January, 3, 2011 archives

one of the gifts that i received this holiday season was a pre-seasoned cast iron skillet. i have wanted one for a while, although i have never really used one and didn’t have any particular uses in mind. i have still been learning how to clean it (and found that at least the paper towels we have tend to shred on the surface), but this morning’s breakfast of french toast and bacon turned out really well.

now to find some more recipes to really take advantage of this new toy.

we saw black swan today, another award-worthy film. darren aronofsky has managed to keep his hands on an excellent crew, adds a fantastic cast, and makes another great film. i expect there will be a large number of oscar nominations for this (acting, director, best picture, etc), but i’m not sure that there was enough there to actually claim many of them.