Category Archives: yum

13
Aug, 2006

travelogue: door county

mr. happy stuff and i have never had a chance to visit door county and we’d always heard such nice things, so this past weekend, we finally packed up and went to the great northern thumb of wisconsin. we had … Continue reading →

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03
Aug, 2006

of rats and mice

so last night as i was cleaning up some beets to pickle them, i noticed that the roots on them looked just like i would imagine the tails of the three blind mice to look (am i a children’s librarian … Continue reading →

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01
Aug, 2006

black raspberries

last weekend, grandma happy stuff packed up some of her famous jam for us to take home. it’s well known that a jar of her strawberry jam would be lucky to survive the week if it were opened, but this … Continue reading →

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13
Jul, 2006

fresh jar

i love the smell of a jar of peanuts (or peanut butter or nutella…) when you first open up the can. i always have to take a deep inhaling sniff. it’s like the first bite of an apple* or that … Continue reading →

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23
Jun, 2006

funky films on the roof

tonight was the last in a series of friday night rooftop film screenings downtown. it’s a new series where they show a set of avant garde films to people sitting on blankets and chairs on the roof. i wasn’t sure … Continue reading →

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16
Jun, 2006

mulberries in the park

today on my run, i went through the park near my house. i noticed that the ground was littered with purple spots under one of the trees and looked up to find (to my delight!) ripe mulberries! so, i stopped … Continue reading →

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11
Jun, 2006

rhubarb sauce

i may never make a rhubarb pie again. with my last batch of rhubarb (which might have been enough to make one pie–but a bit skimpy), i made rhubarb sauce. basically, just rhubarb and sugar and bring to a boil. … Continue reading →

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16
May, 2006

a recipe by request

a reader has requested that i post this, one of our newer favorite recipes on the blog. enjoy! chicken verde (originally from health magazine) 3 c. green salsa (such as Herdez) ½ t. cumin ½ t. coriander 3 (10 oz.) … Continue reading →

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16
May, 2006

chinese buffet

this is kind of a naughty happy thing, but i had lunch today with a friend from my old job and we met up at a chinese buffet. i adore chinese food (although i generally prefer a good sit-down meal … Continue reading →

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11
May, 2006

yummy smell

i love the smell of a freshly unsealed jar of nutella or peanut butter.

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