type of cookie. Fortunately today is a Wednesday, a day of few obligations, so I had plenty of time for my first expedition into the world of baking yummy things. I browsed around online to find some recipes and [...]