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The Better Butter Batter Blogger: June 2015
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Monday, June 29, 2015. This blogpost has been a looooong time coming. It's been so long coming, I basically don't really want to stop cooking the recipe in order to write the post, which is unfortunate, because the recipe says 'stir constantly' which I can't actually do right now cuz I'm busy typing. Takes a break to go stir]. It is something you can probably really screw up if you don't follow the directions and actually constantly stir. I'll be right back. Ok I'm with you now. I know, right? Now, for c...
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The Better Butter Batter Blogger: June 2014
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Monday, June 23, 2014. Lies, Damned Lies, and Food Photography (in which I use the word 'damn' a lot). I've been giving a lot of thought recently to photography and food photography. Specifically, how it plays into our whole 'lies damned lies and Pinterest' theme. Consider, for example, yesterday's dinner. Yesterday's dinner was millet patties. Or, if you wanna get all fancy and pinteresty about it, "Savory Millet Cakes."Oooo lala. Doesn't that sound waaaaaay better than patties? Dear readers, I'm torn&#...
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The Better Butter Batter Blogger: Non-snooty Homemade Yogurt
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Thursday, April 23, 2015. Forgive me, blogging world, for I have sinned. It has been 42 days (! Since my last post, and I haven't even fulfilled my promises made for Pesach recipes. (OTOH, I haven't seen any posts claiming that people are starving for lack of Kosher for Pesach vegetarian recipes, so I don't feel too too guilty. Just a little guilty.) Also, I have been privy to some amazing resources for Pesachy food recipes that friends. And friends of friends. A pain in the butt. Pour milk into thermos&...
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The Better Butter Batter Blogger: August 2015
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Sunday, August 16, 2015. On Food, Sociology, and Green Beans in Olive Oil. This blogger just got back from a vacation in America land, and, maybe for the first time, I get it. A little. Not entirely, but I get it now. See, we were sojourning in the South, and there were three really noticeable things:. 1) it was HOT! 2) it was poor;. And this one is probably not unique to the South, but to North America as a whole. 3) food is convenient! But I get it. I'm not a hipster! Oh, and also I don't have 5 kids a...
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The Better Butter Batter Blogger: May 2014
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014. He ain't pretty, but he's chocolate. I don't know about you guys, but as a general rule, after dinner I want something sweet. (Obviously, we NEVER have things like cookies or candies or cakes or whatnot around that house. Obviously.). It's unfortunate for my weight, but there you have it. By it, I refer, of course, to a single portion brownie-in-a-mug. Practically instant, made with ingredients I generally have on hand, cooked in a microwave. But - it's chocolate. So it'll do.
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The Better Butter Batter Blogger: April 2015
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Sunday, April 26, 2015. It's Peanut-Butter Bragging Time! Or, 13 Things You Can Make From Scratch if you Have Time and Inclination. Nothing for 42 days then 2 after 2 days, eh? Bet you weren't expecting that, eh? I guess my old friend Calliope (or would it be Thalia? Oddly enough the Greeks didn't have a specific Muse for food blogs) has come to visit again. Or, in a less stylized, more click-baiting way of putting it, "10 Things that You Should be Making From Scratch! Ack Ugh. Gross click-baiting. Now t...
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The Better Butter Batter Blogger: October 2014
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Friday, October 31, 2014. Hey hey dumpster diving dumpster diving, hey hey diving into a dumpster. I was just on a really cool educational neighborhood walk as part of this. Recent attempt to actually metamorphasis into my mother. Sustainability course that I've been doing lately. We went.well, on a dumpster dive. That's a perfectly gorgeous woodcarving that someone threw out! Allow myself to get up on my soapbox for a bit here [gets up on soapbox]:. Pant pant pant.]. Let's talk about food for a second h...
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The Better Butter Batter Blogger: It's Peanut-Butter Bragging Time! Or, 13 Things You Can Make From Scratch if you Have Time and Inclination
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Sunday, April 26, 2015. It's Peanut-Butter Bragging Time! Or, 13 Things You Can Make From Scratch if you Have Time and Inclination. Nothing for 42 days then 2 after 2 days, eh? Bet you weren't expecting that, eh? I guess my old friend Calliope (or would it be Thalia? Oddly enough the Greeks didn't have a specific Muse for food blogs) has come to visit again. Or, in a less stylized, more click-baiting way of putting it, "10 Things that You Should be Making From Scratch! Ack Ugh. Gross click-baiting. Now t...
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The Better Butter Batter Blogger: Want a cracker, Polly?
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Thursday, February 26, 2015. Want a cracker, Polly? Well hello there faithful readers. As Facebook likes to remind me, "my fans haven't heard from me in some time." Argh, Facebook. Facebook reminders are like the pet who is constantly licking your face while all you're trying to do is eat your breakfast, so that slobber keeps getting into your oatmeal and puts you off your appetite. Go away, Facebook reminders, you're annoying. My fridge is getting scary. Here is a picture of my fridge. Replace vegetable...
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The Better Butter Batter Blogger: September 2014
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Monday, September 22, 2014. Top 10 Reasons You Should Click on my Bait, Or, How Not to be a First World Douche in the Kitchen. Hello again, dear readers. It's been two weeks and I'm sure you're curious about how my pantry clean is doing. It's going pretty well, I'm happy to say. My pantry is, somehow, STILL bursting at the seams, and I think we still have enough food to feed a small army and/or survive for a good year after the zombie apocalypse. I want this to be funny! Showing you that you, too, can ma...
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