Foodie.

I like to cook. My favorite thing to do is braise meat. It takes all day and fills the whole apartment with the smell of cooking food. Best done during the winter of course because it also heats up the apartment. I think the rarity of the occasion to braise adds to the appeal, it's an event.

I couldn't do it without this though:


It may be the best investment in cookware we've ever made. It's heavy and easy to clean and it goes from stovetop to oven without blinking. And it's bright orange. How can you not love it? This is a picture making pulled pork a few weeks ago. J is kind of particular when it comes to BBQ, having been raised in KS and all. It just comes with the territory. And believe it or not we've yet to find a BBQ place in LA that passes muster. So we do it here, sort of. No actual grill but we can do the pulled pork, more of a South Carolina thing I guess. Here's a pic of it done:



The salad was a cucumber and onions concoction. Pretty decent. And all from a Martha Stewart magazine. Not bad.