Prior to last week, if anyone had asked me if there was a marked difference between a fresh shipped lobster and those sad little creatures living in an aquarium at your local fish monger, I’d have said probably not… ‘Cause shipped lobsters are a little on the pricey side and 99.999% of the people out […]
Baleful Bounty ~ Melanzane al Funghetto
With the garden production winding down, there’s been very little in my little hay-bale heaven to harvest. Except for eggplants. Typically, I get 2 to 3 decent sized aubergines out of my one plant… and that makes me happy. This year, I decided to plant 4 plants: 2 Gretel White Pencil Eggplants – similar to […]
Demons 2.0 and some Pilaf
Why do you do that? Why can’t you just appear… Huh? I like watching you jump… and you scream like a girl. Besides, I’m a demon… not a genie …do you see me dragging around a lamp? no. Tail… horns… evil disposition … … … demon. It’s damned irritating. What do you want… So… […]
Russian Tea Cake
or ~ Spiced Orange Upside-Down Cake or ~ Slap me with that spice, Vladimir Russian Tea – just the name brings back overly sweet family get-togethers, the smell of libraries at holidays, and that particular teacher in the past that, come Fall, would drink nothing else….. she reeked of mothballs, cloves… and Tang©. Granted, you […]
Shank’d Again – Braised Lamb Shanks
I’d love everyone to think I buy from only the best local suppliers, the most humane breeders, the zero-hormone purveyors. But that’s just not the way life is for most people that budget for their groceries. Buying an $18 natural feed, pasture-raised roasting hen is out right stupid when you have anywhere from 8 to […]
Marx Foods – Sweet to Savory
So… I was contacted by the fine folks at Marx Foods to see if I had any interest in playing in their latest contest – Sweet to Savory. They would send me four (count’em… 4) sweet things, and I was to utilize at least two of them in a savory dish. I figure it’s a […]
Bread Whore ~ Everybody Tang – Zhong tonight!
Well, hello… So, it’s a new look. I’m all refreshed and re-energized.. and I’ve got some amazing, life-affirming crapola to sling your way… eventually… in a couple of days. But for now… It’s Bread Whore Time I wont lie, I’m a horrible baker. That doesn’t stop me from buying every freakin’ stinkin’ book that comes […]