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Home-made Ricotta

The BF got me a cheese-making kit and a book about cheese-making for Christmas.  Pretty big step for a sometimes vegan!  The book had some pretty advanced cheeses which required special bacterias and what not, so he suggested I try making something simple like ricotta first.
Well, my first try was edible and tasty, although a [...]

June Gloom Go Away

I don’t care if LA is still under the cloud of June gloom.  I’m ready for summer!  I bought a heirloom black prince tomato yesterday and planted it in a large container with two basil plants.  I hope the three won’t be too crowded.  The two basil plants, originally sitting in smaller pots in my [...]

Thanks for the plants!

My apartment is actually the cleanest and neatest it’s ever been! Ironically it was the day after our housewarming party. I’d like to thank all but one of the guests for being clean and not trashing the place.
I didn’t realize what an awesome housewarming gift a plant can be. I’m not usually one [...]

Some pics of our new home

As you can see, the new place is still in a form of disarray. At least we got most of our moving boxes cleared out. Some guy from CL was nice enough to take them off our hands for us.
The dining room is small and cozy. I really like the wall-mounted shelves [...]

Herb Planting

I bought a bunch of herbs from the Farmer’s Market on Sunday in hopes of growing them in containers around the apartment. Usually, when we cook with herbs, we don’t use that much so it gets wasteful buying bunches from the supermarket when we only use a bit. I bought basil, chives, mint [...]

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