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Tag Archives: Food
Food Pyramid
Thanks, Pearls Before Swine:
At least I didn’t speak ill of Marjoram….
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
Farewell, trusted companion through many breakfasts….
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
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
Chili, done MY way! (A repost)
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
Beverage notes….
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
Of Elbows and Tables
“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
Diary of a Donut Peach
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
And now, Candy.
Here’s a product I’ve discovered lately: Yes, it’s red licorice! I’ve got an unconquerable sweet tooth, I must admit. I have to be really careful about indulging it, for obvious reasons, so I try to err on the side of … Continue reading
“Inedibility”
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 →