This blog has never been focused, literate, thought-out, or widely read. Because of all of this I have more often than not though of blogging as a chore. Maybe in the beginning heady days, or after the many long hiatuses (like this?), maybe then it was exciting. Anyhow, I am considering diving back in with a foodie blog. I have always had foodie type posts mixed in but it was… Continue reading
Tag Archives: Foodie
Weekend Cooking - Potato-leek Soup with Ham and Dill
First Bananas and Now Peanut Butter “Prove” Atheists Wrong
A while back I linked to a hilarious, unintentionally of course, video were some idiot used a banana to prove that creationism is true. Now to go with the banana we can see how a lowly jar of peanut butter proves evolution false.
What a bunch of total morons. And to think that someone that likely believes both of these videos as fact is running the US. Yikes…
Sausage at Dethroner
Here is an excellent theme to read about all week at Dethroner, Sausage!…
Squid
A post about squid.
Gander at this picture:
read this book: City of Saints and Madmen - Jeff Vandermeer
And finally, try the calamari appetizer at Busara quite simply the best squid that I have ever eaten…
I Love My Cured Meats
Mmmm Pizza
So, this guy, whose name is also Jeff and is also in the business of creating software for living is even more obsessed with Pizza than I am. He has spent the past 6 years recreating the pizza recipe of his favorite pizza. Wow!!
The first picture of that pizza is mouth-watering. It would be even better if it did not have those soiled rags in the background…
Gelatinous Blob of Cranberry Sauce Forcibly Evacuated From a Can
I have always wanted to say that. Plus I have a weakness for this substance for some reason…
On Food and Literature
I am currently reading Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome. I ran across the following passage and felt it a great commentary on life and food:
How good one feels when one is full - how satisfied with ourselves and
with the world! People who have tried it, tell me that a clear
conscience makes you very happy and contented; but a full stomach does
the business quite… Continue reading
Trail Mix and Beer, Manna From Heaven
(This post is a duplicate of something that I posted to the Food and Beer Forum at RateBeer)
I am a bit of a heretic when it comes to pairing beer and food, namely I am not sure that I enjoy many beer and food pairings. Those that I do enjoy typically involve a session beer with only one or two dimensions of flavor. Bigger/More Complex beers seem… Continue reading