snowy Sunday

I'm at home, in domestic mode (have made dashi, will be putting a loaf of bread in the oven soonish, also Cleaning The Bathroom OMG), and a little bit bored.

So: ask me anything! Fannish, personal (including any questions about my trans-ness), philosophical, political, my favorite color, whatever. Nothing is automatically off-limits, and I promise not to be offended by any well-meant question. I may choose not to answer or not to answer in much detail if I find it's a tricky subject for me, however.

Anonymous questions are okay if you feel the need. (Well, they're okay on DW. On LJ I've disabled anonymous comments due to spam, so come to DW if you want to ask something anonymously. This is assuming I can even post to LJ, of course.)

food-related things

I've been baking bread every few days, mostly variations on the no-knead bread recipe, which is nicely flexible. ( more )

Several of you were curious about the pumpkin gnocchi which I made a couple of days after Thanksgiving. They weren't a great success, but it was the kind of not-success that makes me want to try again and get it right, rather than the not-success that makes me decide to quit while I'm ahead. ( more )

Yesterday, being in a holiday-ish mood, I made molasses-ginger cookies based on this recipe, but with more/different spices (double the amount of ginger, a little less cinnamon, some freshly-ground cardamom, a pinch of nutmeg and a few grinds of black pepper).

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Finally, at the end of a recent crappy day I treated myself to Thai red curry macaroni and cheese, or, as I commented to starlady when she linked me to this recipe, "the pinnacle of food."

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So, what are you baking, cooking, and/or eating lately?