Just for Me
I finally went to the doctor yesterday. I probably should have gone sooner, I know, but honestly I felt like I was doing so great for having an arm in a sling. The pain was tolerable, and I’ve figured out a way to do just …
Month: January 2012
SOPA Strike
Sorry, guys. The Ravenous Woman blog will be down on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012 in protest to the SOPA/PIPA bills on internet censorship. I’m blacking out my site with Wikipedia, Boing Boing, O’Reilly Media in support of start up sites from 8 am EST to …
Bacon and Blue Cheese Meatloaf
The week before I hurt my arm, I had a hankering for a burger. I had some leftover bacon, blue cheese and ground chuck. I decided I didn’t need to eat three hamburgers, so I switched gears and made meatloaf instead.
Besides the cheese and double meat, I added olive oil, dijon mustard, hot sauce, tomato paste, garlic, eggs, salt and pepper.
Mixing is the fun part. With bare hands is the way to go.
Form into a loaf and press into an oiled pan.
Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes to an hour, depending on size.
Gnome Doors
Last night, I had a little shindig called crafts n’ drafts. Just in the nick of time, I’ve been going stir crazy. Some special gals came over to work on those projects crammed in a corner (mending and finishing for me). We got to work …
A Strange Feeling
The past few days I woke up early, feeling restless and weird. Uncomfortable. Yesterday marked one year since I lost one of the incredibles in my life. My lovely aunt died at 68 after a 12 year battle with breast cancer. She was amazing. She …
The Faces of Moon and Earth
I’ve been spending extra time surfing the net and looking at ways to spice up the blog. It’s pretty cool, Since I’m not the savviest on the tech side of things, it’s pretty cool that most apps are in html code you just cut and paste into the “html” version of composed posts. Thanks for making it easy, Blogger! I’ll never leave you again.
This app shows the real-time cycle of the moon and rotation of the earth from Albino Blacksheep. I love it!
How cool is this:http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/earth-moon/embed.js<a href=”http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/earth-moon/”>Earth and Moon Phase embed</a>
My First Hostess Fruit Pie
After making my Omnivore’s 100 list, I was surprised to find a few of my never-tried-it foods to be good old American standards found at any grocery store. “I can not believe you’ve never had a Hostess Fruit Pie,” my best friend, Mitch, said to …
Bearss Limes
I thought all limes were pretty much alike, until I met the Bearss lime. A woman at a party brought them over from the tree in her backyard, but the surprise is that they turn yellow as they ripen and look just like lemons. Move …
Before the Fall
Before my crazy fall on Sunday, I actually had a pretty rockin’ weekend. It started with a craft super sale to stock up on sewing machine essentials, then an efficient Target run to stock up on everything else. (Who else loooves that place?!)
And then, a party! Proceeded by this sunset:
My friend, Kitty, had a send off before her 4-month voyage to New Zealand, where she’ll be bicycling and racing her way around the country. I would sneak into her luggage if she could spare 120 pounds of dead weight.
Dishes accumulated as guests arrived.
More food appeared, including beautiful homemade tortillas. I brought Caesar salad, my official potluck dish (as in, don’t bring Caesar salad if we’re going to the same party).
A highlight of the party was the opportunity to use the infamous creepy van cake mold, a treasure discovered at Goodwill. Aside from Scooby-Doo, we couldn’t come up with any other appropriate theme to make a cake shaped like a creepy van. Until now.
I especially like the lightning bolt. The cake was gluten free, from a Bob’s Red Mill mix. It was surprisingly delicious! (But I’ve never been disappointed from a Bob product.) Is it also ironic that I ate the piece that said “or bust” the night before my climbing snafu? Shoot!
The frosting was a glaze made by a sneaky lemon impostor and unfamiliar citrus. To find out who did it, stay tuned!
Bon voyage, Kitty!
My First Bone Injury
Well, do I have some news for you. I dislocated my elbow. I went to do a short climbing session and took a digger on a boulder route, landing on my outstretched arm. When I landed, I saw the elbow joint jump up and go …