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Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
  • 30Jan

    National Snack Food Month

    Hi, all. I hope everyone’s sage and warm in the latest wave of winter wonderland-ness that’s hitting various parts of the country and the world. All I have to say is, “BRRRRRR.” This is the kind of weather that sends people running to comfort food, stuff that’s warming and that reminds us of our childhoods. Of course, comfort food means something different to everyone.

    Which brings me to my topic for this week: February is National Snack Food snacksMonth! Now, snack food is not necessarily comfort food, but for some, it is. And it’s particularly appropriate that I’m writing about snack food today because I’m craving it for an entirely different reason, and it is a source of comfort for me during those times. I think you know what I mean. Moving on…

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    Filed under: Food Around the World, Food Holidays, Healthy alternatives, New Food, Recipes, Uncategorized
    Tags: national snack food month, pita chips, snack food, snacks
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  • 22Jan

    Appetizers

    Hi, kids. It’s been a really rough week for me. I’ve had to deal with a broken sink, bad news from various friends and, worst of all, a malicious virus on my computer. It’s the Malware Defense, and if any of you have had to deal with it, you know how heinous it is. My entire week was taken up wbangingheadagainstkeyboardstreetsigith combating this vicious thing and in the end, I had to wipe out my computer and reload my OS. It’s going to take me days to reload all my programs. A couple of programs I lost altogether because I no longer have the installation disks. <huge sigh> The people who created this obviously have knowledge and skill—why can’t they use their powers for good? I hope the proper karma is in store for the people who sit around and come up with this stuff. People like that are a waste of humanity.

    Anyway, on with the show.

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    Filed under: About Food, Appetizers, Cookbooks, Culinary Experiments, Food History, Food Writing, Miscellaneous foodie stuff, Recipe Tests, Uncategorized, cooking
    Tags: antipasti, antipasto, Appetizers, Cookbooks, hors d'oeuvres, malware defense, recipe testing, virus
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  • 15Jan

    World of Pizza

    Hi, kids. Before I get into this week’s topic, I just want to express my sympathy for all the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, and for all those here and around the world who lost loved ones. In thinking about what to write about this week, I remembered how lucky I am right now that I have the luxury of talking about food and that I don’t have to scrounge around a devastated countryside looking for food and water. When I’m feeling sorry for myself, I try to remind myself of these things. If you’d like to help with the relief effort in Haiti, visit the Red Cross.

    Okay, let’s get into it.

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    Filed under: About Food, Ethnic food, Food History, Regional foods, Uncategorized
    Tags: babycakes, bluestockings, knish, Lombardi's, lombardi's pizza, pizza, pizza history, Scott's pizza tours, tenement museum, yonah shimmel's
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  • 08Jan

    Orangecello

    Hi, all. I hope that the first week of the new year has been good to you. I know a couple of people who have lost people very close to them this week, so my heart goes out to them. It’s not an auspicious way to start the year, but one can hope that things can only get better from here.

    Let’s get drinking…

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    Filed under: Beverages, Culinary Experiments, Spirits, Uncategorized, alcohol
    Tags: kumquatcello, limoncello, orangecello
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  • 02Jan

    For Luck in the New Year

    Hi, gang. It’s the second day of the 2010 and I’ve been thinking about what to write for this week’s blog. The last couple of days, I’ve been breathing a sigh of relief that 2009 is over. It’s been an extremely difficult year for me, as well as for many other people. I’ve had turmoil and disarray in just about every area of my life. Although some really awesome things happened, too, they happened amidst craziness. So, it was kind of like finding pearls on a beach and having to brush away the sand to really see it.

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    Filed under: Holidays, Miscellaneous foodie stuff, Recipes, Seasonal Cooking, Uncategorized
    Tags: black eyed peas, food network, Hoppin' John
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