“Good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.” — Confucius
As soon as it’s time to grill something I get elbowed out of the way by Husband, wearing his “grilling face.”
“The greatest delight the fields and woods minister is the suggestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable. I am not alone and unacknowledged. They nod to me and I to them.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Holidays have become an excuse to coax Husband into trying experimental desserts. Although I certainly confabulate about them enough, I actually don’t make dessert that often. On holidays, however, I have a perfect excuse to drench the kitchen in flour while I whip up something delicious and then leave the mess there for six hours– [...]
“Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water” – Miguel de Cervantes And the truth is, The Selfish Vegan was gifted a sweet set of love handles from Baby D a few months ago.
My parents think mayonnaise is repulsive. I think my father might have liked mayonnaise once upon a time, but my mother unapologetically crushed that vice out of him early on in their marriage. (I plan to follow suit with Husband and his inexplicable love of florescent orange “cheese” balls.)
“Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.” – Ovid I know you love me. But you’ve got to stop worrying about my calcium intake or you’ll perish from stress. It may be hard to break from convention, but cow’s milk [...]
“Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.” — William Shakespeare “Be careful with that thing,” Husband clucked as I deftly sliced through a couple of bunches of scallions. Chop, chop, chop.
I’m not sure if you all know this, but you don’t actually have to mince up that garlic yourself. I know! It’s probably the one cooking task I hate the most because it gets all sticky and winds up all over the knife; I can’t get even pieces, and I could go on and on. [...]
“It’s a subtle heat,” Husband assured me in dulcet tones after he took the first bite of our habanero infused meal. Encouraged by his coaxing words, I took a bite.
The Selfish Vegan is attempting to reacquaint herself with the kitchen. What in the name of Natalie Portman’s shoes is a Mandolin Slicer for?
