waiting for spring

Sigh, I have neglected the blog terribly over the last couple of months. My excuse? I haven't taken many photos lately, haven't developed my roll of B&W film that I shot on my manual SLR, and have been busy with birthday festivities and the like.

It's also been quite dreary in Seattle as of late. Daylights savings has made me tremendously happy though - driving home at 7 the other day while it was still light outside was a euphoric experience.

Given the lack of original content to post about, I'll leave you with an assortment of links:

-The events in Japan are saddening and sobering. Please consider donating to Doctors Without Borders or another one of the charitable organizations that is helping out with the situation.

-I made this delicious chard & onion panade the other day and it was the perfect comfort food. Bread, greens, cheese & broth magically combine to form a rich and flavorful dish. I substituted kale for the chard without any detriment.

-My roommate recently received Melissa Clark's amazing cookbook as a birthday present and I promptly fell in love with it. Reading through the table of contents was enough to make me drool, and all the recipes I have tried so far have been great (blood orange olive oil cake anyone?). I also conveniently just came into possession of an oven-proof All-Clad skillet, courtesy of my brother, which I intend to use once I find a recipe worthy of it! I have visions of roasted chicken and braised greens...

-I just finished reading Rocket Boys, which I picked up secondhand. A funny & inspirational memoir if you're looking for a good read.

I hope to have more to post in the next few weeks - have a good weekend!