Food

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Cider-Braised Pork Tenderloin with Onions and Apples

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

Jerk Alert: Deli Rubes and Coffee Shop Hobos


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

First Ever Crasstalk Recipe Contest Results


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