Monthly Archives: January 2011

Leaving your mark

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

My dog literally left his mark on the world. The dead grass from where he peed all of the time … visible from satellites thousands of miles away. The good news is, all dogs go to heaven. Zooey the Wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in family, lame attempts at humor | 14 Comments

Alaskan Wild Fish Taco Contest

Posted on January 15, 2011 by

I never win anything, so my first gut response to this was to keep it to myself. The fewer folks who enter, the better my chances to win, yeah? Alaskan Wild Fish Taco Contest My entry is here: Fish Tacos … Continue reading →

Posted in fish, web links | 2 Comments

The Accidental Kitchen Gadget Designer

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

The latest in the brilliant but oh-too-infrequent United Tastes series at the New York Times. How the Microplane Grater Escaped the Garage “I didn’t set out to make cheese graters,” Mr. Grace, an engineer by education, said recently.  “I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in technology, web links | 10 Comments

Oops, I did it again …

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

No idea what’s going on here, but I made posole yesterday and M. couldn’t eat it. Couldn’t touch it. Couldn’t be in the same room as the pot. Too hot. By an order of magnitude which we have not previously … Continue reading →

Posted in chiles, Mexican, pork, soup and stew, southwest, stew | 9 Comments

Baby, It’s Cold Inside

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

Molly asked me to slide a pizza or two under the blanket once a day for the next month or so, and she’ll come back out when flu and cold season is over. Unless she sees her shadow …

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Guv Hick

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

Not saying we have the coolest governor in the entire country … but our new governor did select One Republic and DeVotchKa to do his inaugural hoedown last night.

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The State of Dessert

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

From the January New Yorker. NOTES OF A GASTRONOME Sweet Revolution The power of the pastry chef. by Adam Gopnik Listen to the podcast at NewYorker.com here. Or download it at iTunes here. Story here.  

Posted in dessert, web links | 8 Comments

Three Bay Leaf Jambalaya

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

I have this theory that a nation feels most secure when it has one big threat, one big boogey man to focus on to take its collective mind off of all of the little ankle-biters out there. The word has … Continue reading →

Posted in chicken, lame attempts at humor, stew | 11 Comments