All posts tagged rant

Barbecue (And a Sauce Recipe)

My sister-in-law, Tough Yankee Broad, spent the last week visiting a girlfriend and her husband who have moved to Missouri. They took her out …

Dear Personages of the Female Persuasion Who Share the Public Restroom on My Floor: While I am thrilled that you are thrilled with what …

Yes, here it is, practically 2 p.m. and it just dawned on me that it’s Groundhog Day. The little bastard is out there just …

Dear Ed Harris: We purchased and watched Appaloosa, the movie you co-wrote, directed and starred in, on DVD Friday night. I would like my …

Dear Ovaries, We need to talk. Seriously. We’ve been on a first name basis for what – 46 years? Okay, I guess you can …

Since I write most of my posts the night before, this means I didn’t blog Friday night or Saturday night. To be perfectly honest, …

To the Dallas Cowboys. My first marriage was riddled with many problems, not the least of which was my love of football. The Ex, …

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m so sick of politics and so ready for this mother-effing election to be over …

Note: It will really help make this post funnier if you read it to yourself in a slightly inebriated, Texas accent. So you can …

As you might be able to tell from my new look, I love Halloween. In fact, everyone in my family loves it, and it …

Ramp Salad with Lemon-Ramp Vinaigrette

May 16, 2013, 5 comments

Spring is finally here in full force. I think we’ve seen our last hard frost of the season, and Beloved has our gardens all …
Scooter’s Diet, And An Update

May 15, 2013, 15 comments

This week’s Spin Cycle is about pets. If you’ve been reading here any time at all, you know I have an 11-year-old dachshund mix …
Chocolate-Raspberry Pancakes

May 14, 2013, 4 comments

You may remember early last year I did a “recipe swap” with the extraordinarily talented Alex Boake – I made and photographed her Sausage …