Monthly Archives: June 2009

Sorry John, I’m 5 Years Late on the Chicks!

June 23, 2009
Sorry John, I’m 5 Years Late on the Chicks!

I’ve talked about my best friend a few times before (like here, and here, and oh, here too). I think she holds the record of “blog nods”, not counting the hubby of course because mentioning him just sorta, well, it comes with the territory so to speak. Have I ever talked about her husband though? I didn’t think so. So here goes: Kris & John were married 5 years ago (yeah, 5!). As if you had to ask, I was the maid of honor. Well sorta, I was a “half” maid of honor, since I had to share the title. Begrudgingly, I did it. What are best friends for, anyway? (and plus, I knew deep down I was the real MOH anyway, right Kris?!) So yes, 5 years. I remember the days of their wedding planning just as vividly as I remember that dog chasing me on my bike...

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The Mysterious Case of Blended Salmon

June 21, 2009
The Mysterious Case of Blended Salmon

I suppose I’ve seen salmon patties in the grocery store before. In fact, I’ve even seen tuna patties. I can’t say they caught my eye in any special or unusual way. Usually, if I’m at the fish counter I’m drooling over the halibut anyway, so the salmon doesn’t really catch my eye no matter what version it’s in. Lemme take that back – the “on sale because we just caught too many and we need to get rid of them and so we’ve moved these over to the shelf, perfectly packaged, with the smoked salmons” versions get at least a double take. But a salmon burger? I mean, c’mon, if I’m going to eat a burger, I don’t want to mess around with the mess-around. You feel me? Call me crazy, but I’d choose a thick juicy beef burger 99 out of 100 times over anything else – veggie,...

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The Gut Buster

Eating good, healthy food is an admirable goal. It’s a really good goal. Sometimes though, it’s just. so. dang. hard. Ya feel me? Exhibit...

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