Category Archives: Holidays

If it’s Holiday Themed, it gets conveniently shoved in this category.

Celebrating Christmas the Catalan Way

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Michael Procopio

At first glance, a Catalonian Nativity Scene looks like any other one might encounter during the Christmas Season: the figure of a newly born Jesus in a manger looked upon by his adoring parents, a shepherd or two, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Uncategorized | Tagged 2020, caganer, edible caganer | 4 Comments

Irish Sweepstakes Stew

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Michael Procopio

My grandfather Dominic was said to have had the luck of the Irish, which I find odd because he was almost entirely Calabrese. Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Meatness, Rants and Stories | Tagged horse meat, I actually used lamb, Irish Sweepstakes Stew, St. Patrick's Day | 15 Comments

(Insert Adjective) New Year.

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Michael Procopio

Midnight and the New Year tiptoed into my life this year, but I made it into 2017 alive, and was therefore relieved. Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays | Tagged 2017, champagne, New Year | 24 Comments

A Columbus Day Casserole

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Michael Procopio

I thought long and hard about what might be appropriate to bring to a Columbus Day dinner attended mostly by people I’d never met before. After a short while, the answer was obvious: Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Rants and Stories, Savories | Tagged Christopher Columbus, Columbus Day, Dean Martin, death, disease, holidays, slavery | 10 Comments

NYD BLT

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Michael Procopio

I was far too hungry and in no mood to feel conflicted about eating a BLT. It gets a bit tiring burdening ingredients with so much meaning all the time. Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Meatness, Sandwiches | Tagged bacon, BLT, caulk, champagne, glückspeck, new year's day | 22 Comments

From Fork to Farm

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Michael Procopio

“I’m very careful about what I put into my body, because I know what comes out of it is so precious.” Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays | Tagged compost, fork to farm movement, holiday gift idea, manure, urban farming | 22 Comments

Pride Week Drink: The Debbie Gibson

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Michael Procopio

Named in honor of the Queen of 80s Bubblegum Pop, the consumption of which might cause you do to forget whatever you might need to. Including the career of Ms. Gibson herself. Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Liquids | Tagged Dame Judith Anderson, Debbie Gibson, Gay Pride, gibson cocktail, pink, Tiffany | 18 Comments

Christmas is Coming.

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Michael Procopio

Most guys are just a six-pack away from being Merry. Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Sweets and the Like | Tagged Christmas cookies, drinking games, holiday cheer | 26 Comments

A La Recherche du Pain Perdu.

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Michael Procopio

There was nothing especially sweet about it, but then I thought, there rarely is with pain, whether it’s of the French or English variety. Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast Time, Holidays, Rants and Stories, Stage, Film, and Television, Sweets and the Like | Tagged break ups, flâneurs, kindness, love, pain perdu, paris | 26 Comments

Holiday Spirit: The Coping Mechanism

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Michael Procopio

…consume the drink in one or two large gulps, and tell everyone who’s been staring at you for the past three minutes that you’re just fine.
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Posted in Holidays, Liquids | Tagged Bourbon, cocktails, coping mechanism, maple syrup, nervous breakdowns, stress, thanksgiving | 6 Comments