Whirling Danish Simone Monday, August 30, 2010 I want to open a coffee shop called The Whirling Danish. I would serve mystic pastries and coffee.… Read more
Curious Jar of Floating Mystery Simone Saturday, August 28, 2010 I wrestled with the question only briefly, as I sat waiting for the vet. Should I ask him about tha… Read more
High Altitude Test Kitchen Simone Thursday, August 26, 2010 What must it be like working in those high altitude test kitchens? When I see the High Altitude dir… Read more
As Vichyssoise Season Winds Down Simone Tuesday, August 24, 2010 We nearly screamed for ice cream last Friday at the ice cream social held at Annabelle's school… Read more
Bathroom Relics Simone Thursday, August 19, 2010 You know how some people have ointment tubes and medicine jars in their bathroom cabinets that ha… Read more
Doggie Gone It Simone Friday, August 06, 2010 This morning before work I had to drop our pooch off at Camp Bow Wow for boarding, because my plane… Read more
Espresso Martini Simone Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Last Saturday night the girls and I went out to hear Roger play with CoCo Trio at the Intercontinen… Read more
Winter Beer Report - What I'm Drinkin' Best beer for these dark, frigid nights (and days!) is Northern Lights IPA from Free State Brewery, based in Lawrence, … Keep reading
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr Day You know, several years ago, I was in New York City autographing the first book that I had written. And while sitting t… Keep reading
Drew Carey Finds Secret To Life On Price Is Right When Drew Carey was interviewed on the Tavis Smiley show on PBS, he shared surprising revelations gleaned from his host… Keep reading
Mystery Stone I enountered this large-ass stone sitting in a weird place. (Another anomaly found on one of my morning walks, like the… Keep reading
I Embrace Lard Yes, this is a jar full of lard. Honest-to-goodness lard, from a farm. In this winter of my discontent, I am going with… Keep reading
Griping About the Cold I know it's not even February yet but I feel entitled to bitch about this bitch-ass cold. We've had day after d… Keep reading