Bake with abandon!
With dozens of product pitches landing in my inbox daily, it takes a lot for one to stand out. Yesterday, one jumped off the monitor and poked me in the eyeball. Their selling point. “[It] takes just 2 minutes to prepare in the microwave — no …
If you saw this on the side of a scone mix, how many calories would you think was in a scone? If you’re like me you thought, “Hey, 120 calories? That’s not bad.” If you were buoyed by the reasonable calorie count, how long would …
I’m on the road this week and will be dipping into the archives for a few tasty blasts from the past. This posts is one of my more popular rants. Now, let me tell you how I really feel… Carob is for the Dogs Click …
My astute friend Jodi DeLong pays far too much attention to detail. Not only is she an avid gardener, crack photographer and professional writer, she has a memory like a Venus Fly Trap. To my chagrin, Jodi remembers something I posted back in July, 2006. …
Most weeknights around the supper hour, the phone rings. On the other end is a telemarketer reading from a script. I know it’s a telemarketer because they always say the same thing. They ask to speak to Mr or Mrs Christie. Andrew’s a Thomson. I’m …
The horrifying listeria outbreak is all over the news. Since I don’t eat or buy cold meats, I didn’t think much about it. Until I went grocery shopping today and this was taped to the automatic doors. Makes it hard to ignore. Then I went …
This organization will not tolerate failure! When I brought my new digital timer home, I showed it the remains of its predecessor. Bet that’s the last time an LCD device allows the soup to boil dry in this house again.
I loathe carob with the white hot passion of a thousand blazing suns. Ignore the fact I haven’t let carob pass my lips in four decades. My aversion is purely emotional. Maybe carob tastes good. Maybe it doesn’t. And I’m not about to find out. …
Amish Friendship Bread is the sour dough version of a chain letter. In true pacifist style, no one threatens you with bad luck, higher taxes or computer woes should you break the chain. However, by following the directions, you end up two loaves of mediocre …