Salting the water allows you to season the noodles beforehand because once they are boiled it's too late to season them. And here you thought it was to keep them from sticking together or the like. Not so. To do that, use oil.
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Conversations with Umi
If you follow me on Twitter and have for some time, you'll know that I've tweeted things my mother says from time to time. I used the hashtag #umisaid for a long time before finally creating this Twitter account - @umi_g_. Shh, while Umi knows I tweet the shit she says (which hasn't been much… Continue reading Conversations with Umi
Minions Assemble!
I have minions! Yes, I do! Okay, I only have a few minions, but whatever. I'm looking for more, so . . . do you have what it takes to be my minion? Let's find out, shall we? For my minions, I will hold contests! That's right, you can win things on this here little… Continue reading Minions Assemble!
Cooking Tips #2
Today's cooking tip involves something I mentioned in last Friday's Jinxie's Kitchen post - pasta! Instead of rinsing pasta, coat the noodles with some of the sauce you've prepared. The reason we don't rinse the pasta is because the sauce will stick to it better. Basically, rinsing takes the starch off the pasta, which… Continue reading Cooking Tips #2
Interview with Sharon Gerlach
Today, I'm interviewing my partner in crime (fighting), in business, and in all things writing. Sharon Gerlach is an extraordinary writer and has always astounded me with her attention to detail and description, an area I'm severely lacking in when I write. Her character development is awesome, her sense of humor is quirky, and her… Continue reading Interview with Sharon Gerlach
Red Clam Sauce
You've likely seen me talk/tweet about this recipe quite often, and the reason being is that it's yummy and quick and easy to make. I suppose if I’m going to share any Italian recipes with you it might help if I give you the base ingredient to most of them–the marinara sauce. Marinara means “no… Continue reading Red Clam Sauce
Cooking Tips #1
I've decided to add "cooking tips" to the blog for you. It dawned on me last night, after Unca T gave me a cooking tip while I made red clam sauce for him and the fam at g-ma's house, that this might be needed too. They will be short posts, just a quick note… Continue reading Cooking Tips #1
One More Time!
I'm moving again next weekend. Yep, you read that correctly. *sigh* Someone please shoot me already. The cool part? ~ Newly remodeled apartment, no pet deposit, no cleaning deposit, and it's on the ground floor. The bad part? ~ I'm moving again. ~ There's also the fact that it's ALL tile floors. Have I mentioned… Continue reading One More Time!
Yorkshire Pudding
This recipe is an old one, passed down to me by my maternal grandmother, passed to her by who knows in my ancestral line. G-ma Ethel always made this when she'd slow-cook a roast, and it's a family favorite. It is, however, quite greasy, so we didn't have it often. This is a fairly simple… Continue reading Yorkshire Pudding
G-ma
It's been an unexpectedly emotionally draining day. My grandmother is in a nursing home right now. She's been back and forth between there and the hospital ever since she fell and broke her knee early January. This was the first time I'd been able to visit her in the home, having seen her at the… Continue reading G-ma
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