Hey, Pumpkin.
Posted: September 16, 2011 Filed under: favorites, Foolishness | Tags: beer, Cooking, food, Fruit and Vegetable, Halloween, holidays, Home, humor, jack o'lantern, miscellaneous, pumpkin, Pumpkin and Squash, Spice, Sweet potato 49 CommentsHey, Pumpkin. It is the time of year when you become a trendy food ingredient.
Pie. Soup. Casserole. Beer. Bread. The list of foods that you add nothing to goes on and on.
I oppose your presence in all these foods.
Stop It. You Are Not Food. You Are A Decoration.
The orange food group is quite limited. Carrots, sweet potatoes, oranges. Beyond that, there isn’t much interest. Some people would add Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to that list. To those people, I say slow down and unwrap. Read the rest of this entry »
Waitin’ For A Truck Load Of Soul
Posted: November 11, 2010 Filed under: favorites, Whats left | Tags: banks, current events, economy, eviction, family, finance, foreclosed, foreclosure, friends, Home, House, life, loans, miscellaneous, neighbors, observations, real estate, realty, Sheriff, soul, thoughts 32 CommentsThe house next to mine has been a home to friends and memories.
It was built more than twenty years ago for a quiet guy my age who lived there alone. It gradually became livelier when he married and the kids started coming. Eventually he and his wife did the math that told them there was either too little house or too many children. They moved on…
…and then… Read the rest of this entry »
The Icing Carrot: Things That Matter, Some Of Which I Can’t Explain
Posted: October 29, 2010 Filed under: favorites, Whats left | Tags: Cake, Carrot cake, Cooking, Florida, food, Home, Key lime, Key lime pie, miscellaneous, observations, random, rants, United States 30 CommentsFood. I am a fan. Yet there are certain things that matter in certain dishes that I can’t explain.
Let’s Start Simple.
I love Pasta. I think it is sort of a genetic thing in me. I could eat it every day. I consider pasta a food group.
However, it is my position that certain shaped pastas go with certain dishes. Baked Ziti is called that for a reason. Alfredo sauce on elbow macaroni is wrong. Macaroni and Cheese made with spaghetti just can’t happen. Same basic product in different shapes. Why is there a difference? Read the rest of this entry »
Hey, Pumpkin.
Posted: September 20, 2010 Filed under: Foolishness | Tags: beer, Cooking, food, Fruit and Vegetable, Halloween, holidays, Home, humor, jack o'lantern, miscellaneous, pumpkin, Pumpkin and Squash, Spice, Sweet potato 47 Comments
Hey, Pumpkin. It is the time of year when you become a trendy food ingredient.
Pie. Soup. Casserole. Beer. Bread. The list of foods that you add nothing to goes on and on.
I oppose your presence in all these foods.
Stop It. You Are Not Food. You Are A Decoration.
The orange food group is quite limited. Carrots, sweet potatoes, oranges. Beyond that, there isn’t much interest. Some people would add Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to that list. To those people, I say slow down and unwrap. Read the rest of this entry »
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