I had meant to make lima bean soup last night and post about it here, but, yeah, that didn’t happen. Don’t fear though — it will next week. So will some fish of some sort. And perhaps even more as my 2008 goal is at least 3 posts per week.

This leads me to today’s mini-post — a new afghan project. I have been known to get all crafty on occasion, especially in the Winter. For Christmas this year, one of my presents from jwa was a book on squares. 200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws, and Afghans: Crochet Squares to Mix and Match and after some practice, I’ve decided the waterlily square is within my limited crochet skills.

Now, I just need like 100 more . . . → Read More: New Project for Me

Hey Food Network — I’d totally watch this show.

Oh! I know — Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Walken and for some reason I want to throw Christopher Kimball into the mix. Now, that would be an awesome cooking show. Three’s Company…for Dinner.

Im Cooked is a really cool idea. I need to spend some time watching more of the clips there. Hello, sweet-sweet-week-off-between-jobs. I have plans . . . → Read More: Why oh why oh why couldn’t Christopher Walken have been the Next Food Network Star?

Nye Beach, Newport, Oregon

No new post — was at the coast until last night. When we got home, I had other things I needed to do

Hopefully, there will be my almond cake tomorrow! But, we did find a great place to stay: Above the . . . → Read More: No New Post — I am Lazy

Rooftop garden at the Hotel Elliott, Astoria, OR

Things to do this week:
1. Write up post for WCC16 about chicken-plum pie from new Shakespeare cookbook
2. Vacuum
3. Finalize dinner plan for Saturday night when jwa’s parents are over for dinner (thinking rosemary, red wine & garlic marinated and grilled lamb tenderloin over lentils and carrots with sauteed green & yellow squash and Parmesan flatbread — or something like that…)
4. Mop kitchen and back porch
5. Plant the last of the dahlia bulbs
6. Post about grapefruit-rosemary-vodka cocktail
7. Post about lemon-rosemary chicken over crispy white beans
8. Put up a picture of the new fence (okay, I can do that right now!)

Oh, can you tell I have a lot of harvest-able rosemary at . . . → Read More: To Do List