Dana Severance

So, like I mentioned in my onigiri post, I wanted to try more traditional ingredients for the filling. The latest one I tried were umeboshi. I was not prepared.

Every year since I was 10, I’ve created a gift list for those who were interested. As I get older, the list gets shorter and shorter. I’d even like to fancy it getting more practical. Recently, I’ve taken to posting this list online. It helps prevent certain people from buying me things that are not [...]

In my life, I have known people who are awesome procrastinators. I cannot rival these individuals, who spend weeks if not months avoiding the task at hand. I do have my moments, though.

Onigiri are essentially salted rice balls with a tasty filling. I’ve wanted to make them for quite some time, but what I didn’t realize was how bloody easy it was. I’ve long known of a recipe at Just Hungry, so an adventure was in order.

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m neurotic. I have odd things that I’m just not okay with. Unprepared carcasses manage to harness several of these idiosyncrasies at once. It’s unpleasant, to say the least. Holidays, of course, make sure that there’s all kinds of icky bodies for me to deal with. Poultry is the [...]