For a lot of people Memorial Day marks the beginning of grilling season, then there are those of us who cook outdoors over a flame any time of year. Today I’m road tripping from Chicago to Cleveland which I hear … Continue reading Memorial Day (U.S.) Food Thread 5/27

What’s your favorite ethnic food? Did where you grew up and what you were eating then have any influence on that today? To follow up from last week’s topic, even though my mom wasn’t an adventurous cook she was an … Continue reading What’s Your Favorite Ethnic Food? 5/20 Sunday Food Thread

At first I was going to do a brunch theme but that’s just plain lazy, I’ve got something else in mind today. My mother hated to cook and she wasn’t good at it. She readily admitted these things and didn’t … Continue reading Mothers’ Day Food Thread 5/13

Yesterday was Kentucky Derby Day. Anyone have a Derby Party, or actually go? Mint Juleps and ostentatious hats were the only thing I really associated with the race but I figured there was more to it than liquor and headgear. … Continue reading Post-Derby Food Coma (or hangover) 5/6

It’s Saturday night and I’m about to head out for the evening, when I get up tomorrow I have to go directly to work. Let’s talk about FOOD! Header is some cakes we made a while back, sort of in … Continue reading Oh Geez! Themeless Sunday Food Thread 4/29

I no longer partake of the “Wacky Weed” but definitely remember that munchie feeling. Two days after the weediest day of the year what were you munching when that feeling hit? Also have you ever cooked with it? I went … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 4/22 What Sort of 420 Munchies Did You Devour?

We bake bread fairly frequently but it’s always an occasion when those loaves first come out of the oven and you can hear the crust cracking as it cools and the moisture escapes. We have a tried and true recipe … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 4/15 We’re Baking Bread!

The header image gives it away for me, pie always takes the cake in my book. I do love cake as well, but something about a well done pie is so sublime, the different textures with the crust against the … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread asks, Cake or Pie? 4/8

Happy Easter Avocados! Even if you don’t celebrate any religiousity it’s a good excuse to eat. Passover too y’know. I have no plans for the day, but would love to hear your tales of the table! A pic of one … Continue reading Easter Sunday or April Fool?

I’m on the road this weekend, back to the town where I went to college, Carbondale, IL. Being on the road has me thinking about road trip eats and how my attitude about it has changed over the years. In … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread goes on a Road Trip 3/25

Okay so it seems I’m on a breakfast tangent lately, gonna keep that ball rolling. What kind of non-standard breakfast foods do you eat for breakfast? This comment by @smilner  in Tuesday’s Politics Thread really had me wishing I was … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread, the Breakfast Wagon Keeps Rolling 3/18

I was at the grocery store with my wife today and almost took out my phone to snap a picture in the cereal aisle but was struck by self-consciousness and didn’t do it so we’ve got a swiped header from … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread Lingers in the Cereal Aisle 3/11

I don’t often think about what my favorite food might be, and frankly my answer is likely to be different almost every time that question is asked. However there’s one item that I’m always ready willing and able to clean … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 3/4 Show Me Your Pancakes!

What’s your favorite condiment? Is there one you absolutely can’t live without, and are there any you can’t stomach under any circumstances? The definition in the link is pretty broad, it covers things I would consider seasonings or ingredients first … Continue reading Food Thread goes Condimental 2/25

I’m drawing a blank for a theme/question this week, so I’ll ask one that’s always applicable. What are you eating? Continue reading Food Thread 2/18

A week or so ago day a friend posted this 2014 opinion piece about the virtues of never cooking. Despite the dripping condescension of the piece (at first I thought it may have been a tongue-in-cheek swipe at millenials or … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 2/11

  It’s Super Bowl Sunday and we may even be going to a friend’s party to watch the game and (mainly) eat and socialize. Anybody doing something special today? Got a traditional recipe you always use or going way outside … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 2/4

Hey-O! It’s Sunday again and this week’s topic is anything goes, aka I couldn’t come up with a compelling thing to write about so why don’t you all have at it and tell us what’s been on your plate recently. … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 1/28

It’s the middle of January in Chicago and the temperature at the beginning of the week was in the single digits (f) and now it’s well above freezing. This calls for ice cream! My wife finds it funny that I … Continue reading 1/21 Sunday Food Thread eats ice cream in January

Your humble canine is back this week. Thanks to Enuma for doing a great job with the kitchen tools thread last week! How about a “Let’s post dessert pics!” thread this week? We came across a sweet potato with home-made marshmallow … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 1/14

Hey there Avocados, Happy (almost) New Year! I know it’s usually just an occasion to party and collect kisses at midnight, but maybe you have some specific New year’s eve traditions, especially involving food or a particular drink? New Year’s … Continue reading New Year’s Eve Sunday Food Thread