Real women drink. Some real women drink more than others. But ALL real women drink certain things. Continue reading
Food

Do you live in the Los Angeles area? Do you eat food to sustain life? If so, why not eat food to sustain life with me, for free? Continue reading
Thanks for hanging in there and being patient while I have been composing this. Here are the recipes from our budget $10.00 and under meal for two challenge. Bookmark and enjoy! Continue reading
There’s an expression that sums up living in New England in the fall: “We take half of our pay in the view.” The leaves have started to turn but they aren’t at peak quite yet. And once the leaves are bright gold, red and orange, the delicious aroma of apples will float into my open car windows while I’m driving down the road. I think it’s pretty magical, but in reality the smell comes from apples that have fallen from trees and are disintegrating on the ground. But I don’t dwell on the science of the aroma – I just look forward to it. Continue reading

Some of these guys have cropped up in the news lately, but they’re not a new faction to our society. No sir. I’ve been talking about Deli Rubes and Coffee Shop Hobos for years. Since about 2007 or so, and the affliction that they suffer from hasn’t gotten much better. I think I’ll call this affliction “Me-ism.” Yes, yes, I know there’s probably some other well-nuanced term I could use. Narcissism, or self-centeredness….yawr, whatever. No, I’m going with the very simple…Me-ism. Continue reading
Once upon a time, Mr Cornnuts and I went to a trendy Italian restaurant. My husband, a lover of anchovies, ordered a martini with an anchovy-stuffed olive. He took a few sips and the waiter came by to ask him how he liked it. Continue reading

The key to this crispy tillapia is using seasoned Panko and seasoned fish fry. We served it with seasoned sweet potato fries and a green salad, and it was such a hit I had to make it again a week later. Continue reading
There are places in major cities where you can see a Starbucks while sitting in a Starbucks. This kind line of sight storefront placement may seem like overkill but there are some US cities that have so many coffee shops per capita that they have coffee shops inside of coffee shops. Continue reading

OK FOOD SLORES! Here is your First Ever Crasstalk Recipe Contest First Ever Winner! We had some formidable, formidable talent! Would Homoviper NurseWrestle Tacky_Tick? Or, would Greenwitch_Refugee try to cast a spell over the Shes_a_Rainbow. OR, maybe the Grand Inquisitor would drill Ross, MissLinda, BaldwinP and the others. Because nobody expects the Grand Inquisition. Continue reading
The CDC reports that 16 people have died due to a listeria outbreak traced to Colorado cantaloupes. It’s being called the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade.


