It wasn’t actually something I ate, but rather something I drank. I start each day with a glass of 100% cranberry juice, diluted in water about 1:6 or so. Yep, that’s right — no sugar, no artificial sweeteners, no sweet juices even added. It is cleansing to the system and really gets this non-coffee drinker […]
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and I couldn’t care less. I’m a single man, and frankly if we weren’t all writing posts in honor of the pretend holiday, I probably wouldn’t have even remembered it existed. However, I am now painfully aware that the day is coming, and I am feeling lonely and ashamed for […]
I’ve mentioned before that I have a very adventurous appetite. I love to try new things. In the same post I mentioned that my family used to go to a game feast every year, hosted at a local restaurant. One of the meats the I never managed to try in all the years going to […]
OK, I think this gets a spot on the Top 10 Weirdest Food Holidays list. We’re smack dab in the middle of Shape Up With Pickles Week, that annual celebration where we are all supposed to … what exactly? I’m assuming we’re supposed to eat them, but are we also supposed to exercise with them […]
I burned my nose on my tea kettle today. Don’t laugh. Well, OK, laugh, but only for a moment. All done? Alright, let me explain. I’ve had the tea kettle for a couple of months, and while pouring some hot water into a cup a few days ago, I got the distinct smell of burning […]
Now, don’t get me wrong, kiddos… I love chocolate as much as the next person. But doesn’t it feel a little done for St. Valentine’s Day? Expected? Predictable? Are you looking for less typical sweet to serve your sweet this year? But what about a spicy rice pudding that tastes of roses? Now that’s exotic. […]
I love pasta. Actually, I could spend days only eating pasta. Sadly, my waistline doesn’t enjoy pasta as much. When I was a child, my mother used to make delicious homemade spaghetti sauce. I have fond memories of helping her prepare the ingredients and watch over the pot while it cooked. Unfortunately, she never wrote […]