The Pig and I

Hi guys. I think I mentioned to y'all that aside from the health problems I've been dealing with, I've had some other major life changes underway. One of those changes is that P and I are not together anymore. I'm moving out of our house and into an apartment on Friday (well, I'm sure it'll take the whole weekend, but I start moving Friday), and I cannot imagine trying to get all my things packed and moved, figure out what P is keeping and what I am taking from the shared items, etc. while having to do the dishes after cooking. And while keeping up on my homework so I don't fail my classes. Moving mid-semester? Not something I recommend, so if you can avoid it please do so. My plan is to cook nothing until after I am done with the move and am unpacked. This, I think, should not take me more than a week or two. I'm moving into a really small place compared to where I live now. This means I have to think carefully about what I'm bringing. I will, ho...

You guys know I'm going out of town tomorrow, and that's well and good. But what you don't know, is I might be gone from the blog for a couple weeks or possibly as long as a month. I have no interest in cooking right now, and I've got a lot to do to clear my head space so I can do well in the upcoming semester. I kind of feel like being responsible for anything I'm not truly responsible for (i.e., paying my bills) is a little more than I can handle right now. If I thought I wouldn't be lynched for tossing my phones in the Gulf, I'd do that too. I'm just not really in a people kind of place right now. So, I'm not ditching you guys, but I am ditching you. For a little bit.

Hi guys. I just wanted to let you know that I'm sad to be neglecting you so much. After the 5th, I'll be done with all of the semester save one final on the 13th. I have loads of things I want to cook and share with you (because, y'know. When I'm supposed to be thinking of nothing but differentials, all I can think about is the stuff I don't have time to cook right now), so please keep being patient with me and know I won't be silent forever. I'm just trying to get through one of the roughest semesters I've ever had and while I can see the end of the road coming full speed ahead, I have so much studying to get through over the next week or so that it's actually moving a little too quickly. If I manage to get in a couple quick meals before this semester is over, I'll make sure to post them! You guys are the best!

Hi. I just wanted to pop in and tell you guys I really haven't been cooking lately. Over spring break, P and I went to Dallas to visit our friend D, and we ate stupid amounts of meat. Since we've been home, I've been slammed with homework, preparing to be the dramaturg for a play on the 16th, getting things set up for my school transfer in the fall and baking. A lot. Usually, I make these ridiculous batches of bread dough, and I freeze most of the dough. But with Pesach coming along, I've been trying to bake it all so I don't have to throw it away. In terms of eating, I have to admit, we've been eating mostly foods I've canned before ( meat sauce mainly), simple pastas (though mostly w/ sauteed mushrooms and preserved lemons lately, as it's quicker). Or eating fast food. Oh, and I found some breaded chicken in the freezer, so we had "oven wings" and oven fries one day. Tomorrow I intend to make several salads (my parsley is bolting, so I ...

I may take a break from posting for the next week or so. Between finishing finals and a recent death that hit a bit too close to home, I'm not really feeling like cooking much. Of course, it's certainly possible that I'll cook and post anyway. So if you get no new food, that'll be why.