The Hungry Mouse

I've been long on deadlines and short on time this week. Luckily, the Angry Chef has been packing me a lunch every day. Today's came in my spiffy new bento box. Allow me to present Thursday's Lunch Happiness. Top tier Yellow rice. His version of my snap pea salad (minus the chili flakes). Bottom tier Spicy chicken breast, pounded flat then grilled with olive oil,...

Yum. I can't say it enough. This yogurt is great. It's lusciously creamy. It's tangy. It tastes like you bought it at a farm stand. It's got an awesome cow on the label and comes in a thick, old-fashioned glass bottle. (Hey, I'm a sucker for good packaging.) Made by family-owned Traders Point Creamery in Zionsville, Indiana, this organic yogurt is made...

After putting it off and shopping around for what seems like ages, I finally got my first official bento box the other night. The Angry Chef and I were tooling around Cambridge before dinner and stopped by Tokai Japanese Gifts in the Porter Exchange building on Mass. Ave. Tokai is stuffed with a fantastic assortment of authentic Asian goods, from teapots...

I blame the blogosphere for this one. At least for all the butter. In my travels online, I've become acquainted with the fabulously talented Kitchen Girl Jo, a fellow food blogger. Sometime in the last week or so, Jo posted a mouth-watering recipe for butter-poached lobster tails. She got me thinking about cooking things in obscene amounts of butter. So I bought...

The Lady Otter and I were cruising through Whole Foods last night, on a mission to pick up some flowers for the host of the cocktail party we were attending. It was supposed to be a "quick in and out" trip, as we were already running a tiny bit late. It never quite works like that, though. Not when there...

Ah, pork. It goes so well with so many things—including fruit. So, as I was eyeing the package of pork spare ribs in my fridge last night, I noticed I had leftover raspberry sauce from the Rustic Raspberry Vodka-tini I made the other night. It's basically fresh raspberries, sugar, and a little liquor. You can see where this is going. I grabbed...

To Johnny Cash. February 26, 1932 to September 12, 2003. Hard to believe it's been five years. Rest in peace.

A big thank you to the Bloggy Awards, who gave us a lovely review this week. We're touched and honored. Go have a nibble!

Does the world really need another flavored "martini" that's made with vodka, not gin? Absolutely. Indulge me. I have a penchant for smooshing up fresh fruit with vodka and gleefully declaring Happy Hour. Be careful. This cocktail is potent—and almost too easy to drink. It's deliciously jammy and clouded with unfiltered raspberry juice. It's really simple to make. You just need to allow...

I know that fall is officially on its way when I start to roast chicken. Even though I bake pretty consistently year round, I'd never dream of roasting a chicken in the summer. For some reason, that's a cold-weather ritual, at least for me. This roasted chicken/veggie combination makes a great, rustic autumn dinner. The chicken is bursting with Provencal flavors—thyme, rosemary,...