My arches complain if I walk around on hardwood in bare feet for too long, but my inside shoes are a pair of flip flops from the dollar store. (I prefer to leave outside shoes in the hallway because it cuts down on dirt being tracked in and is quieter for our downstairs neighbor.)

Meyer lemon curd.

These are my inside shoes: [link] And my outside shoes during the summer when I wear the flip flops inside most of the time. When I remember.

the Chocolate Earl Grey cake is delicious and easy

Very few steps was nice--I skipped past the recipe entirely the first time I looked.

Some Indian chicken situation?

This is also on my list.

Not only have I switched up the banana bread recipe from loaf pan to muffin pan, I don't remember when I put them in. So it's guesswork. Can't get too absorbed into tennis or the internet.

I guess it's fair that the commentators are making some noise about Serena's tirade from the US Open. But if they carry it over into the next round (assuming she makes it that far...) it's too much. She did say that boys could get away with more profanity than girls--dangerous without a citation, dangerous to call someone out by name. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. She don't.

Onion, diced and sauteed! Fake meet, sauteed! Beans and tomatoes, dumped in! Concoction tasted, deemed lacking: entire packet of chili seasoning, dumped in! Now it's cooking.

I bought way too much plain yoghurt in an attempt to get the .25c I needed for this banana bread recipe. I should have tried sour cream and milk instead.

For the record, my banana bread recipe uses sour cream, and it is fan-godamned-tastic.

Onion, diced and sauteed! Fake meet, sauteed! Beans and tomatoes, dumped in! Concoction tasted, deemed lacking: entire packet of chili seasoning, dumped in! Now it's cooking.

Right on!

Jilli, if you listen closely, another babybat just got its wings. Owen asked me for black fingernails (nothing new) but he also asked for a skull necklace. The nails, I could do tonight. The rest may have to wait until I can find the right one.

I find Flylady very helpful. It's also annoying as shit. Like I said before, I do a lot of translating in my head. I also appreciate that her products tend to cut down on disposables and are therefore good for the environment, even if she does insist on calling it "going purple lol." I'd jump on a Buffista version in a heartbeat.

oh, I forgot Castle tonight. That will be good for tomorrow night. time for bed for me.

Does your recipe for banana bread have spices in it, Steph? The CI one doesn't have anything other than vanilla. I added nutmeg, because I love nutmeg.

Turned out pretty well. Cut the sugar by 1/3, but I still think it's on the sweet side.

I find Flylady very helpful. It's also annoying as shit.

The ideas (a lot, though not all) are definitely helpful. But her terminology is just Ever So Too TOO Fucking Precious for me to handle. The "27 Fling Boogie"? Seriously? The "Weekly Home Blessing Hour"??? SERIOUSLY???