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let's share a cooking "trick"
We walked a lot, we worked harder and longer, we did more gardening and cut our own grass. We also did not sit around in front of the TV for hours scarfing Goldfish or popcorn and swilling beer. It’s amazing what a...
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Invited, and brought nothing
to bring dessert to a barbecue or similarly casual get-together, if I know the host is not so enthusiastic about baking. But I find the expectation that guests will chip in—apparently widely held—really depressing.
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Top Chef-Kids
legitimately narrowed it down to Mark and Lisa. The producers are thinking; 'We have a guy who gets along with everyone and drinks beer in the bathtub. We also have a combative, belligerent, woman who stirs up others. Who will...
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What would you do if a restaurant wouldnt cook your Burger to Order?
I would not share a burger cooked rare wih my 2 year old(she would have had chicken tenders, but ended up with tortilla chips, beans, rice, and carnita’s). There are common sense practices & guidelines for what you should...
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The nit-picky cook/baker: what shortcuts do you take, and what shortcuts make you cringe?
Maggie, I tend to agree, what’s not famliar does take on an exotic quality. I live near Hershey PA, and have evn worked inthe area, it’s amazing in the morning near the plant, the whole town smells like chocolate chip...
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The password is.... CHEAP!
festival food: okonomiyaki, takoyaki, yakisoba, grilled fish on a stick, grilled corn on a stick, etc., as well as a tent with picnic tables where you can get a soft drink, sake or beer to wash down your meal.
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worst tasting candy ever!!!!!
Those little candy dots that were stuck in rows on what looked like cash register paper. Root beer kegs? Atomic Hot Balls? Little metal cups w/ a tiny metal spoon to eat the sickeningly sweet candy paste in the cup?
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Pasadena is weak!
egg salad. Hard to beat for the pastries. Mike & Anne’s was OK, but I have a feeling it’s not as good as I want it to be. Smitty’s is OK for the burger and the chips at the bar. Magnolia isn’t real food by...
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is everyone here (except me) rich?
Decades ago I read "Champagne Living on a Beer Budget". The lesson I took away was that by skimping on what some folks consider the necessities, I could enjoy more of the luxuries. Not joking, I only live once, so why should I...
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dating a foodie novice...
Aha, see but the thing is, contrary to popular belief, men are trainable. The first month or two that I dated mr.goose, he wanted nachos and beer for dinner every night. So I, being totally smitten endured that for quite some...
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article: Is Eating Out Cheaper Than Cooking?
Even $1 Taco Tuesdays w/$1 beers?
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What is the best fast food chain and what to get?
2nd Baja Fresh as a top fast food chain, fish tacos, black beans, chips and smoky hot salsa but the guac is better at Chipotle
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PEASANT - good food, RUDE CREW!
the food there, but they have lots of tvs and really cold beer- so it is a good place to go and watch sports. I usually end up with a salad or fries – as I don’t even like the baked potatoes at this place!
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Two Weeks in Berkeley (trip report, long)
, instead of the kid ones, and then she said to me, "They’re good, but it’s the same mole that came with the chips at the beginning," and she was quite right. The chocolate-cajeta bread pudding lacked any trace of...
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Santiago de Chile Restaurant and Wine Reviews
, a rock fish with a white bean purée. Both the fish and the purée were excellent. The second main was arroz con pato, a duck confit with a rice made with black beer and chillis. It had a delicious spiciness and was dotted with...
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