The Place to Take a Humor Break
American Dessert CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES INGREDIENTS ¾ teaspoon baking soda 2¼ cups flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, softened ¾ cup brown sugar ¾ cup sugar 2 eggs 1¼ teaspoons vanilla 12 ounces semisweet […]
Gentle Readers, France, having failed to take over world under Louis XIV and Napoleon I, is on the march again. Oh no, this time it’s quest for world domination will not occur by force of […]
Central African Entree PUMPKIN SEED MEATBALLS (Kanda) INGREDIENTS 3½ cups shelled, lightly toasted pumpkins or squash seeds 6 garlic cloves 1 medium onion (1 more later) 1¼ pounds ground beef ½ cup water (if needed) […]
American Entree DRUNKEN CHEESEBURGERS INGREDIENTS 4 garlic cloves 1 pound ground beef (80%) or ground chuck 2 cups Cabernet Sauvignon, Marsala, or red wine 1 red onion or sweet onion 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 […]
Today is once more Bad-Advice Friday. I shall be dispensing bad advice to all comers. The advice will stupendously bad. GC asks: Is there a reason for putting a banana in meat loaf? Dear GC: […]
Today is once more Bad-Advice Friday. I, Doctor Paul, shall be dispensing bad advice to all comers. The advice will stupendously bad. ************************************** LF asks: Why do we have middle names? Dear LF: To distinguish […]
I’m trying to take my daughter’s advice. Six months ago when I went to France she told me to heed Eleanor Roosevelt’s advice: “Do something you are afraid to do every day.” On that trip, […]
Mexican Entree SHRIMP IN GARLIC BUTTER INGREDIENTS 4 garlic cloves 6 tablespoons butter ¼ cup lime juice 1½ pounds jumbo shrimp peeled, deveined 4 small flour tortillas 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro (optional) Serves 4. Takes […]
South African Entree BUNNY CHOW INGREDIENTS 1 medium onion 3 medium potatoes 4 cardamom pods 1 cinnamon stick ½ teaspoon fennel seeds 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tomatoes 2 pounds chicken breasts or lamb 3 […]
What trip isn’t full of unexpected surprises? What could be more boring than a flawless trip? I convinced my brother to take me with him to the International Surf Film Festival in Anglet, France. It […]