http://www.dinnercraft.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:33:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Despite my fundamental opposition to food in unnaturally vibrant colours and/or designed to appeal to children, I felt compelled to make something festive for St. Patty's Day desert. St. Patrick  (Patron Saint of Food Colouring) would have been proud of me. I whipped up a batch of cupcakes that looked ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/03/rainbow-queer-cakes/ I nearly died this morning. 32 years of life flashed before my eyes in a fleeting second. I was half asleep and hadn't yet managed to scrape up a cup of coffee. My contact lenses weren't in, and I wasn't in a state of mind that would have led me to consider ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/03/macaroni-art-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/ Every so often, I meander through the plethora of kooky parenting message boards that seem to dominate  the interwebz. My reasons for poking around in places I don't really belong are usually nefarious, and mainly involve seeking out examples of badly named infants for the purposes of mockery, or seeking ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/03/hairbrain/ Stuffed peppers mean nothing to me. I have no attachment to them whatsoever. We never had them in my house growing up. I made them last night simply because we had the ingredients in the refrigerator and pantry. I was, as the dads like to say "televisioning the fridge" trying ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/last-nights-dinner-stuffed-peppers/ Every single element was perfect. But was the whole greater than the sum of its parts? Last night at 7:17, with the assistance of a glass of Soave, I constructed a peerless tower of power: Behold and revere Poached Eggs Camemparagus on Garlic Toast! Here's how it went down: Ingredients 2 thick slices of ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/dinner-do-over-a-redemption-song/ I cocked up dinner once again last night. I swear it wasn't my fault. I had planned to bake bread and do poached eggs with asparagus and Camembert (awesome, right?) but there was a mishap. The dough mysteriously didn't rise and all other options were frozen solid. What is a poor housewife ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/dinner-fail-dont-panicrandon-resturant-review/ When I was a child, I was a judgemental and snotty little punk. At some point in time, I had incubated and hatched  the notion that kids with glasses were either: a)mentally handicapped b) unloved, unwanted, socially inept losers c) lesser people, in a lower caste The worst fate that could befall a kid, I ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/riding-the-short-bus-into-hell/ We found beautiful fruit, vegetables and eggs at the mercado earlier today. In order to compensate for overindulging at our favorite neighborhood taqueria last night and a pizza feast of epic proportions planned for tomorrow, we are making poached eggs and a simple salad of radishes, avocado, tomato and scallions. ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/eating-light-tonight/ If you're looking for something super simple, tasty and slightly lowbrow to make for dinner tonight, have I got the recipe for you.  Populism!  This is how I did it last night: Ingredients broccoli italian sausage penne pasta olive oil garlic dry white wine Method In a sautee pan brown three sausage links in olive oil; meanwhile steam broccoli and boil pasta ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/last-nights-dinner-penne-with-sausage-and-broccoli/ Last night I cooked a chicken upside down. No, not to serve some satanic cult of poultry, merely because I am scatterbrained. Fortunately, it turns out that I am incapable of ruining a roast chicken and we sat down to a delicious Sunday supper that included steamed baby spinach, sauteed mushrooms, the ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/sunday-supper-the-accidental-chicken/