The Place to Take a Humor Break
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How many times has this happened to you? Your prospective bosses scheduled your final job interivew at the gourmet Italian Restaurant, Il Machiavelli, when, oh no, pasta sauce escapes from your fork only to land on […]
How many times has this happened to you? You spent hours alphabetizing the spices and herbs. And you poured this ingredients into smaller, smarter looking containers. Perhaps you balanced the checkbook. Maybe you weeded that […]
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even that about Taylor Swift’s skinny jeans, doesn’t need to be complicated or confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is […]
Mexican Appetizer CHAMPURRADO INGREDIENTS 2 cups water 1¼ cups masa harina* or ⅔ cup corn flour 6 cups water* or milk 1 cinnamon stick 2 cloves (optional) 5½ ounces piloncillo* or ½ […]
I used to believe in a lot of things. Then one by one, I discovered that these beliefs to be false. In their place was . . . nothing, leaving me with an ever blander […]
Fusion Entree FLATBREAD CHEESE PIZZA INGREDIENTS 3 Roma tomatoes 6 9″ flatbreads 2 tablespoons olive oil (1 teaspoon on each flatbread) 1½ cups pizza sauce (¼ cup on each flatbread) ½ tablespoon […]
Italian Entree PAPPARDELLE WITH WILD BOAR* SAUCE INGREDIENTS – MARINADE 2 pounds wild boar* or pork shoulder, slow reared pork, lamb, venison, or duck 1 carrot 1 stalk celery (1 stalk more later) […]
American Entree CREAMY LEMON CHICKEN INGREDIENTS 1 lemon 1½ pounds chicken breasts ½ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon salt ¾ cup flour 3 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoons minced garlic […]
American Entree PERSIMMON BREAD INGREDIENTS 3 Hachiya persimmons ½ cup butter, softened ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1⅓ cups sugar 3 eggs 1¼ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups flour ½ […]
