Ramadan is coming up. (Like, day after tomorrow. Early Ramadan mubarak, y’all!) And so, of course, I am planning an iftaar party because that’s what you do in Ramadan when you are not fasting or praying or reading Quran: you go to iftaar parties. I got the first Evite almost six weeks ago, at which [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...Because food is always, always beautiful:
1. Berries and berry season. I look forward to summer for so many reasons (baseball (duh), sunshine, Screen on the Green, the Shakespeare Festival, fireworks on the Fourth of July, etc., etc., etc.), not the least of which is the return of fresh fruit, especially berries.
The color and contrast in [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...1. Pitchers and catchers reported today. You know what that means: Baseball is back! Pitchers and catchers reporting is only a short step away from everybody reporting, which is only a short step away from spring training, and then, before you know it, we’re in April, looking at Opening Day. I can’t wait.
2. Believing in [...]
The other day while I was researching Starfish Sushi, I discovered that Raving Brands, the company behind Moe’s, Doc Green’s, and several other fast-casual restaurants, had purchased my favorite breakfast spot, The Flying Biscuit.
I’m a Moe’s fan; AM and I take their food to every Braves game we attend. I also like Doc Green’s, despite [...]
Saturday morning I pulled privet in Oakhurst with Trees Atlanta, which meant that I finally acquainted myself with the parasitic British plant after knowing for years that the Dursleys live on Privet Drive. It was the dirtiest I’ve ever gotten doing a volunteer project; even when I shoveled mulch for three hours during last year’s [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...Giada de Laurentiis has a new book out, and I bought it, despite never having seen her show on the Food Network and despite flipping through her freshman offering and passing on it. I bought it because Borders sent me a coupon for forty percent off, because the reviews were good, and because Grant seems [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...I suppose that should be B.E.D. Lemme ’splain.
When the weather’s nice outside like it was today, I bully Ken and Ivan into leaving the building for lunch, usually down to Broad Street where I can get a zabiha chicken or lamb wrap at Ali Baba’s (although I typically get the falafels because they’re SO GOOD [...]
Chocolate. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately, probably because I’ve been craving it, which means I’ve been combing through my cookbooks and various online recipe sites, looking for chocolate concoctions I’d love to make except they’re not practical for a household of two. Thirty-six chocolate cupcakes, for example, only last for so long [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...I’ve just been informed, by way of Pop Culture Junk Mail, that Coca-Cola is placing my favorite drink, Vanilla Coke, on (at least temporary) hiatus in favor of Black Cherry Vanilla Coke.
Mmm, vanilla Coke
This is such sad news. It’s not that I have anything in particular against cherry Coke, except that it’s not very good, [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...Sometimes when I eat by myself, I’m watching television or catching up on my Web sites. Sometimes I’m reading email, occasionally even responding to it, particularly if what I’m eating is conducive to juggling. But usually when I’m eating by myself, I’m reading cookbooks.
It appears I am not the only one who reads cookbooks.
I read [...]