I saw this posted over on Serious Eats, and sent the link to my Scrabble-obsessed friend Secret Squirrel in under ten seconds. She’s a crossword-head of the first order and will drop bingoes on your ass faster than you can misspell “enigmatology.” As far as processed-cheese-food snacks go, Cheez-its aren’t the worst things in the…
HAM. FIRE. | Flaming Bacon Lance of Death | Video
In the run-up to the launch of the USS Eighty-Three Thousand, JB and I had a conversation about Bacon. Not “bacon” – the delicious pork product and breakfast staple that has been valued by cultures around the globe for ages – but …::**Bacon**::…, the captial-B food-fetish that I – like just about everyone else who…
Freshly ground awesome. | The Spice House | Kitchen Stuff
This post about The Spice House here will come as no surprise to anyone serious about cooking in the Chicago/Wisconsin area. If you use herbs and spices, if you like them of the highest quality, and if you like them cheaper than the ancient musty overpriced jars at the supermarket – point your browser and…
Two Cooks Enter. One Cook Leaves. | Baked Macaroni and Cheese | Recipe
Cookbooks, like lingerie, are gifts that keep on giving. JB gave me a tin of excellent (if not terribly manly) Earl Grey Lavender tea for Christmas, and with it, a copy of “Macaroni and Cheese” by Marlena Spieler, with the understanding that I would try for the crown at this year’s Mac and Cheese showdown…
The Eighty-Three Thousand.
If you do the math, factoring in meals (accounting for both regular and skipped), surreptitious snacking, late-night burritos, early morning ice cream, steamed vegetables followed by Pepperoni Hot Pockets, Friday night beers, Sunday morning bloody marys – and the occasional, perfectly toothsome, freshly microwaved (yes, MICROWAVED) piece of bacon served with a small tumbler of…
The Eighty-Three Thousand | I like food. I hope you do, too. 