Author: Calamity Jane
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Calamity in the Kitchen: Day 1
Oh I’m so excited that you all actually want to hear me ramble on and on about food, cooking and my own brain’s inner workings! I just wish I had so, so, so much more time. I know I won’t really be able to write a post every day, but we’ll see how she goes.…
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Dinner Every Night
I found a link recently to a blog that was doing a Home Cooking 101 online class. That’s cool. But it was a lot of money. I just hate the idea that anyone should have to pay to learn how to cook! I was wondering if there are any of you readers who would appreciate…
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Who Is Calamity Jane?
It occurred to me the other day that perhaps not all of you know who Calamity Jane is, or was. Must remedy. Calamity Jane is a legendary American character– cowgirl, rough rider, sharp shooter, rowdy maker and, possibly primarily, epic storyteller. It’s not known actually how much of her wild reputation was in fact pure…
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Turning Trix
I’ve been using my fabulous new electric cooker, Trixie, to the outmost of his/her potential. Most recently out of the depths came a really great cheesecake! Can you believe that? Well, think about it… cheesecakes like to be baked at a low, even temperature, thus the sometimes used water bath, right? I followed a recipe…
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Heat Index– 106 degrees
Oh yeah, baby. You read that right. The actual temperature is a mere 90.8, but the ‘heat index’ takes humidity into account, the way that ‘wind chill’ takes wind into account. And you Alaskans know how true that difference is. I feel I’ve really turned a corner with the heat though. It happened last weekend…
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