lazy...lazy...

nothing much accomplished today...bathrooms are cleaner...car is washed...oh boy.

been perusing a new cookbook, Four Ingredient Cooking that we got at Barnes & Noble. the title is a paperback version of the hardbound at the Amazon link.

i found the book last year but hesitated to buy it until last week, when things were getting a bit boring in the kitchen. the recipes really do consist of four ingredients; a nice change from more complicated cooking and preparations. you know, some days we just wanna eat...forget the exotics or beautiful presentations...company ain't coming over.

anyway, there are over 200 recipes, from fruit drinks, to basic sauces/homemade broths, to warm and cold desserts. maybe it's the pictures...but the author does a fantastic job with the preparations and simple instructions. much of the dishes in this book are Mediterranean influenced...phyllo dough...feta...tomatoes...cumin... eggplant...etc. it should spice up our diet for awhile ;)

btw, you can only find it in the bargain book section of Barnes & Noble; they don't offer it through their website. it's a nice deal for $7.98.

speaking of finding deals at B&N, i usually haunt their bargain section in mid-January for holiday cards. yep. whatever they have left at this time usually goes for $1/box. even if they're $12.95...$14.95...becomes a bargain that you can't ignore. i know that many of us don't even want to think about stocking up on xmas cards at this time, but why pay full price in November? just doesn't make sense. 'course, the selection isn't massive...but you can bank on a virtually untouched stock of Hannukah or Kwanzaa cards ;) still, i found three or four boxes last year...

so, guess where i'm going tonight? too bad most Barnes & Noble stores close at 11PM because my store has a 24-hour *$$...i think it's the only one in the state.