How To Fail At Food Blogging?

Folow my lead and don’t update for a month and a half.
I’M SO SORRY. Ironically, a large part of why I haven’t been blogging is that I’ve been cooking and drinking and eating and drinking and drinking and drinking more often than usual (which… I mean, you have to do it every day to live, [...]

A Turnip Tale

To be more accurate, perhaps, should I say “A Turnip Tale.. in the making”? Because, you see, I haven’t cooked these turnips yet. No, they’re still sitting in my fridge, in their little green-tinted Whole Foods bag.
I had a lovely “date” for Valentine’s Day this year, a good friend of mine who had recently broken [...]

Can I Interest You in Chanukkah?

Did you know it’s Chanukkah? I mean, I know it’s Christmas Eve and everything (hey, that’s also my birthday. Oh yeah. I’m old(er) today), but it just so happens that for the past three days, and for five more, Jews around the country and the world will be remembering that, back in the day, the [...]

Better Than Kool-Aid: Election Night Drinks

You better believe that’s what Obama’s going to be doing tonight in Chicago as he waits for those polls to close. Election Day is finally upon us, after eight years of unmitigated hell (I know this is a food blog, but my hate for W. knows no bounds), and this evening is going to be [...]

I’m Feeling Beet

HAHAHAHA, I’M SO PUNNY! Actually, I am feeling fucking beat. I had the opportunity to teach a class at my alma mater on Thursday (this past Thursday), which of course I could never pass up (especially since I only have a Bachelor’s. I mean, I lectured on my thesis topic [The Beatles -- hey, more [...]