Archive for the 'food' Category

when life gives you cucumbers

When life (or friends) gives you copious amounts of fresh veggies, you have to think of some good recipes, quick.  Before everything goes all to hell and your home is overrun by fruit flies. More »

the gainfully employed

I had trouble sleeping last night, tossed and turned.  And woke up early this morning to some yappy dog going off outside.  GEEZ!  Thought I heard my cell phone beep, got up, checked, nope.  Settled back into bed.  Just as I was drifting off, I heard Greenday (dooo you have the time, to listen to me whine…), I don’t think I touched the floor between the bedroom and living room to grab my phone.  It was the staffing agency woman, calling to tell me that I was the top candidate for the job I interviewed for on Tuesday. More »

killer of dinner plans

OK, so…I’m running late from choir practice.  Kev is already home, I’m sure, and hungry for dinner.  I will stop at Publix and pick up some stuff for dinner, including avacados.  I can’t make my famous chicken salad using all that leftover chicken WITHOUT avacados.  WON’T DO IT! More »

playing chicken

Happy Father’s day to all the good dads out there.

We celebrated for my father in absentia (who was driving back from scranton with my mom - happy father’s day, dad. Sorry you had to travel. Hope Ev made good burgers for you when you got back*) by making Kev’s favorite dish: beer butt chicken. More »

woooooooooooooaaacake!

I love a dirty man

Kev: babe? can you go get me something to wash up with? I’m going to go to the faucet outside to wash up.

ESC: I can grab you that crap* you bought a while back…

Kev: Oh NICE, “that shit I bought” huh?

ESC: I said THAT CRAP, not THAT SHIT. JESUS, WHY DO YOU EXAGGERATE EVERYTHING I SAY???

Kev: BECAUSE YOU DO IT ALL THE TIME TO ME!

ESC: NOOOO IIIII DOOOOON’T!!!! More »