Monthly Archives: February 2012
The Wednesday Tipple – a Steadier, for frazzled nerves and catastrophe
One of my first jobs was working as a runner on a hidden camera prank show. The kind where the producers convinced paintballers that they were being recruited for MI6 so the television viewing public could laugh at them. Basically, we messed … Continue reading
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Tagged bitters, brandy, drama, lemon, lost tapes, steadier
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The Monday Treat – Chocolate Walnut Banana Cake to eat while pondering life
The cop in line in front of me at the coffee shop was in trouble: “I’m debating whether to serve you at all,†said the woman behind the counter. “You gotta apologize to me.â€
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Tagged banana, chocolate, coco, coffee, cops, loaf cake, vegetarian, walnuts
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Profiteroles,Oscars and an unlikely celebrity haunting
As the Oscars approach, we naturally become more concerned with movies and their stars. Some of us, more literally than others.
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Tagged chocolate, cocktail, ghost, ice cream, oscars, party, profiteroles, Susan Sarandon
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The Wednesday tipple – in anticipation of Oscar Night Parties
In a stunning departure from the norm, and in particular, from last year’s Oscar shame of having seen a sad total of 2 nominated movies before the awards, Jon and I took my visiting parents to see the Animated Shorts … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, bitters, champagne, cocktail party, oscars, sugar
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The Monday Treat – Bananas Foster Pancakes, Mardi Gras, Pancake Day and Bird Watching
It was a perfectly ordinary Saturday – coffee, grocery shopping, manicure – until the hawk showed up. Soaring down from the sky to perch in a tree opposite Morton Williams.
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Tagged bananas, bananas foster, brown sugar, hawk, mardi gras, pancake, Panckae Day, rum
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Jambalaya in anticipation of Mardi Gras
As Mardi Gras approaches, thoughts turn to beads, then to breasts, and then to jambalya. Yes, sometimes I wonder about my thought processes too.
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Tagged beads, chicken, jambalaya, mardi gras, old bay, rice, shrimp
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The Wednesday Tipple – Gin Gloom Raisers for an epic telescope fail
Some days – and especially some days in February, post Valentines, with nothing but grayness and rain to look forward to for a few months – the happiness equilibrium is easily rocked and shaken. You had a bad day.
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The Monday Treat – Molten Chocolate Cakes for Valentines
With Valentine’s Day just hours away, thoughts turn inevitably to chocolate. Chocolate and horrible Valentines jokes. For instance; What did the chocolate syrup say to the ice cream? I’m sweet on you.
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Tagged chocolate, jokes, love notes, molten chocolate cake, sweet nothings, valentine's
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Pink Drinks for Valentines Day
I’m pretty much suggesting a re-appropriation of the celebration of romantic love for the purposes of celebrating really great girlfriends. I just think we’d have more fun.
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Tagged champagne, cocktail, cosmopolitan, French martini, kir royal, martini, Orange pomitini, pomitini, rum, valentine's, vodka
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Roast duck breasts and pink cabbage puree
The first Valentines Day that I spent with the man I ended up married to was, not to put too fine a point on it, awkward and uncomfortable.
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Tagged duck, Paris, red cabbage, rendezvous, romance, steak, Valentines Day
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