I sometimes do things other than cook. I swear.

- Made this gingerbread cake w/ whey instead of buttermilk and cane syrup instead of the honey and molasses. Quite absurdly good.
- My mother used to make granola when I was growing up and I hated it - I wanted Cheerios, damn it! Now I love making granola - based on this recipe - but I dislike walnuts and use almonds instead, and I can't find rye flakes, so I use another cup of oats, and I usually put in cardamom, and about 1/3 c of flaxseeds, and just whatever oil is on hand. The most recent batch I used mostly vegetable oil w/ a splash of sesame oil, which is interesting (not fantastic, but interesting) and a mix of diced dried apricots and diced crystallized ginger, which is fantastic.
- I am on a Madhur Jaffrey cooking bender. Pretty sure I am in love.
- Zucchini fritters (no ham, also forgot the basil) + a sliced tomato & pickled okra salad = a pretty perfect Sunday dinner.