I love pasta salad, but I can’t stand olives. This means that I can’t eat pasta salad in most restaurants or delis, at least that I’ve tried. I pretty much gave up until I found one salad that worked for me in the deli at the Honest Weight Food Co-op in Albany, and devised my …
We got about six inches of nasty, wet, heavy snow here in the last twenty-four hours or so, and we’re supposed to get more. It’s unpleasant. It literally took me 45 minutes to drive about 100 yards on my way to work this afternoon. People are out of their minds.
On my way home, I stopped at …
1 ounce of ground cloves at Price Chopper: $12
1 ounce of ground cloves at Asian market across the street: $1
No, I didn’t test the cloves for melamine.
Today’s side yard strawberry harvest. They are delicious.
For once, I got there before the squirrels did. If I knew I’d be here next summer, I would put more plants in, but I’m not sure. I love my little strawberry patch and how it’s grown since I moved in.
Sweet potato fries and stuffed baked potatoes. Both were wonderful. You know you’re using some fantastic bacon when I can’t get enough of it–I usually pick bacon out of things or avoid it entirely. This, I might even eat a piece of on its own, and I haven’t eaten bacon by itself in about twenty …
I wish that the “Still have our dignity” sketch from Kids in the Hall were available somewhere online on video. I sing it to myself every time I eat Triscuits. I admit that I have a problem.
But, a quick tip for people who live near a Price Chopper and like snacks. Wheat Thins and Triscuits …
I hadn’t made cupcakes in a while, so I decided to make some up for my trip northward to see Naomi and Mark’s new place, and to meet their new doggie. DOGGIE! I didn’t have the supplies on hand for homemade dog treats, but human cupcakes I could do.
I pulled out Amy Sedaris’s book, where the …
May 3, 2009 – 2:17 am
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By Laura Bird
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Posted in albany, animals, bad housekeeping, cooking, doggies, friends, misc life, pets, recipe corner
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Tagged butter, cupcakes, doggie, frosting, recipe
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Someone was very, very upset with the McCormick spice packets at Hannaford tonight.
They were not as upset with the identical display at the end of the aisle.
I think I’ve learned how much photographic bacon it takes to make me feel physically ill.
This much.