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More Orphans!
Friends, we’re back with episode two of the Orphan Food Challenge! Once again, Monika and Jenni came through with a trio of fantastic ingredients fully ripe for a gustatory makeover. I may have squee-ed out loud when I saw these … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Music
Tagged Aimee Mann, orphan foods, ramen, Ugly but Delicious
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Ever Since I Gave Up Hope I’ve Been Feeling So Much Better
I’ve contemplated (and complained, because I’m a complainer) quite a bit lately on failure, and how it plays such a constant and ever-growing role in my life. Wah, wah, wah. Grumble, grumble. But then today, I read an interview with … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Music
Tagged Andrew Bird; migas, CSA, Ugly but Delicious, vegetables, wine
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I Know I Need to Feel Relief
Summer has arrived in Rhode Island, shoving her weight around with a thumbless grip. In other words: it’s freaking HOT. It shames me, having grown up in Texas, that I now crumple when the temperature hits 90, but what can … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Music
Tagged broccoli, calzone, Chvrches, CSA, green beans, Ugly but Delicious, vegetables, watermelon sherbet
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Salad Days
I am playing catch-up ball with this post, as I neglected to report on the last box. Although this missive will cover two boxes, the theme can be summed up in one word: raw. Summer’s bloody heat has arrived in … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged CSA, failure, kd lang, music, salad, Ugly but Delicious, vegetables
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Frying pan, fire, and the smell of sulfur from a freshly-lit match
Do you ever feel like life is a constant merry-go-round of frying pan and fire? This is where I am now—and the most shameful part of it is that I’m the one holding the match. I don’t know how much of … Continue reading
Inanimate Objects Are Out to Get Me
NB: The first few paragraphs are full of Jamie-drivel. Skip past the Mousetrap video for vegetables! I have decided to stop fighting with inanimate objects. The problem is they’re not honoring the truce. I spend too much time every day fighting … Continue reading
Posted in Drivel, Food
Tagged CSA, cycling music, Glen Hansard, Mousetrap, music, tacos, Ugly but Delicious, vegetables, wine
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Help Us Name this Cocktail!
Before I get into a discussion of the latest vegetable box, I call upon you, friends, to help us name a cocktail. A little backstory: while I sat in the ER a couple of weeks ago waiting to get my … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged Chrissy Hynde, cocktails, CSA, cycling music, figs, tomatoes, Ugly but Delicious, vegetables, wine
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Is This @#$%ing Summer Over Yet?
I’m late with the account of the vegetable box. Life did its thing by getting in the way: the cats continue to struggle with various health issues (the saintly Jenni is convinced that they are both dope fiends) and I … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged CSA, cycling music, focaccia, green beans, moussaka, tallest man on earth, Ugly but Delicious, vegetables
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A Balancing Act
First off, I thank all of you who expressed so much concern for the cats and me after the last post. I have been overwhelmed with words, prayers, and gestures of kindness. I always prided myself on my choice of … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Music
Tagged CSA, Elvis Costello, focaccia, food, music, new basement tapes, peas, tomatoes, Ugly but Delicious, vegetable box
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Can I Just Crawl in the Damn Box?
So, the box came and I have done almost nothing interesting with it. Emotionally, I haven’t the wherewithal. Chet has been in and out of the hospital four five times and we face the gravest concerns about his health. Whiskey, not … Continue reading