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Makin’ Whoopie

August 5, 2011
Makin’ Whoopie

On occasion, and contrary to what I said the other day about moderation, I like to use a stupendous amount of butter. Yeah, that’s right. Stupendous. Like 4 sticks in 1 recipe. Sure, that’s breakfast for Paula Deen, but over here those four sticks usually last a month or more. It’s all a ploy to make new friends – that’s all. You won’t catch me making these sorta treats just for the two of us (okay, maybe, but not on the regular), but by golly I’ll fatten up new-found friends any day of the week. They rarely complain. And! I still get to eat some too, so I’m happy (but not “fat and happy” as the saying goes). And so, these sorta treats come along to days at the bay when we’re shucking oysters and drinking Vino Verde, or Moscofilero, or Blue Moons with orange juice drizzled in (yeah,...

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Shuckin’ Awesome

August 2, 2011
Shuckin’ Awesome

If I were single, I’d carry around a checklist so that I could easily weed in or weed out potential mates. Maybe not a physical list, but perhaps a note on my iPhone or something a little less obvious… But seeing as how I haven’t needed to think about that for quite some time now, I’d probably be pretty clueless about what to include on said list. 1. Music: In my experience, relationships are a little wonky if you don’t have the same taste in music, because that could mean that you might not have much else in common, either. I used to date guys who were into rap, and while I like a little Tupac and Nate Dogg every now and then, I definitely couldn’t get behind the window-shattering bass that made my eardrums reverberate from here to Wisconsin. 2. Travel: Don’t get me wrong – living in...

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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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