Entries from November 2009

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Yet another attempt to slim down green bean casserole

I was not raised eating green bean casserole on Thanksgiving. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that my mom has a problem with the idea of cooking by mixing canned goods together. I certainly do. But I had some green bean cassrole last year and discoverd that I actually liked it. I […]

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

A rare restaurant review: Bawarchi Indian Kitchen

I don’t know if more Indian vegetarians are moving into this particular part of the Westside, or if Indians have just figured out that American vegetarians love their food. Either way, my choice of Indian veg casual places (and general veg places) is expanding. The most recent entrant is a new restaurant that took the […]

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Monkey Bread! Or, Yeast-Raised Bread Finally Works Out For Me.

I have terrible luck with yeast-rasied breads. During my first few tries, back in college, this had to do with not noticing that I was using a 1/3-cup measuring cup as if it were a 1/2-cup measure. I also tend to not get very active yeast, probably a result of not using it much. And […]