Using Animals

Recent pedagogy, romance, and reading have converged to lead me to reconsider my thoughts on animals and our ways of using them.  I'm considering some lifestyle changes in the near future (perhaps New Years) but I want to get my thoughts straight on the matter.  I put together this chart...if you have anything to add let me know. bitly.com/S790OG

Vanilla extract

As of yesterday I have some 60 oz. of homemade vanilla extract! Back in May, I bought Madagascar vanilla beans on E-bay. I bought a pint of rum, a pint of brandy and a pint of vodka, and three glass jars that cork.

Handle With Care.

Last night Lindsey joined in the kitchen where we made a garlic chicken cream sauce over pasta with roasted vegetables. Lindsey insisted on cutting up the brussel sprouts....

systematic unification

Until last night we thought that Lindsey was going to be going on a business trip today, so I pulled out a few recipes to try to make dinner a bit more special. (Turns out she's going out of town next week, but that's good, because we have a lot of leftovers.