Ok. Wait a minute here. Just slow down. It’s a pancake. First and foremost, isn’t that good enough for anybody anymore? Can’t we settle for a few dark chocolate chips tossed in the batter? Do we really need to get this fancy? Evidently, yes. But I’m not convinced. Continue Reading ->

When I was younger, one of my simple pleasures was waking up, diving head first into the fridge, and digging for the last strawberry banana yogurt. Continue Reading ->

A little ode to the Alligator Pear, or as you normal people refer to it, “the avocado.”

Yer ugly and fat
But aside from that,
Move California to roll
Then fill a Guacamole bowl.

Yeah, well - I’m no poet. In any case, there are a bajillion (that’s a rounded out number) of strange knives and tools to use on this mushy wee lump. These are two of my most esteemed choices. Continue Reading ->

Rumors suggest that there are over forty ingredients in the 200-year-old tincture created by Surgeon General Dr. J Siegert. He spent over four-years perfecting the recipe in order to encourage the increased appetite and health of his soldiers – primarily the British Navy. But of his forty ingredients, only two have been confirmed as of today. It is perhaps one of the greatest kept secrets in the modern world. Seriously. The ingredients identified are no less mysterious, sugar and Gentian. The latter known as a common poison antidote during the Middle Ages. The former (I hope I got that right, Continue Reading ->

Some people don’t wake up well. Me, I’m not exactly the morning person I was in my youth. To be honest, it’s a habit. One that I must on some level really NOT want. Because I can barely drag my sorry butt out in time for the pretense of a shower let alone a nice jog or breakfast lately. But I digress, as always. For me, coffee making is an art. A lost art. I make a lousy cup of coffee. You can tell me it’s just a matter of measuring and such, but it’s a lie. I am tainted. It is impossible. Continue Reading ->