Posted in Events on Jan 30th, 2009
Okay, I’m going to stop obsessing about the inauguration and Obama-related food news (but what DID they serve at Wednesday’s revival of the White House cocktail hour??) and try to focus on the next big event: Super Bowl XLIII.
Sometimes the tiniest little waves of a major flotilla are the most exciting. Sure, 95 percent of the country [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 29th, 2009
I love me some Obama, but with the $819 billion stimulus package that the WaPo helpfully calculated to be “larger than the combined total cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan so far,” I’m getting deja vu. Thanks, dudes, for evoking my favorite thing to bitch about in the Bush administration and making it [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jan 27th, 2009
Maybe a peck on the cheek is good enough for some people, but why not go full on? Butter is okay, people. And instead of an extract, go ahead and use whole nuts. That’s the new news from the food gurus. Low fat? That’s so Joy of Cooking, 1997 edition!
To show you how it’s done, [...]
Posted in Drinks on Jan 25th, 2009
What fun with the ‘bucks! I went to get a prescription filled at the Giant on East-West Highway yesterday, and while I was waiting decided to give a little patronage to a poor, struggling business you may know as Starbucks. I got my first glimmer that this might make a YaD post when the guy [...]
Posted in Reviews on Jan 22nd, 2009
Oh, mama. It’s Obamafoodorama.com(ma!). A blog about Obama and food seems inevitable, but that its stories unfurl with solid reporting and pleasant humor is a sweet dollop on the cake.
Recently, they’ve covered the color of the first lady’s inauguration outfit (the designer calls it “lemongrass”) and the first couple’s resemblance to a wedding cake topper at the [...]
MONDAY
The Kentucky Bluegrass Ball: I was there as a so-called photographer. My pictures may yet appear in a Lexington, KY weekly paper. [Update: they did!] But don’t ask me who I took pictures of. Better to ask about the selections on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. I rarely have a chance to try multiple upscale liquors [...]
Posted in Belly laugh on Jan 16th, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 14th, 2009
At long last, I’ve decided on my food-related resolutions. Want to hear ‘em? I thought you’d never ask!
Here are the first three:
1. Make more stuff from scratch. I’ve had a blast these past couple of weeks with the time freed up by a break in classes. I packed my kitchen with homemade bread, granola, sauerkraut, [...]
Posted in Aminals, Green living on Jan 12th, 2009
The other day, I brought up the new food movement I see emerging with the likes of Michael Pollan and Sally Fallon Morell with my mom. I mentioned that trailing their keystrokes and bean soaks is a sense that meat is okay.
“Really?” she said. “But how can they say that, when meat eating is responsible [...]
Posted in Guest post on Jan 7th, 2009
Thank you to graphic designer, painter, and cook Ellen Cornett for helping me kick off the new year with this story. Stay tuned for more on resolutions.
All last week I was asking people about their New Year’s resolutions. It was a mix of idle curiosity and looking for some suggestions. I hadn’t yet finalized my [...]
