I Want My Country Back! All-American Tacos for July 4
In grade school, I learned to be a patriotic American. At the front of every classroom was an American flag, and every morning for nine years (the school went from first through ninth grades), my...
View ArticleHalf-Fast Cooking: Brunch for the Lazy
It’s not fast food. It’s not slow food. It’s... half-fast food! The first in an occasional, sloth-driven series.Back when I worked in the pastry kitchen of a swank beach resort, I dreaded Sunday...
View ArticleEating (Really) High on the Hog
The expression “high on the hog” originated from the general belief that the choicest cuts of pork came from high on the animal’s anatomy – the back and upper legs. Thus, these cuts were more...
View ArticleHalf-Fast Cooking: Easiest Chinese Meal Ever
It’s not fast food. It’s not slow food. It’s... half-fast food! The second in an occasional, sloth-driven series.I admit it. I'm a total snob when it comes to Chinese food.Growing up in proud...
View ArticleFuneral for a Friend: The Last Days of Books, Inc.
Books, Inc. 505 NW13th Street, Gainesville, FL. Note the ominous green realtor's sign on the left, which everyone has been pretending not to notice. There’s a comfortable uniformity to college...
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