Nothing will put a damper on your Labor Day BBQ more than a tornado siren. I’ve actually never heard one before yesterday. But there we were, double fisting tongs and drinks and minding our own business getting ready for our barbecue when it went off. Being the paranoid well-prepared person that I am, I immediately looked [...]
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You gotta love New Yorkers. They spend days preparing for the ‘storm of the century’ and emptying the shelves of Zabar’s in a matter of minutes only to be “disappointed” (and I quote) by Hurricane Irene. Impress us. Show us the power. If you can’t make it make it there, you won’t make it anywhere. [...]
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The attraction of suburbanites to chain restaurants never ceases to amaze me. It’s like a magnet. What is it about a 1500 calorie oil infused Bloomin’ Onion that is just so damn enticing? Or the magic ingredient in the spinach artichoke dip that keeps people slathering it on bottomless buckets of tortilla chips? Seriously, on [...]
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It was just so wrong of me to leave that last post up for so long. The ‘incident’ with the Windex and the shoes really threw me for a loop . My apologies. There is no place for bugs in a food blog. So it won’t happen again. But I don’t have much to say [...]
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So here’s one that’ll kill any dinnertime mood. COCKROACH. BIG. FAT. GET THE HELL OUT OF MY #*$***S$%@ HOUSE COCKROACH. I HATE HATE HATE these things. They are rude. They are intrusive. They are freaking scary looking. And they have NO PLACE IN MY KITCHEN let alone my life. So what do I do? My [...]
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I’m not a short order cook. In fact there’s nothing I can’t stand more at mealtime than when my kids tell me they don’t like what I’m making. Because nine times out of ten (only if I’m in a really good mood will I cave) do I make anything other than what we’re having. “Your [...]
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Come every August 1 I’m reminded how short backwards misaligned our sweet little Southern summer really is. Kids in the North are gearing up for session two of camp. Delighted psychoanalysts everywhere are taking their monthly leave of absence to ‘summer’ in the Hamptons, the Cape or any other place that has “The” in front [...]
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I’ve been on a cooking hiatus for a few weeks because I haven’t been in my kitchen. It’s easy to go on a cooking hiatus in Southern California because anywhere you turn you can find amazing food. Fresh…everything. Vegetables. Fruit. Sushi. Ice Cream. Attitude. So I’ll just call my cooking hiatus R&D to make myself [...]
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I’m not in the Mafia. I don’t even know where to find good Italian food. But I did have my first Flash Mob experience yesterday. Something I believe every single person should experience once in their lifetime. It was pretty spontaneous, actually. A friend found out about a Flash Mob going on in downtown Santa [...]
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Well isn’t this just my luck? The one time I step foot in Los Angeles is when they decide to shut down the 405 -only the largest highway system in the entire universe- for a little ‘weekend construction.’ My timing couldn’t be better. In what has already been coined “Carmaggedon 2011″ I am reminded of [...]
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I love Sour Patch Kids. I'd eat Ranch dressing on my shoe. My kids think I like my computer more than I like them. I have road rage.
