Pesto added to pasta.

That's not nearly as funny, Erin.

And another from Cook's Illustrated. I've never had it, nor have I ever made a CI recipe that I was disappointed in:

If you prefer a less sweet cookie, you can reduce the white sugar by one-quarter cup, but you will lose some crispness. Do not overbake these cookies. The edges should be brown but the rest of the cookie should still be very light in color. Parchment makes for easy cookie removal and cleanup, but it’s not a necessity. If you don’t use parchment, let the cookies cool directly on the baking sheet for two minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies

makes 16 to 20 large cookies

2 sticks unsalted butter (1/2 pound), softened but still firm
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
3 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1. Adjust oven racks to low and middle positions; heat oven to 350 degrees. In bowl of electric mixer or by hand, beat butter until creamy. Add sugars; beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time.

2. Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and nutmeg together, then stir them into butter-sugar mixture with wooden spoon or large rubber spatula. Stir in oats and chocolate chips.

3. Form dough into sixteen to twenty 2-inch balls, placing each dough round onto one of two parchment paper–covered, large cookie sheets. Bake until cookie edges turn golden brown, 22 to 25 minutes. (Halfway during baking, turn cookie sheets from front to back and also switch them from top to bottom.) Slide cookies on parchment onto cooling rack. Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving.

Now I feel lame, because all the cooking for boys was mass-market stuff. But I made homemade pierogies for the first time yesterday! That counts for cooking joy, right? They were yum! And I have much frozen for later.

And eight frozen pizzas, if the boys don't stay for dinner tomorrow.

Mmm. Now I want frozen pizza.

Maybe I should skip this thread for awhile. I don't feel like spending money on food, and I don't feel like making any, either. And you guys are making me really hungry.

I am making hot water for ze pasta now. I just realized how very, very starved I am.

flaunty? nah. that's a recipe form Silver Palate that I like.

I was just drawn in by the rhyme. I am a rhyme slut, apparantly.

ETA: My LJ is up! And fast! Yay!

And yet you had no comments for my rhyming masterpiece on Veronica Mars. Some slut.

You know what's fun yet somehow a bit sad, looking at the adoption pages of the animal shelter. On this page, I am loving Olive. And if you go to the next page, you will see Dante, a dog that is adorable.

I am not clicking on animal shelter links. That's how I got 3 of my 4 current animals.

Alibelle, I was simply worshipping you from afar.

Either that or I missed it with my skimming, skipping ways.