Per the Aztecs, nemontemi is the five days at the end of the calendar year, called the “useless” days. They are supposed to be a time of abstemiousness, fasting, prayer, and the general cessation of normal activities. They are also, it appears, a time of very bad luck for those who undertake to make [...]
If you’re like me, you’ve seen this iconic Norman Rockwell image hundreds of thousands of bo-zillions of times. It’s a nice little picture; I don’t quite know what to make of the plate of celery in the middle of the table, it hardly seems a traditional Thanksgiving side dish, but whatever. This is not [...]
I’ve posted this recipe near the holidays for several years now, and I have no idea if anyone’s ever actually made it, but I’ll keep posting it because it’s a damn good pie that I’ve refined over the years. I work, you win! So, without further ado, I give you:
Perfect Bourbon Pecan Pie [...]
… Is to use mayonnaise on the grillin’ side of the bread instead of butter. I learned this trick from my first college roommate, Julie Curiel, and it remains the single biggest revelation in grilled-cheese cookery I’ve ever experienced.
Heretic, you say? Well start piling up the kindling because a mayo partisan I shall [...]