Monthly Archives: September 2009

Crabby

Posted on 30 September 2009 by

Do you remember the opening from ABC’s Wide World of Sports? Jim McKay’s voiceover promised the “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat”. My kitchen adventures have the same quality. Sometimes I will be euphoric in success. Other times, … Continue reading →

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Listen, Do You Want To Know A Secret?

Posted on 29 September 2009 by

Do you promise not to tell?  I’d say I’m neither really good or really bad at keeping secrets. Sure, some are easier to keep than others. For instance, who really wants to know that when I was 13 I planned … Continue reading →

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Bloglove

Posted on 28 September 2009 by

Having a BAH post featured on WordPress.com’s homepage is not a bad way to start a week.  Seriously, those cookies really are THAT good. **Update** I am amazed where the Cookie Monster post has gone.  According to WordPress, it got … Continue reading →

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Cookie Monster

Posted on 28 September 2009 by

I have a bad habit. Ok, maybe more than just one. But one in particular involves taking everyday ingredients like chocolate, butter, sugar, eggs, and flour and turning them into morsels of insane goodness. Then, because I can’t trust myself … Continue reading →

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Cooking For Don Draper

Posted on 25 September 2009 by

As I’ve said before, cooking late at night is risky because I tend not to pay attention to what I’m doing.  I’m too busy thinking about getting the cat off of my pillow so I can have visions of sugarplums, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Fish, Food, Main Course, Photo, Recipe, Side Dishes | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Share Your Food Memories

Posted on 24 September 2009 by

I’m starting a project for the blog that I’m calling Food Memories and I hope you can help.  I’m looking for recipes that have special meaning to you.  Maybe it’s something your family always had at Christmas or what your … Continue reading →

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Got Biscuits?

Posted on 23 September 2009 by

The Mistah has a tshirt that asks, “Got Biscuits?” It was a souvenir from our trip to Nashville after he returned from his first deployment. That was also right around the same time that we signed away thirty years of … Continue reading →

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Pickled Shrimp

Posted on 22 September 2009 by

Here’s what I like about pickling, it’s a pretty simple process that doesn’t require a whole lot of work.  Once you get your brine mixed up and add whatever it is you’re pickling, time does the work for you.    … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizers, Cooking, Food, Main Course, Photo, Recipe, South Beach Diet | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Thinking Outside of the Box

Posted on 21 September 2009 by

I’ve had 38 birthdays in my life so far. My favorite one was when I turned 30 and friends threw me the only birthday party I’ve ever had. What I remember most was how much fun everyone had, not just … Continue reading →

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Fast Food

Posted on 18 September 2009 by

Back in the day, and I mean way back in the day, the idea of fast food was a novel concept.  When Ray Kroc founded McDonald’s back in the 1940′s, America was a country undergoing radical lifestyle changes.  The lean … Continue reading →

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