Tag Archives: Georgia
Road Trip Roundup, By the Numbers
2029: Miles we drove. 7: States we visited. Also, the number of days we were gone. 9: Episode of Dexter Season 5 that I found profoundly disappointing after watching it in hotel that had cable because I couldn’t wait for … Continue reading →
Filed under chickens, dishes, entrees, frying, holidays, pie
Tagged as Atlanta, Beverly, Charlotte, Cheerwine, chicken, chicken and waffles, chicken wings, Dexter, flat tire, Georgia, Gladys Knight Chicken and Waffles, jail, Jeff Gordon, Led Zeppelin, Midnight Train, Nascar, Nascar Hall of Fame, North Carolina, Olde Pink House, Savannah, South Carolina, tire change, Waffle House, World of Coca-Cola, World of Coke
Cheerwine Inspires Savannah Road Trip Plot, Alternate Thanksgiving Plans
There is a new fancy-pants (not to be confused with Clancy Pants) grocery store opening up around the corner from my apartment. And I hadn’t thought much of it as it looks like the kind of place that sells $9 … Continue reading →
Filed under Brooklyn, cherries, holidays
Tagged as $1, 000, 000 idea, airplane, airport, Arizona, Brooklyn, Brooklyn to Savannah, Cheerwine, Christmas, Coke, Coke from Mexico, Court Street, Dr. Pepper, driving, flying, George Walton Comprehensive High School, Georgia, grocery store, holiday travel, Indiana, Labor Day Weekend, Lady and Sons, Mexico, North Carolina, Paula Deen, road trip, Savannah, Savannah road trip, Thanksgiving
Who Cares What Nation’s Restaurant News Thinks? Here’s My Top 10.
On the same day the New York Times wrote about Pop-Tarts World, the Huffington Post added this blurb from a Nation’s Restaurant News report on America’s favorite restaurant chains. Cheesecake Factory topped the list. And while some of my favorite … Continue reading →
Filed under books, cheesecake, entrees, grilled cheese, ice cream, Mississippi, pie, UCLA
Tagged as America's favorite chain restaurants, Audrina Partridge, Baja Fresh, boysenberry pie, burger joint, Carl's Jr., cheese toast, Cheesecake Factory, Chevy's, ClickZ, Coco's, French-talking mouth app, Georgia, Hardee's, Huffington Post, In-N-Out, Mexican food, Mississippi, muffin, Nation's Restaurant News, New York Times, Padma Lakshmi, Panera, Paris Hilton, Parisian Pick-Up app, Pop-Tarts World, Quiznos, Quiznos' cats, scattered smothered covered, Sizzler, sombrero, southwestern melt, Subway, Swensen's, toasted sandwiches, Waffle House, Wall Street Journal, Wendy's
Mad Classics…and Tips for Feeding Trashy, Homesick Interlopers.
In honor of last week’s Mad Men premiere and the much anticipated launch of Jersey Shore’s second season, I thought I’d take a moment to ponder which particular foodstuffs would go best with each show. I’ll start with the much-lauded … Continue reading →
Filed under Brooklyn, eggs, entrees, fish, Food Network, hot dogs, Martha, pickles, pork, Uncategorized
Tagged as 60s favorites, amNewYork, baking, BLT deviled eggs, boeuf bourguignon, bouquet garni, chipotle deviled eggs, clams, cognac, crab-stuffed deviled eggs, deviled eggs, deviled eggs with capers and tarragon, diners, disco fries, egg yolks, eggs, Emeril, Epicurious, family dinner nights, Food Network, four-pepper deviled eggs, fried pickles, garam masala deviled eggs, Georgia, Gourmet, gravy fries, Italian Pigs in a Blanket, Jersey Shore, Julia Child, Kicked Up Pigs in a Blanket, Lobster Thermidor, Mad Men, Martha, Mediterranean Tuna Casserole, Miami, New York, Oprah, pickles, pigs in a blanket, Pigs in a Blanket with Curried Ketchup, Pigs in a Blanket with Emeril's Chicken and Apple Sausage, Pigs in a Haystack, pineapple, pineapple upside-down cake, Rachael Ray, recipes, Retro-Metro Fancy Tuna Casserole, Rhode Island, Ron-Ron Juice, Salmon Pigs in a Blanket, Savannah, southwestern deviled eggs, taylor ham, The Next Food Network Star, Tuna Casserole, Tuna Noodle Casserole
Valentine’s Day a la Frank Sinatra
(As in, “My Way…”) I’ve written about Valentine’s Day a lot in the past week. No matter what your relationship status/budget, I’m pretty sure I’ve covered it: From clueless guys — http://snurl.com/uczq9 — to open-minded folks of either gender — … Continue reading →
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Tagged as 2010 Valentine's Day Plan, bitterness, brownies, Budget, cards, Cook and Serve pudding, Day of Love, Dexter, Duncan Hines, e-card, elementary school, February 14, florist, for old times' sake, Georgia, Grow-A-Date, gun show, heinous beast on the fringes of society, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, Instant pudding, Intern Alley, Javier Lopez, Julia and Paul Child, Julia Child, Luxury Spot, Mr. Wonderfulpants, My Life in France, Overtly Valentine's Day Phase, pagan ceremony, Paul Child, peach roses, Photoshop, pink champagne, pudding, real-life Dexter, red velvet cake, relationship status, sex in a pan, Showtime, spirit of inclusion, sugar cookies, the incredible expanding date that grows in water, Tucker Max, Valentine's day, Valentine's Day card, Valentine's Day dishtowels, Valentine's Day Grinch, Valentine's Day miracle, Valentine's Day potholder, Valentine's Day spatula, Year of Lisa
