So last week the crystal blue pool waters were calling my name. This week something much more important beckons me and will again truncate my normal witty banter. You see I have to get ready for the US Women’s World Cup game against China this evening. Preparations will include red/white/blue full body paint. Now, my…
Basil Oil
A Poolside Note – Today’s post will be brief like the recipe I am about to present. I could give you some long winded explanation, but it just isn’t in my nature to lie. Don’t believe me? Just ask my wife. No, I am sitting here beside our community pool. My kids are splashing around…
Tomato Tartare
The 1987 film Wall Street delves into greed, corruption, and the depravity sometimes found in corporate America. The story involves a young stockbroker willing to do anything to get ahead and have a taste of the good life. In one poignant scene, this taste of the good life can be boiled down to one single…
All Kale Caesar…
ALL KALE CAESAR!!! “Compadres, Readers, Subscribers, lend me your ears; I come to give you a salad, not just any salad. The evil in the original lies in the dressing; the good is oft found in the greens; So let it be with my new version of thee. The noble chefs of yore hath told…
Crispy Roasted Potatoes
The Incans discovered them thousands of years ago growing wild in the South American mountains and began cultivating them shortly thereafter. The Spanish Conquistadors brought them to Europe and began feeding them to livestock. The French and Irish finally decided that they were fit for human consumption and they began to spread across Europe. The…
BBQ Bowl
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY Today, we honor all those men and women in the armed services who gave their lives protecting our freedoms. Originally called Decoration Day, this day of remembrance was created during the Civil War to pay tribute to those who fell in battle. And while the actual summer solstice doesn’t happen until the…
Vegan Biscuits and Gravy
In the early 80’s, two life changing events happened almost simultaneously. Tom Cruise had his breakout role in Risky Business, and I spent the night with a buddy up the street. The first makes sense although some may argue Mr. Cruise’s performance in the Outsiders catapulted him to superstardom. The second is a bit more…
Mushroom Barley Soup
Ancient Egyptian pharaohs thought they could confer powers of immortality. Some cultures believed they would bestow super-human strength. While other civilizations have credited them with helping find lost objects or opening doors to the spirit world. They may have been the poison that killed the Roman Emperor Claudius in 54 A.D. And that guy, Stan…
Quick Vegetable Curry
“So, you are walking down a dark hall and enter a dimly lit room. Over in the corner, you hear a noise. You turn and see a shadowy, menacing figure moving towards you. Could it be an Orc, a Hobgoblin, a Troglodyte, or perhaps a Werebear? What do you do?” Generally, I would draw my…
Sweet Potato Hash
Today, I want to discuss hash. Now, I am not talking about some experimental phase you had in college involving black lights, Grateful Dead music, and a long-haired, hippy- looking guy named Stan. No, that type of hash is better left in the incense-filled dorm room where you left it. And besides, that type of…
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