Tag Archives: Jersey Shore
In Which I Give the McRib a Fair Shake
It’s fair to say that the McRib is almost universally reviled, isn’t it? And there’s still a part of me that longs to fit in with the cool kids, so I am reluctant to admit this and presumably face public … Continue reading →
Filed under cheese, eggs, pickles, Red Hook
Tagged as American cheese, bad rap, BBQ, caramelized onions, Carl's Jr., Carl's Jr. Western Bacon Cheeseburger, consumerist, cool kids, Egg McMuffin, eggs, faux rib meat, hamburger patty, Jersey Shore, Madison Square Garden, McDonald's, McRib, meat, New York Rangers, pickles, Rangers, raw onions, Snooki, tangy temptation, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Shoot-Out
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
Man and Lisa v. Food
So…I was sitting around watching TV last night with my cousin…and he has cable, so I was super-excited that I could shift between The Office and Man v. Food and The Little Couple and Keeping Up with the Kardashians… And … Continue reading →
Filed under Brooklyn, holidays, The Office
Tagged as Adam Richman, Atlanta, biological clock, Brooklyn, busting chops, cable, cousin, cynicism, dating, hot-blooded New York male, husky, Ivy League universities, J-Woww, Jen Arnold, Jersey Shore, Karma, Keeping up with the Kardashians, Man v. Food, man-crap, manwhore, master's degrees, Men are From Mars, my pornographic name, never fall in love at the Jersey Shore, New Jersey, pie-making, plenty of other fish in the sea, Ronnie, Sammi, Seattle, six degrees of separation, Snooki, sowing oats, sweetest bitch you'll ever meet, texting, The Little Couple, The Office, The Situation, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, Travel Channel, TV, Yale
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
An Old Bar, A Misinterpreted Sign & Food That Makes Me Verklempt
I met The Bartender at the beginning of the year. And he was funny. And sweet. And he worked around the corner from my apartment — at the oldest bar in Brooklyn! — and so I started spending a lot … Continue reading →
Filed under baseball, birthdays, Brooklyn, cheesecake, football, hot dogs, ice cream, Mississippi, Palin, UCLA
Tagged as 30th birthday, A Time to Kill, Asian-style flank steak, baccarat, bar, barbecue, bartender, baseball, BBQ, beer, Big Fan, birthdays, Brooklyn, cheesecake, childhood, Coffee Talk, Conan O'Brien, Conan O'Brien's Irish Beef Stew, cucumbers with wasabi and rice vinegar, dreams, El Diario, England, flank steak, football, Giants, Good Housekeeping, grocery shopping, grocery store, hockey, hot dogs, Jersey Shore, Jets, John McCain, journalism, key lime cheesecake, lamb chops, Linda Richman, marinate, Mark Sanchez, marriage, meat, meat and potatoes, Mike Meyers, Miranda Hobbs, Mississippi, Mother Hen, Opposites Attract, Paula Abdul, Rangers, recipe scandal, rice and beans, SeamlessWeb, Sex & the City, sherbet, sorbet, Steve Brady, sushi, Thai food, Trader Joe's, USC, verklempt, wasabi powder
Avoiding Post-AP English Syndrome, Using Expired Scone Mix, Descending Upon My Proposal Like a Beast, Going Through a Cream Phase…and Still Rooting For Team Melissa
Alright, so, I’ve been getting LOTS of amazing feedback…which, for a writer frequently plagued by self-doubt, is really wonderful to hear (although, folks, don’t be shy! Feel free to comment *right here* so, you know, any future employers/publishers can feel … Continue reading →
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