Quoth Og Mandino

"Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity, but with it you can accomplish miracles."

My Authorial Debut

The Thrilling Sequel

Nemontemi

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 [...]

Granny's an atomic mutant superwoman!

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 [...]

Perfect Bourbon Pecan Pie

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 [...]

The trick for a perfect grilled cheese sa’mich …

… 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 [...]