{"id":890,"date":"2010-03-10T01:38:05","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T09:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mary\/?p=890"},"modified":"2010-03-10T01:42:11","modified_gmt":"2010-03-10T09:42:11","slug":"101-culinary-creations-and-other-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mary\/2010\/03\/10\/101-culinary-creations-and-other-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"#101: Culinary creations (and other updates)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Currently listening to: “Dear Confessor” – Immaculate Machine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

I really ought to keep up to date with blogging; life is simply flying by at the moment. Over the past week, the Olympic haze has lifted, propelling us back into the skid-stop-go routine of la vie quotidienne<\/em>. In between dashing from meetings to class to work, I’ve been listening to way too much Architecture in Helsinki, fangirling Joseph Stiglitz, and practicing the ukulele. <\/p>\n

Oh, and cooking. <\/p>\n

From stews and soups for one to treats for sharing, I’ve been de-stressing by making delectable little creations – as I type this, there are meringue cookies baking in the oven and they smell absolutely heavenly<\/em>, if I do say so myself. Photos will follow in due time!<\/p>\n

\"Egg<\/a>
\nBeating sugar into egg whites until they form stiff peaks for the meringue cookies!<\/p>\n

Another fun little savoury treat which my roommates adore are microwave potato chips. If you’ve ever got a spare potato lying about the fridge, this five-minute recipe for crisps<\/a> is unbelievable. I was initially skeptical about making crisps in the microwave, but they turned out excellently: just the right amount of crunch, and made perfectly to taste. These are particularly wonderful when you’re just craving a crisp or two – or if you’re like me, can’t be bothered to run down to the convenience store and grab a bag. I’ve also been experimenting with flavours…salt and vinegar might be the next one. <\/p>\n

\"Microwave<\/a>
\nMicrowave crisps! Omnomnom. <\/p>\n

So I thought, well, you could probably make chips out of other things in the same way, with some minor tweaks. <\/p>\n

\"Apple<\/a>
\nApple chips! Sliced apples on a plate, sprinkle with a little sugar, microwave. Not quite as delectable as the potato chips, but tasty nonetheless. <\/p>\n

In the meantime, what are your favourite recipes? What other vegetable chips should I tackle next? Drop me a line, and contribute to procrastination!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Currently listening to: “Dear Confessor” – Immaculate Machine I really ought to keep up to date with blogging; life is simply flying by at the moment. Over the past week, the Olympic haze has lifted, propelling us back into the skid-stop-go routine of la vie quotidienne. In between dashing from meetings to class to work, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[390],"tags":[4343,7570],"class_list":["post-890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous","tag-baking","tag-five-minute-chips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=890"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":900,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890\/revisions\/900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}