Monthly Archives: February 2010

weekend cooking adventures: how to roast a chicken and then make chicken stock

Posted on February 20, 2010 by lacinda

I decided not to post a picture of this week’s vegbox, because it looks pretty much like last week’s vegbox. Cabbage + carrots + parsnips + turnips + salad greens + broccoli + sweet potatoes + tangerines. I have no … Continue reading →

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Book 10: Day by Elie Wiesel

Posted on February 20, 2010 by lacinda

“Love is a question mark, not an exclamation point”. “Day” is the last book in the Night/Dusk/Day trilogy by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. I found it rambling and not as emotional as the first two. Maybe that was the point, … Continue reading →

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Book 9: The Good Soldiers by David Finkel

Posted on February 19, 2010 by lacinda

A well-written look at the Iraq war, by a reporter who spent a year embedded with army infantry battalion 2-16. I’ve been an opponent of the war(s) since before it they started, but having a brother in the military makes … Continue reading →

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snow day!

Posted on February 16, 2010 by lacinda

Last Friday there was snow in all 50 states…including Alabama. The ensuing panic caused my workplace to close at 2pm on Friday, and I spent the rest of the day playing in the snow. As soon as I got home, … Continue reading →

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Book 8: Under the Dome by Stephen King

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lacinda

I’ve never been a huge fan of Stephen King – he’s always been a bit too perverted for my tastes. But somewhere in my little brain I thought it would be a good idea to read his new book, “Under … Continue reading →

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Baking Bread

Posted on February 12, 2010 by lacinda

I have found the secret to making delicious bread. Get your water really hot (not boiling, though), and then sprinkle the yeast overtop. Let sit for about 10 minutes. Then add honey & butter. Then add pre-mixed dry ingredients. I … Continue reading →

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vegbox #2

Posted on February 11, 2010 by lacinda

This week there was a little screwup with the vegbox – apparantly there is a new delivery guy, and he likes to play “hide the veg box”. But, after a completely frustrating phone call with the GrowAlabama folks (in which … Continue reading →

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Book 7: The Complete Persepolis

Posted on February 11, 2010 by lacinda

Book #7 is “The Complete Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi. I first ran across this autobiographical “coming of age in Iran” story via the animated film Persepolis (slyt) – and was so taken by the film I decided to read the … Continue reading →

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mushroom barley soup

Posted on February 10, 2010 by lacinda

Got home last night after a cross country flight, got up early so I could be to work by 7, left work at 4 to pick up the vegbox by 4:30, and yet by 5:15 there was still no vegbox. … Continue reading →

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home sweet home

Posted on February 9, 2010 by lacinda

IMG_0859 I’ve been in Montana for the past few days. My dad is having issues with his heart, and I wanted to come home for a bit. Luckily, Delta was practically giving away plane tickets, so here I am. It’s … Continue reading →

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