Recent posts in atkins_recipes inspired me to try some new techniques (and a new recipe). Never again will I try that in the kitchen that came with this ghetto place.

I started by making broiler bacon. Turns out that while the hardwired smoke detector in the kitchen that appears warped from the hear and has never gone off (whereas the other hardwired detector in the hall and three battery-powered ones that are ours go off every time I use the broiler) can, and scares the crap out of Laurel with its low and loud "rrrrrrreeettt" sound.

Dealing with that stupid smoke detector and my lovely (original to the house and I'm amazed it works at all) oven has mne so tired I'll wait to assemble the broccoli salad until later. She can survive on fruit and Dora the Explorer graham cookies for a few hours.