03.07.06

Buy Books, Not Food!

Food bloggers often sing the praises of the independent grocery, the farmer’s stall, the microbrand that outshines the big boys in taste, texture, and all things crucial to the palate of the discriminating gourmand.
Today, I’m going to ignore that trend completely and blog about the wonders of Wonder Bread.
Kidding.

In truth, I’m going to ignore food [...]

10.04.06

Poach Me Deadly (an EoMEoTE tale of passion and poultry)

eggs in plastic … They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but Miss Dominique Araucana, she nailed my ticker without cooking a lick.

Maybe it was that voice, all silky chocolate, or maybe that cherry-lipped pout of hers, sweet as a basket on Easter Sunday. All I knew is one look and I was toast. …

19.02.06

Mighty Cheese Warriors: An Historical Perspective

mighty cheese warriors… Citizens of Gastroblogia, today on the 2240th Anniversary of Cheese Sandwich Day, it is vital that we reflect upon the humble origin of this great symbol of our freedom, and so, I offer up a brief history as precursor to our riotous and cheese-filled celebration that will begin in just a few short moments. …

16.12.05

A Flu Journal, Part two

pickled eggs… Meanwhile, Chopper’s moved on to the fridge contents and his latest food preservation discovery: pickled eggs. He made a couple jars of these babies back in November and they turned out quite good. Chopper tells me the eggs need to sit in a cold, dark environment for three weeks before they’re ready. After that, they can keep for quite a while — so long as the storage stays consistent. …

28.11.05

Ten Days

puppy at the beach … Note to self: When traveling to Seattle with a dog, one should bring an extra coat, and not leave it in the back seat of the car where the dog can puke on it. Such things can lead to Seattle in November in a T-shirt, which is not terribly pleasant and not at all conducive to much hoofing about. …

07.11.05

Sometimes you have to go the mainland

ferry… That twelve pack of tuna-in-water at Costco’s been calling my name for far too long…

03.11.05

Gratuitous Food Photo #2

orangePoetry, even if I can’t find anything that rhymes.

31.10.05

As if she isn’t crazy enough already…

… Yeah, what is that odd little grey thing, anyway? It looks like a Good n’ Plenty that fell under a theater seat way back when David Spade had a movie career. And what’s with those numbers? Fifty thousand? That’s a lot of donuts. Are you sure you wanna eat all that? …

27.10.05

A Flu Journal, Prologue & Part one

a flu journal … It was bound to happen sooner or later. They don’t call OPALCO “Occasional Power and Light” for nothing. A few years back, a garbage truck slammed into a transformer on the mainland and the entire archipelago was dark for a week. …

08.08.05

EoMEoTE #9: A curious prophecy

cilbur …Hagrid, oblivious to the significance of Trelawney’s pronouncement simply said, “Well of course I’ve got four eggs and four pieces of toast and yogurt and paprika. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are dropping by for a fine Turkish breakfast of Cilbir!” …