Tag Archives: food
The weekend
Not so bad after all…
It was a lovely, relaxed weekend. I have not had many of those lately, and it looks like they are going to be in short supply for at least the next couple months. It was so relaxed that I completely forgot I had to edit, print, and mail the hard copy edition of colgaffneyis Newsletter. I remembered that around 8PM last night. Continue reading
The State Fair
mia_mcdavid was weaving this morning as a demo for the Minnesota Weavers Guild exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair. I followed along somewhat later. Continue reading
Not your first choice for dinner
A restaurant in China, anticipating the Olympic influx of Anglophone visitors, ran its name through a computer translator and put up a large sign with the results:

About that salmonella outbreak….
The weekend so far
The Theme Ingredient strikes back!
I watched Iron Chef America tonight. Iron Chef is really big on fresh seafood, and that often means “still alive.” Tonight one of the langoustines bit Iron Chef Bobby Flay as he was tossing it into the pot.