Friday Humor Devotional
Dear Lord, forgive me for my gluttony. Is it a sin to take communion twenty-eight times in a row on a Saturday because I’ve run out of wine and the liquor stores are closed for […]
Tag: wine
Oeufs En Meurette and Paul Gauguin, Fingerpainter – Uncensored
French Entree OEUFS EN MEURETTE INGREDIENTS 3 ounces thick, really fatty bacon* 12 pearl onions 1 small onion ½ celery stalk 2 shallots 1 garlic clove 5 cups water ¼ teaspoon pepper 12 ounces red […]
One should always be drunk. That’s all that matters… Charles Baudelaire
Saturday was my birthday. I wanted wine and song. My daughter called from Ireland to wish me a grand year, and suggested I check the internet machine for our local beloved troubadour to see where […]
Portuguese Fish Sauce and the Funnest Festivals in Europe
Portuguese Appetizer FISH SAUCE (molho cru) INGREDIENTS 3 garlic cloves 6 tablespoons fresh parsley 1 onion 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 teaspoon crushed red peppers ½ teaspoon pepper 1 package saffron ⅓ cup cold water […]
Why I’m Not a Foodie
I recently attended a dinner party thrown by a friend who fancies herself a gourmet chef. She’d prepared a lavish dinner for six and I was the first to finish eating because everybody else just […]
Practical space travel
You can tell alot about a person by what they take to space. The first time I met my son, he proposed the following question to me: “If you’re getting on a spaceship, and you […]
Bean and Bacon Soup and Mussolini
American Soup BEAN AND BACON SOUP INGREDIENTS 1 pound dry navy beans (4 cups) 4 cups water 1 pound bacon 1 medium carrot 1 celery stalk 1 yellow onion 1 garlic clove 1 pound tomatoes […]