SoRad's Profile

- In my mid-20s, I went to a fancy wine-tasting which included a bottle which would now cost a couple of hundred dollars. Wow. Light-years better than the Gallo and Almaden served at my family dinners. I finally understood why people could get serious about wine.

- that blintzes are folded after rolling; my mother didn't fold the ends and the cheese always leaked out into the pan.

- that the secret to good potato salad is to toss the hot drained potatoes with vinegar, then cool them and add the mayo or sour cream.

In a low-light environment, the only one I'd even try is ginger.
I've experimented with regrowing leeks and greens from a root in the garden, and found that it wasn't a worthwhile use of the space. But as a novelty on a kitchen window for only a few bites of plant it might be worth it.
Also, in my experience garlic has to be chilled before replanting, or it will produce only a round bulb, not a whole plant. But the plant and bulb are edible and tasty anyway.

IMO, chocolate cookies have a narrower window of acceptability than plain cookies, which get nuttier if they're a little too brown, whereas chocolate cookies just taste burnt.

I usually wait for the aroma, then start tasting a minute or so after that. If the bottom is too brown, I make a note to lower the heat 25 degrees for the next batch.

The touch method doesn't work as well for eggless cookies, which usually puff less.

Just for the record, I have always disliked Marimekko. The patterns are messy and ill-defined.

Love the dresser! I wouldn't spend that much, but I love the look. I like to mix metal in with other textures, and something other than wrought iron or 80s glam brass is always welcome.

Jeez, I was hoping that incense magically transmuted hot air into cold air...

Where's the dish-drying rack? That has to take up a good portion of the counter space.

"So you can be munching on your PB&J with your elbows in the grass, looking out your apartment window" and enjoying the contribution of all the microorganisms that make up a healthy soil ecosystem to your apartment ecosystem and your PB&J.

Unless the grass is supposed to be growing in sterile soil, in which case it won't last very long and is intended to be tossed...

In no particular order:
- Make lunch and put in fridge
- If I'm planning to buy lunch, make sure I have enough cash in the wallet
- Watch dishes and pots, brush off sink residue
- Clean sink strainer
- Tie off trash (sometimes)
- Turn down thermostat to turn off wall heater in living room (in winter - I live in a mild climate)
- If I'm bicycling to work the next day, check the tire pressure, seat height and position, and chain lubrication
- Make sure front door is locked
- Be grateful

LOVE the photograph!
The center of the universe is where you are...