Monthly Archives: August 2011

Shit Your Parents Made

August 30, 2011
Shit Your Parents Made

Before you get hasty with me for having a box of Velveeta on my blog, hold your horses. First, no less than 8 years ago (maybe even less…), making Velveeta was synonymous with “a good dinner in” – especially the one with the broccoli bits. Second, this isn’t what you think – I have not turned to a life of processed food, and I’m not about to squirt cheese into my mouth or break out the bag of Friday’s Potato Skins. But check this out – I DO have something exciting to tell you, and that’s this: Iron Chef is back!!! Holla! Back when we were bayside and shuckin’ oysters over too much wine, a few of us started talking about dinner party ideas, and somehow the foods of our youths were weaved into the convo. In general, we chatted about how our food choices have changed so much...

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When in Singapore…

August 26, 2011
When in Singapore…

Sadly, I wasn’t the one who got to go to Singapore – this time. Chris headed out there last Friday as he says, to “take care of bizniss”. And although he spent 2 of the 5 days going to and fro, the other 3 were primarily loaded with plenty of Apple-related activity. He did get to eat to eat plenty of good food, like black pepper crab and all sorts of handmade noodle dishes, and he shopped for durian in the local markets. He admitted that it smelled like shit, and even though it’s fruit, technically, it supposedly has a weird custard-like consistency. Meh. I’ll stick with Asian pears as my “exotic fruits”. Anywho, he arrived back safe and sound late this week, bloated, jet-lagged, and with a bag of boxed noodle dishes so I can make my own Singapore noodle entrees at home. YUM. I’m definitely glad he’s...

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Feature

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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