It’s that time of year again. Early last week I cut my coffee consumption down to three cups per day, then two, and I’ve been…
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It’s that time of year again. Early last week I cut my coffee consumption down to three cups per day, then two, and I’ve been…
Pineapple by Marj Kibby / CC BY-NC 2.0 David and Nicole came over for dinner a couple nights ago before heading back to Canada. I…
photo by Michael Lehet I recently read that cilantro may help the body detoxify from heavy metals. I don’t know if it’s really true or…
Today I took it upon myself to season up a cast-iron grill-plate which we’ve had for a long time but never used. It was a…
If my second day at Tales of the Cocktail seemed to focus on the art and science of mixing drinks, my third day was more…
Day Two got off to a rocky start. Xy wasn’t feeling well, and I thought I might have to stay home to take care of…
Somehow I wangled a press pass to Tales of the Cocktail. I’ve always wanted to attend this event, and if you have even a passing…
Here’s a light and refreshing summery citrusy cocktail, invented by my father-in-law, and tested rather extensively by yours truly over the last couple days. In…
It’s time for me to go off coffee again. I enjoy breaking this habit as spring edges into summer. I try to make it a…
Sobriety has been fun, but it’s not for me. There’s less than 48 hours ’til my arbitrary self-imposed abstinence regimen comes to an end and…
Dear TrueNorth, I picked up a bag of your Pecan Almond Peanut Clusters at the store the other day, and have found them quite delicious.…
Mottes de mâche by Une vallée dans la lune, licensed under Creative Commons Our latest culinary discovery is mâche, a green leafy valerian, also known…
A new restaurant has opened on Bienville at N. Rendon, just a couple blocks from our house. Of course Xy and I went to check…
Perhaps I spoke too quickly yesterday. This is feeling like regular full-blown cold. I stayed home again today, but I think I am over the…
Herb and Jenny are spending the night, along with their kids Marlon and Leroy, as they pass through New Orleans. We walked up to Venezia…
My co-worker Jim has said there’s been many a warm Xmas Day in New Orleans throughout his life, Xmases where he finds he’s quite comfortable…
Today we gathered with friends and family — well, really it was just our little minimalist nuclear family and our friend James. We thanked Dame…
Pomegranates are back in season. I picked up a couple at the store this past week and peeled one for breakfast this morning. Delicious. Of…
Fay was a killer storm. Yet now she’s disintegrating over land somewhere to the north and east of here, and we’re being gently lashed by…
For the last few days I’ve been mildly obsessed with locating some superfine sugar, also known as bar sugar or castor sugar. This stuff is…