I am back in Queens now drinking a smoothie filled with protein, anti-oxidants, and omega fatty-3 acids…but no cookies. Nope, no cookies in my health drink…or alcohol, or baked brie, or stuffed mushrooms. I’m getting a jump on my New Year’s resolutions in an effort to undo the delicious damage inflicted on my [...]
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Black Friday
Roasted turkey.
Deep fried turkey. (No, we did not burn the house down)
Stuffing, or dressing since it wasn’t in the bird
Cornbread stuffing, or cornbread dressing since it wasn’t in the bird
Mashed potatoes
Smashed potatoes
Biscuits that were ACCIDENTALLY made with whole wheat flour. (”Yeah, I know they look brown but it’s white flour, I swear.”)
Corn pudding
and [...]
Go Daddy-o!
Start the weekend off right with a little jazz from my Dad. For those of you who have been reading my blog since the beginning, you’ll remember that this is what I woke up to every…single…morning. I kinda have to admit now, there are worse ways to wake up.
A little bonus commentary; if [...]
Upstate
For those of you who don’t live in New York City, let me make one thing clear; you don’t live in New York City. You live with New York City. It’s like the most f’d up, co-dependent relationship ever. You’re madly in love with its amazing food, crazy cultural offerings, and the [...]
The Salties Reign Supreme!
Dear brothers and sisters,
While you all forced caramel-filled Hershey kisses into the middle of chocolate dough and threw some powdered sugar on top of generic butter cookies, I peered just over the box and found a recipe that would change our world forever. It wasn’t the cookies’ oatmeal base or white chocolate chips that [...]




