In this era of increasing availability of gourmet goods, I’m finding it harder than ever to get my hands on a good burger. Our local outpost of Kidd Valley is closing next week. Kidd Valley is a long-running Seattle chain (a dozen locations) with a predictable 50s soundtrack and decent fast-food burgers. They used to have […]
I’m still sick. Today I ate toast, some almonds, a few bites of an ill-advised new flavor of Campbell’s soup (something with pork and beans, though not the classic Pork and Beans, which would have been preferable), half a Trader Joe’s frozen stromboli, and some macaroni and cheese with broccoli. You can see that the […]
A few years ago I was watching the NBA finals, and Michael Jordan was playing. As the game got underway, the announcer said he’d just been informed that Jordan had been experiencing flu-like symptoms, and perhaps we should not expect him to perform up to his usual standard. Of course, Jordan went on to score […]
Perhaps my biggest sin in the kitchen is overuse of paper towels. The other day I went to the QFC in search of more, and the brand on sale was Brawny. Brawny is not your sissy metrosexual paper towel. To use Brawny, you have to be like Brad Pitt, both in terms of the character he […]
In the course of turning Texas Toast into French toast, I noticed two facts about Texas Toast. First, even if French toast isn’t your thing, Texas Toast makes great regular buttered toast (actually, Laurie discovered this). Second, Texas Toast is dyed yellow with annatto and turmeric, which I guess is how they do it in […]