I was talking with a friend last night who out of nowhere said their last meal would be steak tacos with cilantro and onions, red sauce on the side with rice and beans. That sounds a lot better than the … Continue reading My Last Meal Sunday Food Thread 10/6

¡Holy molé! Time got away from me and I don’t have a theme this week. Let’s eat! Continue reading Random Eats Sunday Food Thread 9/29

This summer I’ve been selling salmon at Chicago area farmers markets. A friend’s brother owns a fishing boat in Alaska and this is his first season selling directly to customers at markets. It’s been a neat experience for me to … Continue reading Working A Farmers Market Sunday Food Thread 9/22

I have nothing on my mind (or better yet no mind) right now. Tell me what you’ve been eating! Continue reading Anything Goes Sunday Food Thread 9/14

Been a rough week over here. What are your go-to comfort foods?We’ve got pizza, bagels and cream cheese, rye bread, various meats, cheesecake, and cookies going on over here. Continue reading Comfort Me With… Sunday Food Thread 9/8

We’re driving to Wisconsin today to visit friends who live about an hour west of Madison. It’s gorgeous terrain out there and we are planning on eating a lot of good foods. What (besides cheese) comes to mind for you … Continue reading The Sunday Food Thread Goes To Wisconsin, 9/1

Been a long week for me. There was good eating of course. I’m looking forward to eating well again this coming week. How about you? Continue reading Anything Goes Sunday Food Thread 8/25

What’s your favorite bean? We’ve been eating a lot of black beans lately and I’m digging them. RED shared this Ottolenghi recipe in the Friday night thread and it made my mouth water. I know peanuts are legumes, they would … Continue reading Beans Beans Beans Sunday Food Thread 8/18

We went to a picnic last week. There were two bags of leftover hot dog buns but not very many hot dogs. I’ve had PB&J on hot dog buns, hot dog bun toast and jam, hot dog bun French toast, … Continue reading Leftover Buns Sunday Food Thread 8/11

We’ve had these in the house for a while. We did fry a couple up when we first bought them, declared them “hot”, and put them in a drawer. Today they caught my eye and since I was firing up … Continue reading Dharti Sabudana Red Chilli Papad Sunday Food Thread 8/4

I’m away from home visiting family in Asheville and having a great time. Had dinner at Botiwalla the night we got to town and it was every bit as good as I was hoping. We’ve been big fans of Chai … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 7/28

Later this week we’re driving from Chicago to Asheville. Going to try making it in one shot (about 10 hours). In the interest of eating well and saving a little time we’re going to pack food for the road rather … Continue reading Road Trip! Sunday Food Thread 7/21

The other day I had a memory pop up of a restaurant I’d been to a couple times that would bring you a small cup of ice cream when you sat down so you could eat dessert first. It wasn’t … Continue reading Dessert First! Sunday Food Thread 7/14

Struggling for a topic this week. Americados, did you make anything special for Independence Day? Non-Americados, did you make anything special for any (or no) reason? This was from a few years ago but it’s all about the color scheme. … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 7/7

I discovered that today is “National Mai Tai Day” while looking up food holidays. Even when I was drinking I would’ve found the idea of a Mai Tai being food kind of laughable (a hearty stout on the other hand…), … Continue reading Food? Of The Day, Sunday Food Thread June 30

I’m feeling fine but indulged in some food memories yesterday. A sick day from school for me meant a clear soda (7up and ginger ale), saltines with maybe cream cheese, plain white rice, and chicken soup (sometimes Campbell’s sometimes Lipton). … Continue reading Sick Day Sunday Food Thread 6/8/24

According to thedeliciouslife.com June 2 is National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day. Discovering that it occurred to me that I haven’t had rocky road ice cream in more than a couple years. Today is the day that changes. Continue reading It’s A Rocky Road, Sunday Food Thread June 2, 2024

From last week’s thread- So there you have it. Memorial Day grilling and Greek pastries! Thunderstorms are predicted for Chicago today, that still leaves me plenty of grilling time tomorrow. Continue reading Memorial Day Weekend (U.S.) Sunday Food Thread 5/26

We’re visiting our niece who lives in Park Slope. She has an itinerary of her favorite places to take us. I’ll check in with a recap later this week when we’re back home! Continue reading I’m On An Eating Tour Of Brooklyn! Sunday Food Thread 5/19

I almost forgot to post this week. Here it is Sunday morning and I don’t have a topic. Yesterday I got myself into a bad spot. I did a lot of work while not eating much and getting dehydrated. I … Continue reading Emergency Sunday Food Thread 5/12

Anyone celebrating today? I’m not aware of any specific foods that are prepared to celebrate the victory at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. According to Wikipedia the growth in popularity of the holiday in the U.S. is due to … Continue reading Cinco De Mayo Sunday Food Thread 5/5