The Place to Take a Humor Break
PUMPKIN SHEA BUTTER SOAP INGREDIENTS ½ pound pumpkin pulp* (no stringy bits) 1 teaspoon orange mica powder 2 teaspoons pumpkin** spice 2 tablespoons isopropyl alcohol 2 pounds shea butter soap base 1 teaspoon […]
Uzbek Soup MASTAVA INGREDIENTS 1 pound lamb or beef2 potatoes2 carrots½ green bell pepper3 tomatoes2 onions¼ cup olive oil or meat fat7 cups water1¼ cup short-grain rice1 teaspoon coriander1 teaspoon cumin¼ teaspoon pepper1 teaspoon salt2 […]
Bowling is a fine sport. Many people are great at it. Many more enjoy it. But let’s face it. It’s expensive. Your costs are: 1) Buying a bowling ball for $50 to $160 or suffer […]
Indonesian Entree EGGS PADANG IN SPICY COCONUT MILK INGREDIENTS – GARNISH 6 shallots (6 more later) ½ cup – vegetable oil (2 more tablespoons later) INGREDIENTS – SPICE PASTE 1″ galangal root* or ginger […]
American Entree VIDALIA ONION PIE INGREDIENTS 3 Vidalia onions 4 tablespoons butter 2 large eggs 2 tablespoons flour ¼ cup milk 1 cup sour cream ¼ teaspoon pepper ¼ teaspoon salt 2 9-inch pie shells […]
Lately, I have been watching the Hallmark Movie Channel’s mystery features. In all these movies, murder comes a-calling to the smallest of towns and hamlets that dot the American landscape. And I’m not talking “Oops, […]
Dutch Dessert SPECULAAS (Dutch cookie) INGREDIENTS 1¼ cups butter (2½) sticks 1⅓ cups brown sugar 1 medium egg ½ teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground cloves ½ teaspoons ginger 1 teaspoon nutmeg […]
I went downtown to L.A. Live the other night to try out a cool nightclub called Lucky Strike that promised to be the “most exciting foray into chic entertainment,” but instead became a head-on collision […]
Me: I know everything. Ask me any question. 3-year-old: How do airplanes work? Me: Magic. Next question. — Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) January 23, 2014 I always knew I’d end up drunk in a gutter. I […]
My wife and I are bowling. Despite my best efforts at sly, psychological tricks (“Do you inhale or exhale before you release the ball?”) I lost the last game by three. But I’m up by […]