what i do for fun

I spend way too much time reading food blogs these days. And trying recipes. So far my greatest success, I think, was a variation on this basic lentil soup (the one in the body text -- I added bratwurst and a bunch of curry), but I also liked these biscuits, this cabbage soup (lots of parmesan is key!) and this pasta (I should have used more water, oops).

Smitten Kitchen continues to be my favorite day-to-day food blog, just for how freaking pretty it is, but currently my heart belongs to Orangette. I started at the beginning and have been reading my way through toward the present. It feels like sitting at Molly Wizenberg's kitchen table, eating amazing food (with dessert!) and hearing all about her lovely life. Especially at the beginning, also, it made me REALLY want to go live in Paris, at least for a little while.