Friday night we hosted a Rosh Hashana dinner for a small group, two other couples, my younger stepson and his roommate. My wife is Jewish and really wanted to recreate her grandmother’s dinner. Though we didn’t do any of the … Continue reading New (Old) Traditions Sunday Food Thread 9/17
Last Sunday a friend had a cookout. Among other fare he smoked chicken wings. I’m not much of a chicken eater and wings are about my least favorite part of that bird to deal with. I couldn’t get enough of … Continue reading Blowin’ Smoke Sunday Food Thread 9/10
Tomorrow marks the unofficial end of summer in the States. Are you doing anything special to mark the day? If you aren’t in the States I hope you’re eating. Tell us about it! Watch this space! I promised a thread … Continue reading Labor Day (U.S.) Sunday Food Thread 9/3
So I just made and ate French toast with homemade sourdough bread and a banana. I was too focused on cooking to take pictures before or during so here’s my ‘clean’ plate (yes, that’s real maple syrup from my friend’s … Continue reading Clean Plate Club Sunday Food Thread 8/27
Here it is midnight on Saturday and I realized I forgot to make a Sunday Food Thread. Tell us what you’ve been eating, or maybe what you want to eat. My wife made pav bhaji for dinner tonight. It looked … Continue reading Dagnabbit! Sunday Food Thread 8/20
Last weekend we were in Asheville, NC. It’s an area that’s getting really popular (for better or worse) and is experiencing growing pains. I had my hopes high for some really good meals and at least one restaurant lived up … Continue reading Asheville Eats Sunday Food Thread 8/13
I did a road-trip thread at the beginning of July so now it’s time for an air travel thread. This weekend I find myself taking a trip on an airplane for the first time in 7 or so years. My … Continue reading Airport Food Sunday Food Thread 8/6
Inspired by LibraryLass, Attorney-at-Bread’s comment (also the header image) in Tuesday’s day thread today’s theme is my last meal. I haven’t thought about what I’d want for a last meal in some time. Would I go decadent or for comfort … Continue reading My Last Meal Sunday Food Thread 7/30
Let’s talk about food! Continue reading Free For All Sunday Food Thread 7/23
I’m sitting down to a bowl of corn flakes with a banana and realizing that it is Sunday morning! What are you eating for breakfast? Do you even eat breakfast? I do usually eat something in the morning, it’s rare … Continue reading What’s for breakfast? Sunday Food Thread 7/16
I have a youtube playlist of food songs. Some are straightforward, some are not. Every now and then I post it here and ask for suggestions to add to it, please fire away! Continue reading Singin’ For My Supper Sunday Food Thread 7/8
We’re on a little road trip prior to the 4th of July holiday. Wondering what’s your go-to for road food. We always pack a cooler with our own goodies– sandwiches, fruit, boiled eggs, leftovers, chips, etc. We’ll stop somewhere only … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread Is On The Road Again, Sunday 7/2
Okay, so it’s two things in this case. I certainly wouldn’t want catfish in my strawberry parfait nor strawberries on my fried catfish. And honestly I really haven’t found anything “official” declaring today national catfish and strawberry parfait day but … Continue reading National Catfish Strawberry Parfait Day Sunday Food Thread 6/25
It’s Father’s Day (US) today. Anybody grilling? Continue reading Father’s Day Sunday Food Thread 6/18
I remembered at the last minute to write a post this week. What do you grab to eat when you’re hungry but have no time to eat? If we have hard boiled eggs they’re a good option for me, a … Continue reading Last Minute Sunday Food Thread 6/11
When you go out to eat is there a particular dish that you’ll always order if it’s on the menu? Something that your close friends/significant other/family will think of you as soon as they hear a particular dish mentioned? When … Continue reading “I’ll have the usual.” Sunday Food Thread 6/4
So I just learned that Dairy Queen corporate has pulled the franchise from the 70+ year old shop on Carbondale’s “Strip”. Mostly known as the epicenter of SIU’s party school image, anyone who’s spent any amount of time in that … Continue reading Boo Dairy Queen! Sunday Food Thread 5/28
Inspired by Monkeylint’s comment in the May 16 Day Thread I jumped the gun and made crepes on Friday. Once again it’s the first time I made a tried and true recipe on our new range and it was a … Continue reading Crazy For Crepes Sunday Food Thread 5/21
Anyone doing anything special for Mother’s Day? Or just for the hell of it? Continue reading Mother’s Day Sunday Food Thread 5/14
Finally baked bread in our new oven! We finally got our replacement oven from Blue Star! It’s working the way it should and I cut the cabinet down and installed the hood while we were waiting. The new loaves were … Continue reading First Bread Sunday Food Thread 5/7
Made the first batch of brownies in our new house four months after we moved in. That’s a long time to go without brownies, I’m tellin’ you. Continue reading Brownies! Sunday Food Thread 4/30
