Happy New Year to all! Anyone out there with the traditional hangover? It puzzled me, however, when I checked Google’s top searches for today, to see “hangover remedies” only ranked at number 80. Far earlier came Rose Bowl information, mummers … Continue reading →
Congratulate me, folks. Even though I’m basically a party-pooper nondrinker, I have finally found a wine I like. It’s called “Malbec” and is primarily from Argentina: In France it is generally a grape used for blending, with very little vine … Continue reading →
A few days ago I noticed a sign outside the local Burger King that said “Open on Thanksgiving.” It made me wonder just what a Thanksgiving Day gathering there might be like. But then I realized that I actually had … Continue reading →
It’s come to this, I’m afraid. Social engineering against obesity in England has reached new heights (depths?): In Manchester, Britain’s third largest city with half a million people, residents will begin carrying electronic tracking tags that log how far they … Continue reading →
Halloween is so over. But the candy corn goes on. Unless you get rid of the excess, as I did. I’ve already written of my seasonal candy corn addiction, here. What I hadn’t mentioned is the post-Halloween temptation of the … Continue reading →
For those of you whose appetite for Neccos has been stoked by my post on the subject, but who live in far-flung and benighted sections of the country where the classic treat is unobtainable, here’s a mail order source.
Continue reading →I will write about politics soon, never fear. But in an effort to get away from the topic—even if ever-so-slightly—let’s talk about candy. Classic candy. New England candy. Neccos. Developed in 1847 with the advent of that great leap forward, … Continue reading →
No doubt all of my readers, being unusually well-informed people, were already aware that today is National Candy Corn Day. But did you know it is estimated that in this country twenty million pounds of the classic treat (invented in … Continue reading →
Sick of the election? Had enough? Sick of the blogosphere’s obsession with it? Neo-neocon to the rescue, with something else to make you sick—a jello-mold recipe for the ages: strawberry pretzel jello. Yes, I repeat: STRAWBERRY PRETZEL JELL-O
Continue reading →Wow. I didn’t know you could buy babies at the Farmer’s Market (see paragraph two). Obama’s purchase of biscuits, zucchini bread, pound cake, bread, tomatoes and peaches makes him a health-food nut compared to earlier Presidents. We all are familiar … Continue reading →
This is the falsehood: that it’s made of horses’ hooves. The truth is not a whole lot better: it’s made from the boiled bones, skins, and hides of cows and pigs. In this way the collagen is deftly extracted, dried, … Continue reading →
I was in Chinatown with my son and nephew the other day, on a search for that standout of the Chinese pastry world, the sesame donut. Chinese pastry being somewhat of an acquired taste, I’ll wager many of you have … Continue reading →