“I always wondered where the flavor came from.” {My Thanksgiving gift to you}
If you haven't seen this "Everybody Loves Raymond" turkey preparation clip, you're missing out on one of the funniest scenes in television history. While I don't care for how it begins, the ending? Absolutely delicious! ...
It’s kind of like the baking equivalent of sushi, right?
One of my happiest childhood memories is licking the bowl. Didn't matter whether it was a batch of cookies or batter for a cake, there was something deliciously forbidden about swirling my index finger around the rim of the bowl and savoring the sticky...
Gettington Smart!
Note: Before I tell you about about a fantastic new site that will give you GREAT reason to avoid Black Friday mayhem (which will only lead to cries of "" anyways…!) it's kinda cool to know the background of my acquaintance with it. ~~~...
Scattered & smothered, extra crispy
Any reputable Southerner knows what the title alludes to–hash browns a la Waffle House and the way I like 'em best (scattered = spread on the grill, smothered = with onions). Those who cut a much wider path than me might like them covered (with...
Proof positive Julia Child was absolutely brilliant *
* post phoned in because I MISS my blog more than rain loves a just-washed car and I had to at least visit my compose window. It might seem quiet here at the ol' PENSIEVE, but I've been writing "everywhere else" and tomorrow you'll find...
When romanticizing leads to compassion…
Snuggled under layers of covers this morning, I smiled through shuttered, sand-filled eyes, awakened to a soggy Morse code of "good morning". I'm a rain lover, and though I can't explain it, it infuses a certain "soul peace"; at...
Storied tellers
The most compelling stories told are those that penetrate heart deep and begin their haunt at the telling. But they don't end there; you hear them over and over in your mind's ear, their truth begging your response. If you weren't able to...
What is Twitter? Now THIS is a riot!
If you think everyone on the planet knows what Twitter is, you'd be mistaken. It's worth enduring the commercial to see this ear-to-ear grin-inducing video. "…like if someone's going to the bathroom, you can know...
Coulrophobia, super-sized
Fast food mascots scare the snot outta me. Honestly, is there anything scarier than the Burger King king with his plastically coiffed hair and creepy expression? would be nightmare stepping into daylight. And when Cole Porter claimed that "all...