Wednesday, November 21, 2007

In which I make excuses

Yesterday was Tuesday, which means it should have been a Cooking Isn't Complicated spot, but I had something specific in mind. I was going to do a special episode on baking, and talk about how baking can sometimes not be complicated. And I was going to present a favourite and super-easy recipe from childhood to demonstrate: wacky cake.

So I didn't write it during the day, because I needed the recipe from my recipe book.

And I didn't write it when I went home because [cue super-fast, guilty voice while looking away] I-kinda-bought-Mass-Effect-and-brought-it-home-and-unwrapped-it-and-played-it-and-then-it-was-2AM-and-blogging-about-cake-was-not-going-to-happen.

So, uh, to summarize: The cake is a lie.

James
(I'm playing Xbox and I'm still alive)

Labels: geekery

4 Comments:

James said...: How 'bout this:

Simple Ragu: (Thats a kind of pasta sauce)

Take:
1 large carrot
1 large stalk celery
1/2 normal onion
2 cloves garlic
and grate them. Add them to some oil in a pot and fry them for a few 5 minuites over medium heat.

Add a small package of ground beef. Also add a big spoonful of tomato paste (if you buy those small cans, just add one of them.)
Cover and reduce heat to low.

Cook for an hour and a half, stirring often (especially at the beginning to break up the meat.)

Taste and add some salt and pepper until it tastes good. (you can also add some oregano, basil, a bay leaf, and/or cayenne pepper if you like.)

Serve with pasta.

(This sauce is a base. if you like some kind of vegetable then try grating some in. I like mushrooms so I add them.)

Surrogate James; 10:18 PM
Cori Quite Contrary said...: I approve of the buying of Mass Effect. Well done. Much better than cake.; 9:18 AM
James said...: Mass Effect kept me up until 2 AM on Tuesday, Cori, and I blame you for that 100%. And Preston. I blame him 100% as well.; 11:31 AM
Cori Quite Contrary said...: Oh, I had nothing to do with Mass Effect. I'm just mercenary.; 9:44 AM