I think it’s good for you to eat something anachronistic on a regular basis. You don’t have to delve all the way into the Gallery of Regrettable Food, but baked ziti wouldn’t hurt. That was my justification, at least for having steak and eggs for breakfast this morning. After making the traditional Thanksgiving Cornish pasties, […]
Iris set an inverted frisbee on the table. Iris: I made you some food to eat. Me: Great! What kind of food is it? Iris: It’s polenta. And nothing else. Just a big glob of polenta.
I stopped at Noah’s Bagels this morning for a snack. It would be easy to dismiss Noah’s “gourmet bagels,” which are bagels with lots of melted cheese on them, but I prefer to think of them as a form of pizza available at 9am. While I was waiting for my six-cheese bagel to heat, I […]
Me: Let’s get some of those Black Pockys today. Iris: Yeah! Because Mama said they’re black sesame. Me: Right! Iris: So it’s not dirt. Unfortunately, they were out of Black Pocky, so Iris picked Bittersweet Mousse Pocky, which are probably listed in the Guinness Book under World’s Most Expensive Pocky. Twelve sticks for $3. Although […]
Want to drop a subtle hint on your teenager? Try the new book Teens Cook Dessert, a collection of dessert recipes for teens written by two sisters and their mom. Only one of the sisters is an actual teen, and even she may have turned twenty by now, but I’m still fifteen at heart, too—except […]
