What’s your favorite chip or crisp if that’s what you call it? At the moment I’m thinking mine would be the original flavor Doritos. I think they’re called taco flavor these days.Ridged potato chips like Ruffles are also a go-to … Continue reading The Sunday Food Thread Is All That And A Bag Of Chips 6/28

It’s late Saturday night, food thread eve. I just realized I hadn’t made a post and don’t have a topic. Tonight we made stuffed potato skins. Baked the potatoes a couple days ago and scooped them leaving about 6-7mm of … Continue reading Last Minute Sunday Food Thread 6/21

A new dosa place opened up in our neighborhood. We stopped in around 9pm Tuesday to check it out. It’s a bare bones space, they didn’t bother to repaint over the Jamaican themed colors from the jerk place that was … Continue reading Hot Enough For You? Sunday Food Thread 6/14

I like bananas. How about you? Continue reading Go Bananas! Sunday Food Thread 6/7

Holy Guacamolé! It’s Sunday already. Food talk can go here. Continue reading Rando Sunday Food Thread 5/31

I mean the kind that grow on trees, not the kind that read these posts.   Currently: 4 but that won’t hold. Continue reading How Many Avocados Are In Your House Right Now? Sunday Food Thread 5/24

Got a community band concert today. I baked about six dozen chocolate chip cookies for the ‘social hour’ afterward. Continue reading Cookies! Sunday Food Thread 5/17

I was looking through old threads for inspiration and came across this one from February 2020. Here’s the text from the header: As a child I was a terribly picky eater (sorry mom), I came out of my shell when … Continue reading Threads Of The Past Sunday Food Thread 5/10

In yesterday’s Day Thread Presitidigititis commented about needing to temporarily stop taking their GLP-1 meds. This pause led to a desire for baked pasta which led to emmelemm asking “Doesn’t everyone have an obsession with baked pasta dishes?” I most … Continue reading Baked Pasta Sunday Food Thread 5/3

Growing up grape jelly was the only jelly I knew of in a PBJ. We had grape vines in the back yard and my mother would make grape jelly. I didn’t know how good I had it! It wasn’t until … Continue reading PB&J Sunday Food Thread 4/26

Today is National Garlic Day! How are you celebrating? I honestly had no idea until I started looking for a topic this week. I happen to really love garlic (and most alliums) and when asked if there’s enough garlic in … Continue reading Garlic! Sunday Food Thread 4/19

I had an unfortunate encounter with a food-borne pathogen earlier this week. I’m back to near 100% and eating okay, just not yet in the mood to talk food. Hope you’re all healthy and happy! Continue reading Up for Grabs Sunday Food Thread 4/12

I’ve heard it said that Easter Sunday is like the Super Bowl for Catholics. Being raised in that tradition it rings pretty true to me. Even though I’m a heathen through and through now old habits die hard and feasting … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread Hams It Up, 4/5

Late last week I learned that Monday, 3/23 was National Tamale Day. I discovered that fact from a Chicago History Museum facebook post. If you’ve partaken of any nightlife in Chicago for around the past quarter century you’ve likely encountered … Continue reading ¡Tamales Tamales! Sunday Food Thread 3/29

Made this two weeks ago. The leftovers are all gone and we really miss it so there’s a new one in the oven! It’s rare for us to repeat a dish so soon after finishing one, this stuff is really … Continue reading Rigatoni alla Norma Sunday Food Thread 3/22

Yesterday was Pie Day, Tuesday is St. Patrick’s Day. System overload. Continue reading Confused Sunday Food Thread 3/15

Owen’s February 24 Night Thread was about diner lingo. Got me wondering about the different terms we all have for certain foods. It could be local slang, an in joke with your friends, or a regional name for something. I … Continue reading Food Slang Sunday Food Thread 3/8

Got a lot on my plate (groan) this weekend. Tell me about your food! Continue reading Free For All Sunday Food Thread 3/1

Today is my wife’s birthday, hooray! Yesterday friends brought the tres leches cake shown in the header. ’twas delicious! Continue reading The Birthday Of The Tres Leches Sunday Food Thread 2/22

This coming Tuesday is Mardi Gras et al. King Cake is pretty ubiquitous, what other foods are popular? I’m descended from Poles and Pączki is the traditional indulgent food I grew up with. Continue reading Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday/Carnival Sunday Food Thread 2/15