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- Tone Poem Tuesday May 28, 2024
- Memorial Day, 2024 May 27, 2024
- “The Force will be with you. Always.” (a repost) May 25, 2024
- And then, there’s anti-serendipity May 24, 2024
- Something for Thursday May 23, 2024
- Serendipity, part two May 22, 2024
- Tone Poem Tuesday May 21, 2024
- Serendipity, part one May 20, 2024
- Twenty-seven May 17, 2024
- Something for Thursday May 16, 2024
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Category Archives: On Food and Cooking
Poppity pop pop pop!!!
Way back in prehistory, we–that is, The Wife and I–decided that our love of popcorn needed to be treated more seriously, so we took our leave of the microwave popcorn that had been our main means of popcorn consumption for … Continue reading
Space Coke!
Yes, I tried it. Yes, I liked it. It didn’t change my life or anything, and I’ll probably get some more of it at some point, but I don’t consider this stuff essential. I don’t much know how to describe the … Continue reading
Pizza Thoughts
Raise your hand if you grew up in a town with terrible pizza. [raises hand] OK, good. I’m not alone. But more on that later. Today is apparently National Pizza Day. I have no idea why today is National Pizza Day, … Continue reading
“She’ll probably add something unnecessary, like raisins”
A culinary note from this year’s Thanksgiving: My favorite Thanksgiving dish has always been the stuffing. Always, always, always. My ranking goes stuffing, corn, rolls/biscuits, turkey. (I am not a mashed potatoes fan, but that’s not the point here.) My … Continue reading
Yes, I ate the whole thing.
The “whole thing” being a pork tenderloin sandwich at Frank Gourmet Hot Dogs, a favorite joint of ours. Luckily for us, Frank is located in one of the northern suburbs of Buffalo, a good 35-minute drive away, which means that … Continue reading
Chili: Done! (an update)
Readers may recall that earlier today I discussed how to make a pot of chili. I have now completed the pot of chili. The Wife made cornbread to go with it (because cornbread is the thing that goes with chili), and … Continue reading
Chili, done MY way!!!
I saw this pic on someone’s Instagram story last week and it made me laugh, because when it comes to food, I think I may be part-Southerner, in a lot of ways. The first pot of chili of the season is … Continue reading