Roots and Grubs

Now, I’m not a political blogger, but this seems like important news. (Thanks, neild.)

Yeah, I should be making stock. And sometimes I do. Chicken, mostly, and occasionally duck. Sometimes I buy a whole chicken when it’s on sale, and sometimes I buy chicken backs and necks. But when I check the freezer and find no little Ziplocs of stock, I used canned. Canned stock is expensive and a pain […]

You’re familiar with Pocky Sticks, right? Iris is. Today we went to H Mart, a huge Asian supermarket that recently opened in Federal Way, and when I mentioned to Iris that we might get some Pocky, she started chanting “POCKY POCKY POCKY” with a crazed look in her eye. It was like that episode of […]

The story of lard must be told. Not just to faithful blog readers, but to the people at large. Hence today’s feature.

Iris: (looking stricken) I’ve got some bacon caught in my teeth! Laurie: Would you like me to floss it out? Iris: Yes. Me: Don’t worry, sweetie. I get bacon stuck in my teeth all the time. Iris: Do you have any right now? Me: Yes. Iris: HEY, MAMA! BETTER GET TWO FLOSSES!