Things done in the name of the house, the budget and sanity

Various household updates.

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Non-dairy, no-sugar (except natural fructose) chocolate (and banana) ice not-cream

A quick recipe I made up today.

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Mixology

I started editing my Two recipes post (previously) and as I started going on and on, it struck me I had a lot to stay, so I figured maybe a separate post would be a good idea.

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Two recipes

One recipe: mixology (virgin), the other: a recipe for relaxation.

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Asian journey

Today we went out and did lots of Asian food-centric shopping.

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Makin’ some changes ’round here

Changes…

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2nd Gravlax Notes

I took it out and cleaned it up and sampled the thinner of the two pieces last night, about 68 hours into the cure. It came out too salty. But that was fairly easily fixed.

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Curing and Related Book Adventures

As I noted in a recent Facebook status update, the second gravlax is underway. This time the base fish is two slabs of a farm-raised Atlantic salmon.

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Gravlax

It must be said that I am a creature akin to an otter. If I ever had a totem, it would be a river otter. I say this by way of explaining my deep and abiding love for the flesh of this fish. I have it every time I have nigiri sushi or sashimi. I [...]

A few things to say about cultural appropriation

Apparently we’re having that discussion again (this link is from 2007, probably around June). Cultural appropriation discussions are very fraught. Start here. Author’s response here, both with many other links available. (I should note that I am one of the author’s friends, but that I know she is strong enough to pick her own battles [...]