I have seen a lot of great (and not so great) Halloween costumes over the years. Storm troopers? Check! Cinderella? Check! Snow White and the Seven Dwarves? Check! Checkcheckcheckcheckcheckcheckcheck! Last Tuesday was Halloween as well as Beggar’s Night. In our neighborhood depending on the weather, we get anywhere from two to two hundred trick or…
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Look At The Pretty Colors!!!
Ever Had A “Magic” Eating Experience?
Putting The Road in “Road Trip”
Ever had to cook for a party literally on the way there? I have.
How The Hell Do You Get Negative Flavor?
Have you ever eaten something you truly regret eating? Liver, of course, but I mean something supposedly actually edible. I have had a lot of bad meals but none that I could truly say affected the universe around me in such a bad way as to call down the wrath of the gods until, well,…
Feeling A Bit Crabby?
I don’t know about you but I LOVE crab! I mean, let’s face it – it is poor man’s lobster. You can boil it, broil it, fry it, quiche it, sautee it, barbecue it, and even roast it. You can make crab cakes, fettucini, cocktails, seafood salad, crab chowder, crab quiche, crab bites and even…
You Bought A What?
How many of you have been to an auction? I am not talking about some quiet little charity thing where everyone politely writes down a bid on a piece of paper and the bids are announced over dinner. I am talking about a loud, rancorous, jam-packed explosion of noise and people with a star running…
The Buffet in Hell — Election Edition
Yeah, I know there was an election this past week but I have something more important going on. I am fat… or so the doctor tells me… GRRRRRRR! I hate dieting. Let me repeat that… I HATE dieting. I mean I know I have to cut down on my cholesterol and fat intake but the…
The Ball-less Wonder (or I Really Gotta Watch My Mouth Once In A While)
Well, I did it again… I got a standing ovation while standing in a line at a superstore. It could have gone either way…I either get punched or I get applause. Luckily, I got applause. I was not having a very good day. The previous day I had totalled my car and I hurt. On…
Food! Glorious Food!
When is the last time you had to carve soup with a knife? Sometimes, you make the best tasting concoctions purely by accident. Seriously, I have known culinary masterpieces to come out of nowhere. Dinner last Thursday is an example. My husband is a fantastic baker, a truly amazing baker, but he is not known…
Dysshing Up The Pandemic!
There are many things I expected to be stuck with while the stay at home orders were in effect. Strawberries were not one of them. Ramen, yes. Strawberries, no. Two gallons of them actually. They were the result of a Costco pandemic buying trip on the way home from the office shutdown. Anyone else out…
BACON! BACON! BACON!
With the pandemic and social distancing still on, shopping has been anything but easy. For instance, I have NEVER ever seen the meat case at Costco completely empty before. I am not talking less variety than normal. I mean completely empty of all fresh meat… No ground beef. No fresh chicken. No pork roast. Nada….
Recipe for the Apocalypse
Those of you who know me know that when I cook, I cook a lot. Not just a lot. A LOT! Being a former caterer and a Master Cook in the SCA, it is sort of expected. The standing joke is that I have enough food in my fridge to feed an entire Boy Scout…
My Life In Bad Food 