Okay, I’m dying to discuss the latest episode of Game of Thrones, but I realize not everyone is watching it in real time and many folks aren’t watching it at all. For those of y’all with Netflix, may I suggest an alternative that got me through the stomach-churning wait for the latest Thrones? I love …
Food
“I don’t care if you’re sick of snails, Clarissa!”
“You’ll eat it, and you’ll LIKE it!” That’s what I imagined Mama Limpkin was saying to the baby as they trudged through the swamp in the rain this morning. Could be I read the interaction all wrong, though. Speaking of picky eaters, my husband and I are both decent cooks who like to cycle new …
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Butter Lamb Tutorial
What in the hell is a butter lamb? That’s what I asked the first time I heard of it. See this article for details — tl;dr version: it’s a lamb carved out of butter that is an Easter dinner tradition among Polish-American Catholics in Buffalo, New York. I am neither Polish-American, nor Catholic nor an …
Friday Afternoon Open Thread
Game of Thrones returns Sunday at 9 PM Eastern. That calls for an “Every Fucking Chicken in the Room” Meal Deal. I was late to the Thrones bandwagon — didn’t start watching it until a few years ago, and didn’t get really hooked on it until the wee dragons made their first appearance. Among my …
Hungry Critters Open Thread
Here are a couple of beautiful, voracious birds I saw hunting for dinner yesterday evening. First up, an osprey perched in a tree looking for fish: The same osprey giving the wings a stretch: I had hoped to capture video of it diving for fish. It perches nearby and dive-bombs fish just about every day. …
“What in tarnation?”
Badger always looks super alarmed when I’m dusting in his location: I mean, I know dusting is rare around here, but really? We’re having a chill day. The mister took the kids fishing upriver, and what do I do when I finally have a moment to myself? Dust and make fun of my dog on …
This Is Not Going to End Well for Europe: EU Regulator Denies McDonald’s Big Mac Claim
McDonald’s Loses Big Mac Trademark in Europe https://t.co/pFvDLDxv7D — cainburdeau (@cainburdeau) January 17, 2019 From Courthouse News: (CN) — There’s only one Big Mac, right? Not so fast. In a supersized trademark controversy, a European regulator has ruled in favor of an Irish fast-food restaurant chain and stripped McDonald’s of its exclusive use of the name …