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

Hey Avocados! What are you eating this week? Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 2/10

You wake up, look at the clock and it’s 2:00am. However your stomach is telling you it’s time to eat and won’t be denied, what do you do? Any late-night snackers out there?  What’s your chow of choice if you’re … Continue reading Midnight Snacks! Sunday Food Thread 2/3

Hey-hey there Avocados! What do you all think about fast food? Are you really into it, or does it just fill a void? Matter of convenience, or something you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemies? This was not prompted by … Continue reading Fast Food Sunday Food Thread 1/27/19

The prediction of yet another Snowmageddon® for the weekend lead to reports of people mobbing local grocery stores on Friday. I waited until the snow was over Saturday and then went shopping and had the store pretty much all to … Continue reading Snow Day! Sunday Food Thread 1/20

What’s on your plate lately? I have an idea for  a header but kinda forgot what day it is so let’s have a free-for-all! Continue reading Food Thread Sunday, 1/13

We’re out of town for a few days visiting family and eating a lot of restaurant meals. It occurred to me last night to ask how much do you split your dining between going out and cooking at home. Anything … Continue reading Go out or Cook at Home, Sunday Food Thread 1/6

Any exceptional food memories of the past year? Discover a new restaurant/style of cuisine/cooking tool/etc.? How about food resolutions, if you made them how did you do and were they realistic?  What are you looking forward to next year? Is … Continue reading Farewell 2018! Sunday Food Thread Waves Goodbye to 2018 and Looks Ahead to 2019, 12/30

What’s your go-to food/drink when you’re sick? There’s been a cold going around and a lot of people I know have been sick, I guess this weekend is my turn. As a child store bought chicken soup (the saltier the … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread Has a Cold, 12/23

The other day the scent of sauteing onions hit my nose, it was irresistible. There are plenty of great kitchen aromas but for me onions frying in butter is the top of the heap. Better than cookies or pie, even … Continue reading Best Scents in the Kitchen. Sunday Food Thread 12/16

Inspired by Moon!’s Thursday music thread prompt for cover versions I wanted to ask if any of you have tried to replicate a favorite restaurant dish at home and what kind of success you had. Replicating a restaurant dish without … Continue reading Cover Versions Sunday Food Thread, 12/9

While wondering what the heck to lead with this week I looked up and spotted this painting of toast on my kitchen wall. So this week I ask you, how do you like your toast? For me if it’s sandwich … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread Proposes a Toast! 12/2

I’m still in food coma mode, most of the leftovers are gone and the guests just left this morning ahead of the storm. Eat up friends! Continue reading Food Thread Sunday 11/25

So this week is the US Thanksgiving holiday. It’s really the only holiday I care to celebrate anymore, and not because it commemorates a bunch of refugees/immigrants/invaders being accepted and taken care of by the indigenous people but because it’s … Continue reading Sunday Pre-Thanksgiving Food Thread, 11/18

The Food Thread had its first birthday +/- two weeks ago, today I celebrate double-nickels. I’ll be playing in the community band for a Veterans Day concert at the VA hospital near me, it’s a fine way to spend a … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread, 11/11

November is upon us and depending on where you are it might even be feeling like fall. Soups and stews are good any time of the year but the fall weather really gets me in the mood for a hot … Continue reading Food Thread Feels Autumnal. Sunday, 11/4

Monday marks a year since my first Avocado Food Thread! Hmm, that header looks oddly familiar, maybe I need some new photos. I started the thread on the disqus AV Club After Dark page, here’s that inaugural thread, geez 3 … Continue reading Food Thread ‘s First Birthday! 10/28

What’s your cooking space look like? Love it? Hate it but deal? Show us your workspace! Of course if you don’t feel like posting pics of your place a description is also a-ok. Personal space is easily as touchy as … Continue reading Show and Tell. Sunday Food Thread “Open Studio Day” 10/21

What do you think of when you hear the words “comfort food”? Does it evoke memories of home-cooked meals growing up, or is it something you make to treat yourself? Is it an overly sentimental term meant to recall a … Continue reading The Sunday Food Thread Is Built for Comfort, 10/14

Do you have a go-to dish to really impress people when you invite them over for dinner? When we invite friends over for dinner (I can’t really call it a dinner party, though I have been more formal like that … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread Wows ‘Em! 10/7