I adore the color blue. All shades of it. When I moved out on my own and started purchasing things for my apartment, they were mostly blue: towels, bedsheets, plates, etc. It was all very apparent when my mom came to visit me for the first time exclaiming "I didn't know you liked the color... Continue Reading →
Holiday card fail
My real job took over any notion of the holidays this year. One day I worked 24 hours straight from 8 a.m. and my head did not hit the pillow until 9 a.m. the next day. I was delirious when December 25 rolled around and I'm still recovering. My job is not fun this time... Continue Reading →
Cookies are a sometime food
I don't like cookies very much. Eating them is fine and dandy. But making them is a whole other thing.First there's too much handling of the product. Often times it's very sticky and the dough seems to get everywhere. And if it involves rolling and cutting out shapes -- fuggaguddaboutit. Too much effin' work. I... Continue Reading →
Second helpings
For the past few years, Darlene and I have been celebrating Thanksgiving on days that aren't the fourth Thursday of November. Why? Many reasons. First, we don't want to succumb to traditions. This is why we always have lobster for Thanksgiving. Second, we want to get it out of the way so when that Thursday... Continue Reading →
I came. I saw. I concord.
I've been obsessing over concord grapes all fall. The last time I tasted some was in Seattle a few years ago. From the first taste, I was gobsmacked. It tasted the way grapes should be. And until I tried it, I thought concord jelly was just a made-up flavor because it tastes nothing like the... Continue Reading →
What hath potato balls wrought
My search for a potato ball in the Southland has led me to experiment with attempting to create them in the safety of my home. It should be easy, right? I've been eating them for more than a year. And during those times I've pondered and examined the objects in question, noticing the nuances of... Continue Reading →
I was really just there for the Baked Alaska
While others may have been eating cookie dough and ice cream Thursday night. I had a Baked Alaska at Oceanaire. Their speciality is seafood. I had the black and blue mahi mahi. The black was the charred outer skin. The blue was a bleu cheese topping. Check out the hash browns ala Oceanaire in the... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 