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Category Archives: savory

Maverick-y pasta with potatoes, leeks & broccoli.

Why are they so maverick-y, you may ask? Well, long before Ms. Palin decided to christen herself & Mr. McCain “mavericks”, I was doing the rebellious thing; fashion-wise, personality-wise, life-wise, etc. No- I wasn’t shooting wolves out of helicopters, nor was I a hockey mom. But I was a rebel. And with this blog, I’ve [...]

Posted 20 August 2010 · broccoli § cheese § cooking § food § leeks § macaroni/pasta § meals § recipe § vegetables · Comments (1) · Tagged:

Pickle juice.

I’m sort of, okay not really “sort of”… I’m definitely frustrated right now because I was informed recently that a woman on Facebook was using photos that belonged to me, that are my property, photos of my cupcakes, and passing them off as hers. I wasn’t the only one- she was using someone elses too, [...]

Posted 14 August 2010 · dill § garlic § gluten-free § herbs § pickles § pickling § recipe § snacks § vegan § vegetables · Comments (7) · Tagged:

Eh, you’re nuthin’ but an overripe tomato.

Back in the 1920′s, a popular term for a female was a ‘tomato.’ It could vary, ‘hot tomato,’ ‘ripe tomato,’ and a variety of other, most likely equally sexist or racy, forms of the term. My great-grandmother, Mary, used this term a lot from what I’ve heard. If you’ve seen the movie ‘Chicago‘ (one of [...]

Posted 04 August 2010 · macaroni/pasta § meals § nuts § sauce § tomato · Comments (0) · Tagged: ,

Whatever tickles your fried pickle.

The Food Network is dangerous at night. You’re sitting there, it’s 2 a.m. and then Guy Fieri comes on with Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (or as Jay calls it, “Diners, Drive-Thru’s and Drive-bys“) and even if you ate a huge dinner… you’re done for. It’s starts out innocently enough, you’re sitting there watching him eat [...]

Posted 16 June 2010 · fried § pickles § recipe § snacks § unique · Comments (4) · Tagged:

I’ve got some balls. Meatballs, that is.

It is true. I’ve been told many times in my life that I “had quite a set on me” or “had some balls.” But this time I’m sorry to say it’s just in reference to meatballs, not me being a big-mouthed bitch. Maybe next time. A while back my friend Chichi from Bakeasaurus (Chichi is [...]

Posted 15 May 2010 · cheese § food § italian § meals § meat § recipe § sauce § subs/sandwiches · Comments (2) · Tagged: ,