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Tag Archives: Food
The One and Only True Method of Cooking a Proper Pot of Chili. (a repost)
I’ve shared my method of preparing chili several times in the past, but it’s been more than two years since I reposted it here, so it’s time to bring it around again! As I am preparing this post it’s Sunday … Continue reading
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Breakfast in Canandaigua
Road trips are awesome. That is all.
Posted in On Food and Cooking, On Travels and Adventures
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“I scream, you scream, we all scream for non-fat tofutti rice dreamsicles”
MULDER: Did you bring enough ice cream to share with the rest of the class?SCULLY: It’s not ice cream… it’s non-fat tofutti rice dreamsicle.MULDER: Ugh… I bet the air in my mouth tastes better than that. –“The Unnatural”, THE X-FILES … Continue reading
What to put on your next hot dog
Banana peppers and hot pepper jelly. As Emeril Lagasse often said, “Oh yeah babe.”
Phil!
Last night we went to see Phil Rosenthal at Buffalo State University. If you’re unfamiliar with Phil Rosenthal, you need to watch Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix, and you need to do so now. Right now. Go watch, I’ll wait for … Continue reading
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Mmmm, noodle soup!
Not really soup, actually, but it’s fun to use a relatively obscure Friends reference to title a post. Anyway, last night I finally got to use the noodle bowl I got for Christmas! How did we get to almost April … Continue reading
My culinary curiosity has limits….
While discoursing about food over on Threads earlier, I learned that in some Chinese eateries–probably the ones in bigger cities, with proper Chinatowns–you can order a plate of duck tongues. Yup. I had no idea this existed. Apparently this is … Continue reading
From the Books: On Jeff Smith, problematic people, food, and memory (a repost)
This is a repost that first appeared three years ago, on the old blog. I’m reposting it now, because of the season and because I’ve been thinking today, prompted by discussions elsewhere, about problematic people and what to do with … Continue reading
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Adventures in Hot Booze
The Tom and Jerry is a beloved holiday cocktail in these parts. And I knew nothing about it until just a few years ago. The drink is basically a kind of boozy eggnog, with extra spices, served hot. It’s really … Continue reading
Coffee memories….
I’ve become pretty good at making coffee over the years (I’ve even written about all my various methods of preparation). While it took me a long time to get to drinking coffee, I have to admit my mother’s influence on … Continue reading