Category Archives: On Food and Cooking

Food Pyramid

Posted on March 31, 2023 by ksedinger

Thanks, Pearls Before Swine:

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At least I didn’t speak ill of Marjoram….

Posted on March 14, 2023 by ksedinger

So yesterday I saw this cartoon on The New Yorker‘s Facebook page: And it reminded me of a funny quote I read years ago in a cookbook called Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: If bay leaf didn’t exist, would anyone miss … Continue reading →

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“Inedibility”

Posted on January 13, 2023 by ksedinger

I posted a version of this on Facebook earlier and then deleted it when it annoyed someone over there, but it’s stuck in my head, so here it is. Food is a major topic in my reading and teevee watching. … Continue reading →

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Farewell, trusted companion through many breakfasts….

Posted on January 2, 2023 by ksedinger

For Christmas 1990, a friend of the family gave me…a toaster oven. I was in college, and this was a gift that had never once been on my radar as something I wanted or needed. But off to college it … Continue reading →

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A Halloween Safety Message

Posted on October 31, 2022 by ksedinger

As a former Pizza Hut employee who spent four consecutive Halloweens becoming a nervous wreck driving pizza deliveries around town, please allow me to appeal to your humanity on this matter: DO NOT ORDER PIZZA DELIVERY TONIGHT!!! Seriously. Just don’t. … Continue reading →

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Chili, done MY way! (A repost)

Posted on October 31, 2022 by ksedinger

With the arrival of cooler weather comes the appetite for hearty crock-pot dishes, and a favorite of ours is good old chili! As I write this, the chili is crockpotting away in the kitchen; as you read this, we’ve already … Continue reading →

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Beverage notes….

Posted on October 30, 2022 by ksedinger

I don’t entirely understand what Coca-Cola is doing with these new “weird” Coke flavors, but I will admit that I genuinely like this one. That’s the current version. I don’t know if it tasted like a “dreamworld” or not, and … Continue reading →

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“Well, I’m back,” he said.

Posted on October 3, 2022 by ksedinger

It’s Monday! And as promised, The Wife and I are back from our too-brief (aren’t they all?) weekend getaway. After the general shit-show that was Summer 2022 for us, we really needed a nice getaway. And that’s exactly what we had. … Continue reading →

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Of Elbows and Tables

Posted on September 5, 2022 by ksedinger

“Don’t put your elbows on the table!” Anybody know where this shit came from? Because it’s dumb. Back in my college days, our musical groups all had their own odd quirks and traditions. One of the Wartburg Choir’s stranger ones (I … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Donut Peach

Posted on September 2, 2022 by ksedinger

DAY ONE: I am not ripe. DAY TWO: I am not ripe. DAY THREE: Despite my high hopes, I am still not ripe. DAY FOUR, at 4:23am ET: Oh my God! It has happened! I am fulfilled, because I am now, at least, fully … Continue reading →

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