Ancestry DNA emailed me a few weeks ago to alert me that their science has improved, and that I am now identified as Norwegian. It is extremely odd to me that I was told I was not Norwegian at all, and now I'm 12%. The margin of error is tremendous. But I'll take it! I… Continue reading Refrigerator Dill Pickles
Tag: Garlic
Pasta with Veggie “Meat”balls
Last week, I wrote a whole blog post about how great I am at budgeting. Then I actually looked at my budget, and realized I'm a FRAUD. I went over my food budget by $30. Fuck. So that means this week I'm making due with what is leftover in my fridge, and desperately trying to… Continue reading Pasta with Veggie “Meat”balls
Budgeting and Chicken Mushroom Pasta
I was so good at adulting today. Seriously. I'm sticking to a budget. A fucking budget. Part of my new-found financial responsibility is not going to the grocery store every time I think of one thing I need. Because we all know what happens when you go to the store just to pick up mushrooms...… Continue reading Budgeting and Chicken Mushroom Pasta
Pesto Obsession
There was a time when I bought pesto in a jar. In fact, I remember buying ingredients for a dinner I wanted to cook for a friend of mine. I was so upset about not being able to find a jar of pesto at the shitty grocery store in Harlem. I was getting visibly upset when… Continue reading Pesto Obsession