Growing up as the oldest daughter in a family of sisters, I was not prepared for some of the surprises that come with raising a brood full of boy children. Like their preternatural fascination with gas—the kind produced by eating beans and broccoli. Or their early obsession with the length of their nether bits. But […]
Last year, my friend Adam at Unorthodox Epicure and I had a recipe Throwdown over one of our childhood favorite meals—Porcupine Balls. Of course, when it comes to reliving our childhood favorites, we were both winners. Since there was no judging, neither of us could have rightly lost, after all. A while back, we were […]
Cooking Contest Central is celebrating an entire month of food celebration days. I chose Peanut Butter and Jelly on April 2, but that leaves 29 more great food celebrations. Check them out at http://www.cookingcontestcentral.com ************************************* As old as I keep getting, and believe me, I just keep getting older, I still love Peanut Butter and Jelly. […]
In a few days, we will enter into a period known far and wide as “what the hell do I do with all of these leftover Easter eggs?!” Unless you are one of those households that has wimped out completely and taken to using candy filled plastic Easter eggs….Shamey shamey! There will be egg salad, […]
Never underestimate the importance of knowing your weights and measures. For Christmas one year, my mother gifted my boys with Home Depot tool boxes, complete with the full range of functional, but small-sized tools. They each had a hammer, saw, pliers, screwdriver, wrench, level and tape measure. Most children, when in possession of such items […]
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I was never good at math. Like most girls, I excelled in verbal acrobatics and science, but math and history were, well, Greek to me. Not surprising, I guess, since so much of what we know of math was first contemplated, theorized, solved, and proved thousands of years ago…
As Saint Patrick’s Day approaches, I wax nostalgic again…. I’ve written before about my Irish heritage–that being from my paternal Grandfather, and I’ve spoken of my Catholic School education. What I haven’t mentioned is that I got more exposure to my Irish heritage at school than at home. Because nuns are from Ireland. All of them. Seriously. […]
In preparation for Saint Patrick’s Day, here is last year’s post….Look for a new one, with all new Irish recipes next week. “May you always walk in sunshine. May you never want for more. May Irish angels rest their wings right beside your door” I’ve done a lot of talking about my Southern heritage, and a […]
Show of hands—who loves cheese? If you didn’t raise your hand, you should probably quit reading, because the three recipes I am offering today do nothing, if not provide in-your-face cheesiness. How could you not love cheese? Your loyalties are now in question…. If you did raise your hand, you are my friend, and I love […]
If you try to go anywhere near a Long John Silvers on Friday during Lent, you will experience considerable difficulty. Let’s, just for a moment, pretend that eating LJS won’t immediately send your arteries into a state of shock. I mean for real….When I walk in there, I immediately feel a thin coating of vaporized […]
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