I love bolognese. It’s a little bit of an obsession of mine, in all it’s various iterations. I love that it’s soft and voluptuous when cooked for a long time, and that it’s not tomatoey but deeply meaty. I just want to stick my face in the bowl and breathe in the perfume. It’s like [...]
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Saucy
Posted in Cooking, My Family on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday afternoon Snackle
Posted in Cooking, My Family on January 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Snackle: that’s what my grandmother called the little treats she gave to me in the afternoon lull between lunch and dinner. Sometimes it was a piece of ham or chicken leftover from the huge Sunday lunches she created seemingly instantly after church, but often times it was a root beer float or ice cream sundae [...]
Sad news
Posted in My Family on December 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Day was a hard day. Had the grandparents and great grandma over for dinner and what we thought was going to be a long weekend (their power had been out all day). Grandpa gave us the news this evening that his cancer has returned. Three years ago he had his kidney removed because of cancer. [...]
Of cheetos and Esperanto
Posted in Insane Ranting, My Family on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Had the family over for Thanksgiving. Well, about half my family- my cousin Brad and his brigade of crotchfruit had dinner with my aunt and uncle. Rather glad about that, to be honest. For some reason, my aunt has taken to toting her dog, Toby, around like a football. I think it’s her version of [...]
My Own Pity Party
Posted in My Family, New Orleans on December 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I ended up with an A in Anatomy and a B in Chemistry. I was 29 points (3% of the total 1000 pts.) away from an A in Chem. I’m happy with a B, I guess. Not really. But, I am NOT taking that class again, so I need to accept that I didn’t get [...]
Things I’m not going to do in the coming year
Posted in Insane Ranting, My Family on October 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I turn 25 tomorrow (10 October). Here are a few things I’d like to avoid in the next 365 days:
1. Making Thanksgiving dinner for my family. Last year I spent $$$ on a hand-selected cheese table that I researched for months and in two instances had special ordered (“That ash-rubbed, cave-aged goat’s cheese from the [...]
