Decadent Philistines Save the World

Ahhhh.... spring.  When the flowers are in bloom, the birds are constantly chirping, and it's already 95 degrees in Phoenix. Thank good...

"Das Leben is bezaubernd; man muß es nur durch die richtige Brille sehen." ~German toast While most Americans think beer, bee...

You always know when certain groups of people are good friends.  They have inside jokes, finish each others' sentences, and offer suppor...

At this time next week, I will have finished my first half marathon .  I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit nervous.  Hopefully I...

My favorite sandwich has to be the bacon-lettuce-tomato.  It's true that the salty bacon and sweet acidity of the tomato work so well to...

One of three ingredients As I was hunched in front of the fridge hiding from my daughter this evening, pouring chocolate syrup over the ...

I actually shipped off some of my precious, precious lemons (and grapefruit) to three of my friends earlier this week, so I am running low a...

FINALLY!!!!! Finally, I was successful in getting good-tasting marmalade to set! Mostly. It's still a little more liquid than I'd ...

You might think that I'm cheating on the title so I don't have to give a recipe.  But the joke's on you!  This post is about GRA...

When I was growing up, my parents often had dinner parties, but even when they had one extra person over for dinner, my dad delighted in mak...

After my two failed attempts at the lemon marmalade, I thought I should give it a rest for a few days to regroup and find a recipe that migh...

I was excited to receive dill this week in our CSA share, although that excitement quickly waned when I realized I really have no idea what ...