A half dozen or so years ago, right around this time of year, over our forty-second consecutive dinner consisting of corn on the cob and some variety of grilled meat, I felt compelled to let JR know how I felt about the impending ingestion of corn for our forty-third consecutive dinner. “Honey, some people in… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Vegetables & Sides
Carrot Casserole
On Sunday, JR’s family and my family will gather at our house to celebrate Easter. Or, to be more forthright, to celebrate food and family, meaning no disrespect whatsoever to Christiandom. Though I suppose it is a bit pagan to worship Food, is it not? Not that I do, mind you. I’m just saying that… Continue Reading
Sweet Caramelized Bliss
In the neighborhood where JR lived as a child, there was a family that he insists ate caramelized onions at dinner every night. This makes me believe that they must have also eaten either beef or pork every night as well as caramelized onions best complement meaty dishes – you wouldn’t normally think of having… Continue Reading
Luck be a Lentil
I know that when “they” say “luck be a lady”, “they” mean for luck to be kind, genteel, and/or ladylike, but for the sake of a lovely alliteration (gotcha!) for today’s title, please grant me this folly of luck being a lentil. In Italian tradition, lentils are eaten at the New Year to help foster… Continue Reading
For the love of agrodolce
I read somewhere, a while back, that Americans don’t love sweet and sour foods. In fact, I believe the wording was a bit more harsh, something along the lines of “Americans find sweet and sour foods unappealing”. This was particularly distressful to me because I had not only predicted the imminent rise in popularity on… Continue Reading