Apologies to all of you whose command of French surpasses mine. By my estimation, this would include every last one of you, even those of you who are only able to say “oui oui” every once in a while. I had to look up even these two simple phrases, “I love you” (that’s Je t’aime)… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Recipes
A Burger for Those Not Oafish
It seems as though I am on a bit of a nostalgic trip down the winding road of past employ lately, so why veer off when one is meandering through the memories of funny or pathetic jobs of yore? A couple of years after college, I had a job making tape duplications – or what… Continue Reading
The Rapscallion and the Donut Trees
When I was a freshman in high school, I had my eye on a pair of Zodiak boots that at age fourteen, I was ill-equipped to afford, what with a savings account consisting of approximately $147.63 and some immature U.S. Savings Bonds as assets. U.S. Savings Bonds which, upon maturity just two years later would… Continue Reading
An out-of-season frittata
This recipe, and therefore this post, is a bit random, being completely out of season as it is. Even while I watch the bumblebees and the sparrows fight – not one another, there are no inter-species fisticuffs in my yard, but bee-on-bee and bird-on-bird aggression there is plenty of, and, quite honestly, I am a… Continue Reading
French Toast with Sour Cream and Jam
In addition to being the season of renewal, spring is also the season of the festive brunch. Dispute this, I dare you. In what other season are you a participant in such a quantity of brunches? None. Spring is beyond compare in the brunch-engagement category. And you may even find yourself hosting a brunch one… Continue Reading