Sep 1st, 2010
by Kathlyn.
One of the things I love is when I underestimate people, or even institutions, and they prove me wrong. Like when I meet a very young person and assume they will be immature or naive, and they turn out to have way more sense and understanding of the world than I do. Or like the time I went swimming in Seattle and a very large woman got in my lane and I thought “oh great, now I’m going to have to swim slowly,” and she swam my backside into the ground. I love that. It reminds me that even though first assumptions and quick categorizations can be helpful in processing the firehose of information that is shooting as us all through life, these assumptions are often wrong, and it’s always worth taking a second look and letting yourself be amazed. It helps me keep my mind open.
Posted in: Cheap food, Cool things, Could be helpful.
Aug 28th, 2010
by Kathlyn.
"You're a flower, you are. Just a little desert flower." - H.I., Raising Arizona
It’s the big day for my friend V over at 40licous. She and her beau are tying the knot in a vineyard in Oregon, and I’m in the desert, admiring flowers. But I am thinking of them this day and wishing them so much happiness. Marriage is not for the fainthearted, which V certainly is not, and even though there are naysayers all over the place who like to point to negative statistics on matrimony, I am hoping for V and Steve that they defy some odds (much like I’m trying to do myself) and get to show the facts their bad finger by staying together forever in wedded bliss with the kind of marital happiness that fairytales are made of. Here’s to you both – live long, love fiercely and have the most fun you possibly can. Try to be sure to laugh together every day too, that helps everything immensely…
Posted in: Makes me happy.
Aug 27th, 2010
by Kathlyn.
It’s Daring Bakers reveal day and although I did not participate in the challenge, I wanted to give a shout out to some fellow DBs and link to some of their heavenly Baked Alaskas and Petit Fours! The challenge was hosted by Elissa of 17 and Baking, who teamed up with Sugar High Fridays for a DB co-event.
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Posted in: Daring Bakers, Daring Cooks.
Aug 27th, 2010
by Kathlyn.
Ok, “aced” is a strong word, but I got the level I needed to take Spanish in Mexico instead of taking Spanish in a classroom here, which makes me very, very happy. I am so grateful to my friend and tutor, Michelle Thorson, who patiently guided me from “vamos a la pisina porque Paco y Alfonso ya estan alli” to a level of proficiency high enough to have a 30 minute semi-conversation with a native speaker from Chile, even if I did forget the word for “business” (which makes it exceedingly hard to talk about business school). Of all my accomplishments so far in grad school, this is what I feel is my shining moment…I’m fairly certain it had quite a bit to do with all the ice cream sandwiches and the fresh coffee that Kathy at the Commons made sure I had, hot and fresh (the coffee) and cool and chill (the ice cream) every Tuesday and Friday for the last 6 weeks.
Posted in: Bakers to visit, Makes me happy, random!.
Aug 26th, 2010
by Kathlyn.
It was probably bad form to exit Facebook with a link to the blog and no new post to greet anyone once they got here. My bad! I’ve never been very good with manners…
Posted in: Girl thoughts.
Jun 14th, 2010
by Kathlyn.
Bon été! It’s time again for marvelous munchies with the Daring Cooks. And the flavor of the month is fantastic pâté! But before we get in too deep, a word from our sponsors:
Our hostesses this month, Evelyne of Cheap Ethnic Eatz, and Valerie of a The Chocolate Bunny, chose delicious pâté with freshly baked bread as their June Daring Cook’s challenge! They’ve provided us with 4 different pate recipes to choose from and are allowing us to go wild with our homemade bread choice.
Posted in: Daring Cooks.
Mar 21st, 2010
by Kathlyn.
Before I wanted to be an actress or a writer or a filmmaker, I wanted a pie. My step-mother loves to tell this story, and truth be told, I love to hear her say the words over again because it makes me feel like I’m good at something. Not good at something like my mother is good at knitting or my husband is good at making pictures. But good at something…effortlessly. In that fantasy way that you think of when you think people have a “talent” for something. Natural born runners. Or painters. Or mathematicians. When someone can just do something, we think they have talent…
Posted in: random!.
Jan 25th, 2010
by Kathlyn.
Yes, I did fall off the earth. Fell right off and landed in Glendale, AZ where I will spend the next year in hot pursuit of an MBA in Global Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Picking up student life where I left off almost 20 years ago is strange and new enough, but just to liven things up a bit more, I’m living in the dorms. While that does mean invitations to parties where people play things like “tip cup,” it also means that I have no consistent access to a kitchen. My new friend Leona has offered to lend me hers every once in a while and, if I find the time in the madness that is the accelerated MBA program here, I will mosey over there and try to get in a Daring Challenge or two over the year. But the blog is officially on hiatus until I return again to my home and kitchen, where the husband diligently holds down the fort.
Posted in: random!.
Dec 1st, 2009
by Kathlyn.
Dare it up.
The November 2009 Daring Bakers Challenge was chosen and hosted by Lisa Michele of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives. She chose the Italian Pastry, Cannolo (Cannoli is plural), using the cookbooks Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and The Sopranos Family Cookbook by Allen Rucker; recipes by Michelle Scicolone, as ingredient/direction guides. She added her own modifications/changes, so the recipe is not 100% verbatim from either book.
Ah, the deep fry. Producing deliciously tasty treats and requiring all the oil in your house, all the patience you can muster, all the 409 under the sink (for clean up) and all the calories left in your day (for eating)…
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Nov 17th, 2009
by Kathlyn.
Heeeeelllllooooo!
Yes, I’m late with my Daring Cooks post but I have an excellent excuse – I was partying down with my soon-to-be 95 year-old Nana up in Northern California. Pretty good excuse, yes?
A word from our robot sponsors:
The November 2009 Daring Cooks’ Challenge has been chosen by Audax of Audax Artifex and Rose of Bite Me Kitchen. They chose Sushi, specifically Dragon Rolls, Nigiri and Spiral Rolls.
Posted in: Daring Cooks, Recipies.