Recuerdos de Costa Rica…Or, Ruminations on Similarities Between Costa Rica and Alaska, Among the Usual Anecdotes
Okay, okay…I’ll stop pretending I know anything about Spanish. (Although I *will* say that it is awfully embarrassing/depressing that after six years of studying the language [...seven years ago...], my vocabulary is limited to a few choice phrases…and even *those* … Continue reading →
Filed under Alaska, beer, blueberries, books, Brooklyn, cake, cheese, cheesecake, chickens, coffee, eggs, fish, football, Mississippi, red velvet, wine
Tagged as afraid of heights, African Queen, airport gift shop, Alajuela, Alaska in the winter, Alaskan Similarities, Alton Brown, Anaconda, apes, Arenal, Arkansas, arroz, Art Deco, Asian-style flank steak, banana tree, bat, bat out of hell, benchwarming, Big, big head, birdwatching couple from England, bizarre showerhead, Black Bart, black Lincoln, blackberry juice, blue helmet, blue velvet, blueberry juice, boundary extension, Budget, buenas, bulls are afraid of horses, bus in Denali, butter and lard, Cafe Milagro, caiman, California State Physical Education Test, Cano Negro, canter, capuchin monkeys, car mechanics, car service, Carrie Bradshaw, cassava, Central America, cheese sticks, chicken, chicken of the tree, children's TV, Cleaving, clouds, Coco Loco, coffee, Colorado, Costa Rica, Costa Rican bulls, cowgirl, crapshoot, crocodiles, CU-OSU game, Customs, D, damsel in distress, Deadliest Catch, Denali, Dial 7, Doka Estate, don't feed the monkeys, dos cervezas, Eagle Eyes, Eclipse the Horse, El Avion, El Mirador, elementary school, empanadas, en vivo, encouragement, estamos buscando, estamos llegando, falling, family pie crust recipe, feed a feeling, flashback, fog, foreshadowing, Georgia, girls' basketball, Gran Hotel Costa Rica, green landscape, gritar, guava, hace frio, harnesses, hero, horseback riding, hos in different area codes, Hotel Montana de Fuego, Hotel Orquideas, Houston, howler monkeys, humble apologies, I hope they have parking, iguana refuge, Imperial, Ishmael the Guide, javelinas, Javier, Jeff from Jacksonville, Jennifer White, Jersey Shore, JFK, Julie Powell, Kentucky, La Cantina, la cerveza de Costa Rica, La Fortuna, La Princesa, language skills, Las Chiles, leafcutter ants, limes, lines snapping, little bungalow, longshoremen, lost, lost in Queens, loud Englishmen, Manuel Antonio, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe-themed bar, meathead American guys, meters, metric system, Miami airport, Mississippi, Mississippi State Bulldogs, monkey hotel, monkeys, mooching, Mount McKinley, New Mexico, new states, New York, New Yorky, Nicaragua, nightlife, Nissan Altima, off-season, one-way street, orange males, orangutans, otters, oxcart, panic attacks, parents, parqueo, Paseo Colon, perfect pie crust, peripheral vision, pickled cucumbers, pineapple, plantains, platanos tostados, pontoon boat, Prince William Sound, private taxi, Puerto Rico, puffins, pull-ups, purse, Quepos, queso palmito, raccoon, rainforest, rainforesty, rainy season, rappelling, rappelling down a waterfall, recollections, red pants, red velvet cake, red wine, relax and enjoy the scenery, rental car, rice and beans, Rio Frio, ropes course, sailors, San Jose, San Ramon, security, si, sixth grade, skeevy, sloth, Spanish, spider monkeys, still more monkeys than people, strange intimacy, sunset, supermercado, surfing, swimwear, Swiss Family Robinson, tadpoles, tapas, Teatro Nacional, Texas, Things To Do Before I Die, Ticos, tilapia a lo macho, Toucan Sam, toucans, tours, Toyota Corolla, tres leches cake, tropical, Twilight, typical Costa Rican dish, typical plate, upper body strength, vacara, Vancouver, Virginia, Volcan Arenal, vultures, water lilies, waterproof pants, what fats bond to, yellow pants, zipline, zipline through the rainforest, ziplining, Zoo Ave
Cue the Lynyrd Skynyrd…
Boy, am I going to sound like a wet blanket, but…the job woes continue, etc., etc. And…as noted in my previous post, I’ve been sad about The Bartender. So…I was talking to my oldest childhood friend and she reminded me … Continue reading →
Filed under appliances, birthdays, frying, Mississippi
Tagged as Alabama, appliances, Atlanta, birthdays, Brooklyn, Chicago, Georgia, jobs, Michael Jackson, Mississippi, New York, Saturn Return, Seattle, South
