A grocery store not too near us has what I call their “use it or lose it” rack in the produce section where they bundle up all kinds of fruits & veggies into $1.50 packages. We’ve gotten 3 pounds of … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 7/14
Coffee is without a doubt my favorite drink. I prefer it strong, hot and black but do make an exception every now and then when real cream is available. I don’t really compare coffee and tea because I see them … Continue reading Coffee, Tea, or… Sunday Food Thread 7/7
Okay so it’s approaching the July 4 Independence Day holiday in the USA, what do all you ‘murucans do for this day? As has been tradition for us the past 6 or so years the community band my wife and … Continue reading Food Thread Sunday 6/30
What are the famous foods from your area? I’ve lived in or near Chicago my whole life so of course deep-dish pizza and no ketchup on hot dogs are both well known Chicago food proclivities, what are yours? I’m not … Continue reading Brag (or not) Food Thread 6/23
It’s kind of a common sense axiom that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” but is that just a marketing slogan or does evidence back it up? This article has some good reasons to eat a morning … Continue reading Who Eats Breakfast? Sunday Food Thread 6/16
Tuesday was National Cheese Day as noted in the Day Thread. If you’re like me one day is barely enough time to celebrate the deliciousness that is cheese, we should have a cheese week, or better yet month. Continue reading More Cheese! Sunday Food Thread 6/9.
Okay, so it’s not Tuesday and we are all free to eat tacos any day of the week (or time of day) that we please. Got any good taco stories? What’s your favorite taco? Is it a sandwich (no)? Hard … Continue reading Taco Tuesday! Sunday Food Thread 6/2
This weekend marks the unofficial beginning of grilling season in the U.S.* Any plans? All you non-U.S. Avocados, what’s on your plates? *= PT Will this be the last holiday in the U.S. as we know it, or is it … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 5/26, Memorial Day (U.S.)
I’m on the road again this weekend, anything goes! Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 5/19
Again this week I waited until late Saturday night so don’t have a topic, here’s the ZZ Top <i>Tres Hombres</i> gatefold. I suppose Tex-Mex is sort of apropos for Cinco de Mayo. Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 5/5
What’s on your table? Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 4/27 Anything Goes!
As a person who was raised Catholic but stopped believing and practicing long ago holidays definitely do bring back memories of family for me. The header image is the last time my dad cooked an Easter ham, yes he did … Continue reading Easter Sunday Food Thread 4/21
What’s your favorite kitchen appliance? Got a favorite appliance, what is it and why? Around our house I’d say the Kitchen Aid stand mixer is the one thing we really rely on, we do a lot of baking so that … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 4/14
What’s your favorite chip? Are you a purist and only regular salted chips will do or is there a particular flavor you can’t resist? How much seasoning is too much? Do you have a local/regional brand that surpasses all other? … Continue reading Sunday Potato Chip (Crisps) Thread 4/7
End of the month free for all! What’ve you been eating lately? Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 3/31
Who’s a picky eater? I’m not referring to dietary restrictions but you’re certainly welcome to discuss those too. As a child I was a terribly picky eater, my mother would call me “the meat inspector” because I’d want to cut … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 3/24
Gah! It’s Sunday morning and I just realized I hadn’t set up the food thread post and I’m on my way out the door to go to work. St. Patrick’s day steps in with corned beef and cabbage, Guiness, Jameson’s … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 3/17
In the most recent Pluggers thread I plugged the SFT (no surprise there). In my post I mentioned that I’m open to suggestions for themes and forget_it_jake suggested casseroles with a request for new recipes, so here we are. If … Continue reading In Praise of the Casserole. Sunday Food Thread 3/10
I was eating bow tie noodles with a vegetable confít last night and really enjoying it. I like all kinds of shapes and there are certain shapes that work better than others depending on what they’re served with. So what’s … Continue reading Pasta! Sunday Food Thread 3/3
Going out to dinner for a friend’s birthday tonight, I have no idea where. I’ll report back later (even if the thread’s burned out). What have you been eating this week? Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 2/24
Went to a restaurant Friday night with some friends who were excited to go, I was disappointed. The portions were on the small side and flavor was lacking, I had to add salt to everything (even the chips!). Have you … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 2/17
