February 1, 2007

angry parrot! angry parrot!

What Ben exclaimed when he saw the logo for the Seattle Seahawks

February 1, 2007

Molly Ivins, RIP

A writer as smart as she was salty died yesterday of cancer. Few people have intentionally made me laugh out loud while reading on a subway car; she was one. I picked up her first book last night and read passages to my husband, out loud. And there she was again, alive as she could [...]

February 1, 2007

[recipe] janet’s guac

Here is my often demanded recipe for guacamole. It is admittedly rather minimalist and smooth, but it makes a good base for more chunky variations.
I use a metal ginger grater to pulp the whole cloves of garlic. I found this spreads better through the guac. If you don’t have a grater, then mincing the garlic [...]