Indian pudding is certainly not one of the prettiest things I’ve made in my kitchen. Its brown mushy look is reminiscent of something that…well, you can use your imagination to finish that thought. But around these parts we have no one to impress with our visual aesthetics, we are much more concerned with the taste of a dish. And I definitely enjoyed that. This dessert [...]
Are you really here looking for vegan calf testicles? If so, sorry, I can’t help you. There will be no vegan bull balls in this post. So why the title? Well, it is an entry about the best vegan food I enjoyed in the Rocky Mountains presented in little snip(pets) thus the oyster part. I know that since I have returned from Denver I have [...]
While most people I work with have spent the last few weeks in bed with Mr. Grey, I’ve been wandering amongst the blueberry fields of Jim Minick. Jim was a professor who tried his hand at growing blueberries. 1,000 babies, made up of four different types, were planted in back of his house and organically grown so that people would have a place to pick. [...]
Anytime I go for Indian food I make it a point to get at least one samosa. I love those things. Stuffed with just the right amount of potato, onion and spice and wrapped in a nice crispy shell, I have yet to meet a samosa I didn’t like. So I started thinking the other day (as I eyed an outgoing Caribbean woman who was [...]
Traffic was at a standstill. Stupid Bucs game. Here it was, my birthday dinner and I was going to show up late. I looked into my rear view mirror, met my eyes and thought, nope, not gonna happen. I quickly swerved my car onto the shoulder and began passing all the football fans. 40, 50, 60 miles an hour. I hit the CCC in no [...]
Seven years ago two words,”Alright, gaaaay,” changed everything I thought I knew about humor. Three years later the trio responsible were back cursing little green insects. What you may not know about Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are that they are part of a planned trilogy that revolves around Cornetto ice cream and blood. The third installment, currently titled The World’s End, is [...]
Call me old fashioned but my first reaction when Burger 21, an upscale burger diner located in Westchase, asked me to come to a tasting was “I’d love to try your fries and shakes but I won’t be eating any burgers, I’m a vegetarian.” I was quickly assured that this is the 21st century and they do offer two vegetarian options at their restaurant (as [...]
The Black Rabbitsare an indie rock quartet that formed in Orlando. They write songs full of dichotomies. According to lead singer Jetson “It’s loud yet soft, edgy yet pure, it has retro elements and modern ones, it’s both serious and playful at the same time.” The band has already met with a moderate amount of success after only releasing one EP (self-titled 2010). They’ve played [...]
A few weeks ago I wrote about the Strawberry Festival in Plant City. One thing I failed to mention in that post is that J-Fur and I bought a half flat of strawberries. Most of them were eaten as is or on top of angel food cake (J-Fur’s favorite). She was kind enough to let me use a few for the homemade French Vanilla Ice [...]
