To say I have no fondness for Valentine’s Day would be a gross understatement. I loathe it. The whole thing doesn’t make any sense to me. It’s not that I have a problem with celebrating love—I only fail to see the point of singling out one day of the year for it. Why should adults […]
Saturday Haiku: Valentine’s Day
High expectations? Who needs a day to show love? Halmark Holiday!
February 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Food Porn
For many food bloggers the photograph of their creation is as important as the sharing of a recipe. Posting a picture is the digital equivalent of presenting a meal to an appreciative family. Comments on your post would then be the ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’. As self esteem boosts go, the Holy Grail is winning the […]
February 12, 2010 by 1 Comment
Corn Muffins? When Did I Eat Corn Muffins?
It was a dark and stormy day and not feeling very creative, I put my ‘go to’ Chicken Chili with White Beans into the crock pot. Usually I would pull out a few more stops for a good friend visiting from London but all I had the energy for was to pull out the crock […]
February 9, 2010 by 2 Comments
Make Something, Buy Something…
The best advice comes from Ina (as usual.) When it comes to entertaining: “Make something, then buy something.” That was our approach last night when we hosted our dearest friends. We hadn’t seen them in so long that neither of us wanted to pull kitchen duty and miss out on the chit-chat. There is a […]
February 9, 2010 by 1 Comment
Saturday Haiku: Super Bowl
I don’t get team sports. I do not know Saints from Colts. I just cook the food.
February 6, 2010 by 1 Comment
Notes on the "Social Agenda" of Food.
I’m new to food blogging. Scratch that. This is not a food blog. I just happen to write a lot about the food I prepare (or have delivered) because, well, I have to eat. And when you think about it, so much of who we are as people is tied to food and what we […]
January 31, 2010 by 3 Comments
Blog Exchange!
One of the nicest things about the blogosphere is being able to connect and share with other people. Sometimes even a random comment on someone’s blog leads to a nice surprise. I commented on a post at SippitySup.com and next thing I knew I received a custom recipe for artichoke pasta! Well, it happened again […]
January 31, 2010 by 1 Comment
No Need for a Skeptical Look.
(Note: This blog entry was originally posted at One Box A Week back in July 2009. This was my opening post after signing up for the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) project. I’m posting it to he front of this blog as I think it reveals a bit of my skeptical thinking pattern — something I […]
January 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Saturday Haiku: Saturday at the Office
Too much work to do. Busy times with ‘distractions’. So I work today…
January 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment
