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I have cancer: Stage 3B Invasive Ductal Carcinoma; Breast Cancer. I’m currently kicking it in the ding-ding, and I thought I should post about what kept me (mostly) comfortable through chemotherapy. I know some of you are currently going through chemo, or are about to start. This is my list of creature comforts for making chemo as comfortable as possible — because it’s not comfortable at all. It really sucks. There’s ... Read the Post...
I found this incredible morsel of High Altitude Adjustments for Cakes stuffed in one of the cookbooks I was gifted from my grandma's stash. It used to be very important that we adjust our recipes depending on the altitude where we're baking, but with the invention and mass-usage of boxed mixes high altitude adjustments seem to have mostly been forgotten. There are still High Altitude Adjustments on the backs of the ... Read the Post...
If you are subscribed to my newsletter, you know that my dear friend Teri lost everything she owns in a house fire (including the house). Thankfully her, her mom, and her animals were able to get out before their house burned quickly to the ground. I asked her a months ago if she wanted to contribute to my Reader Submitted section, and she happily and generously sent me her recipe for Chicken & Dumplings Marsala - the ... Read the Post...
I really wanted to make 44 Clove Garlic Soup with Leeks and Bacon, and if you've made it you know that it's a very delicate soup and not really complete-meal material. So I modified it again, and added more bacon and a bunch of potatoes, and decided that now we're cooking with gas. It's officially a hearty meal. WElcome to my Roasted Garlic and Potato Soup!I do a lot of modified recipes, and didn't really want ... Read the Post...
It's finally getting cool around here, and so it's chili time. Instead of my usual hearty red chili, I decided to embark on the adventure of making green chili for the first time. Because my friend Shawn went to the farmer's market and got me some roasted green chilis, I was able to do that during a pandemic. Then I looked for a recipe I thought I might like to eat (and modify).I made some major modifications to the ... Read the Post...
