Chi's contributions had been sitting in my hard drive for a while -- my apologies for the delay in posting them. There were two emails actually -- the first one contained the photos; the second, the descriptions. There were tons of e-mail in between and I just got lost. Much like the beef swimming i...

Filed under: Recipes, Pork, Food Oddities, Southern States, America, Retro cookery Perhaps this is just indicative of the sort of folks with whom I keep company, but I've known at least half a dozen people who've used a brain can as comedic decor, and it's certainly been the butt of jokes around the...

The meandering acoustic guitar and hazy vocals of opener 'Remember Me (Summer Gone)' would make for a pleasantly undemanding ballad, if it wasn't for one seriously misplaced harmonica. What it's doing bleating all over this otherwise subtle song is anyone's guess. While initially, it does lend chara...

I must have been craving tofu earlier in the week, when I planned our meals for this weekend. (Not a terrible thing to crave, in the end!) Dinner Saturday night: Curried Tofu from VCON, (baked in the oven this time instead of pan-frying -- and I definitely prefer the pan-fry method,) garlicky kale w...

Not so much. Let me digress for a while before I explain that judgement. We’ve been watching it for the last few weeks because we have teenage kids, and it’s a valuable insight into that hyperconsumerist marketing showbiz for them. On the whole we like it, but mainly because it fosters c...

Even casual readers have probably noticed that Christine and I are anything but food snobs. And while we totally enjoy eating and making high-end food stuff, we also have a deep, abiding love for some tasty low-end food fare as well. So, when I heard the steady stream of cheesy, borderline offensive...

I made biscuits and sausage gravy Saturday morning. This was the first time I’d ever made gravy from scratch, but it turned out well, although the think the next time I make it I’ll use less sausage and more milk. In preparation for our company at 6 o’ clock, we cleaned the house a...

Filed under: Vegetables, Recipes, Raves & Reviews, On the Blogs, Vegetarian/Vegan, Easter Who ever said Easter feasts required big, slow-roasted birds? The creative folks behind What the hell does a vegan eat, anyway? featured a gorgeous seitan roulade for their holiday entree. Like good vegans,...

Need to add a gangsta, largely morose touch to your next party or other social gathering? Then hire Jamal Woolard to "Biggie size" your next event with his spot-on impression of a less-morbidly obese Notorious B.I.G.! Actually, it's the first in-costume shot from Notorious, starring rapper Jamal Woo...

Jamal "Gravy" Woolard, who made headlines in the spring of 2006 when he was shot in the butt outside the Hot 97 building, has been tapped to play the Notorious B.I.G. in Notorious, the Biggie Smalls biopic scheduled to hit theaters in 2009; the movie will also feature Angela Bassett as Biggie's moth...