So one day I was at home, minding my own business; doing laundry, scrubbing toilets, grabbing a fistful of M&M’s every time I passed the candy dish, kids at my heels every step of the way. The doorbell rang. Of course the kids run to the window, “It’s the brown truck mommy”. Nothing unusual, the brown truck stops here often…
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So which one are you? And in reference to what, right? And in what sense? And…and…can you be all three or two… Calm down. Let me get there. Okay, well you can be a geek, a nerd or a dork in regards to almost anything. To make it easy and to give us a point of reference, the folks over…
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Phyllo Tomato Tart
Okay, I’m back with Episode ll of, “What the Hell Am I Going to Make For Easter”. I know you’ve all been waiting with baited breath for the continuation of this riveting saga of food frenzy. So I thought and thought…and thought some more, about what should be next. Episode l was the first installment of the appetizer menu with an irresistible…
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Extravagant Stupidity
Yes, I really do live in the world’s most abnormal town. And that is putting it lightly. I wish I was kidding, but I’m not. In 1995 a toad tunnel was erected with fanfare in my town to allow unsuspecting toads to reach the other side of a road. How sweet, right? The animal lovers and uber liberals who reside in this town…
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Familiarity Breeds Contentment
2004 V. Sattui Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Morisoli Vineyard $50 The following pictures are in black and white. Why you might ask? Well, this wine, and this winery hold a very nostalgic place in my heart. They evoke recollections of times spent in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Black and white photos seem appropriate where great, lasting memories…
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Hot Crab Dip
Let me just say that I have been inundated with millions of emails from readers asking, no begging me to come up with some type of Easter menu they could cook for their friends and family. One that was easy and could easily feed a crowd. Okay, maybe not a million people asked me this, I don’t want to exaggerate, it…
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I Hope Your Kid Doesn’t Have Our Kidney Stones
Since the Wild Boar was sixteen years old he has been plagued with kidney stones. PLAGUED. We have taken him to the ER so many times for pain management our hooligans could drive their Dad there themselves, check him in and answer basic questions about his medical history. For those of you who have never had a kidney stone, or been…
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I Found A Connection
2005 Roxyann Syrah $30 If you’ve been here before (this blog), you know I like to connect with my wine before the cork even comes out of the bottle. Don’t get me wrong the wine has to ultimately taste good; that is BY FAR the end all, the most important aspect. But I love when a wine speaks to me on another level. …
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