http://www.svgalview.com Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:16:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When I considered ballet, I thought I would have a lot to say about how a bumbling, stumbling, doesn't-know-her-right-from-her-left, would-be dancer got through dance class with graceful, seasoned dancers. I was wrong, which is why I haven't written about any ballet mishaps. Of course, I forget the order of the ... http://www.svgalview.com/2010/02/25/easy/ This cold has really kicked my butt. I have been since since early Thursday morning, so I haven't been doing any interesting cooking. I have been eating soup with doctored up chicken broth according to the directions in Julia Child's cookbook. It definitely makes a better tasting soup. I went ... http://www.svgalview.com/2010/01/31/sick-2/ Tahitian dance class kicked my butt yesterday. For those of you who don't know, I spend 2 1/2 hours every Saturday in Tahitian dance practice. The first hour is easier than the next 1 1/2 hour session--usually. This was a typical Saturday where the second class was harder. We worked ... http://www.svgalview.com/2010/01/24/dance-class-and-birthdays/ I finished off the last of the boeuf bourguignon on Thursday, which meant that I needed to cook again. This time I cooked boeuf a la mode, which isn't beef with ice cream. It's beef braised in red wine. Actually, it's a beef roast marinated for hours in red wine ... http://www.svgalview.com/2010/01/22/roast-and-butter-cream/ So, I have never made an omelet. I never eat omelets. I have never even ordered an omelet at a restaurant. I guess that means I have never eaten an omelet. One wonders how you get to be my age in life without ever eating an omelet. I can't say ... http://www.svgalview.com/2010/01/18/beginning-eggs/ I haven't written about hula and Tahitian dance in awhile. Things have been going better there. So well, in fact, that I have decided to take ballet class. Actually, ballet class should help me be a better hula and Tahitian dancer. My first ballet class was on Friday, except the ... http://www.svgalview.com/2010/01/17/next-dancing-humiliation/ My latest cooking adventure took me to the chicken section. Reading this cookbook made me realize that I know very little about cooking, although I thought I did. So tonight, I trussed a chicken. I have never tied up chicken, yet I have always been annoyed that a roast chicken's ... http://www.svgalview.com/2010/01/16/trussed-chicken/ I chose boeuf bourguignon as my first entree from Julia Child's cookbook. I thought Thursday would be the perfect day to do some cooking. While working at home editing students' papers, I could cook. I didn't plan on the cat creating a disaster in the kitchen that morning. I had ... http://www.svgalview.com/2010/01/15/beef-stew/ My cat, Spencer, has been doing his best to reach the highest spots in the house. After teaching on Tuesday, I came home to a broken tea pot from the top shelf of the kitchen stand where I keep various items, including the microwave and small appliances. He had found ... http://www.svgalview.com/2010/01/15/delays/ With the new cooking project, I realized that I could use some new cookware. Very specific cookware. When I read about stews and roasting meats, I knew that I needed a dutch oven. I did my research on the Internet as usual. I determined the size and shape that I ... http://www.svgalview.com/2010/01/14/best-pot-ever/