Category Archives: Sweets and the Like

Desserty items and whatnots

Simply Astonishing: Nun’s Farts

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Michael Procopio

It was an adjective that would hang about Christina well beyond her natural days, much as the odor of transgression clung to those she both prayed for and disdained. Continue reading →

Posted in Rants and Stories, Sweets and the Like | Tagged Christina the Astonishing, levitation, mental illness, Nun's farts, pastry, pets de nonnes | Comments Off

“Curtains” or: “7 Little Von Trapps and Then There Were None.”

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Michael Procopio

How do you solve a problem like Maria? In the United States, the answer would probably be “by lethal injection”. Continue reading →

Posted in Stage, Film, and Television, Sweets and the Like | Tagged Austrian dessert, Curtains, Maria von Trapp, murder, Salzburg Nockerl, The Sound of Music | 30 Comments

The Patron Saint of TV Dinners

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Michael Procopio

I never thought to ask St Clare to intercede on my behalf to the Swanson’s Frozen Food Company because I wasn’t certain that was her department, so I would pray to no one in particular that there was ice cream to be had in the freezer*. Continue reading →

Posted in Sweets and the Like | Tagged Patron Saint of Television, Roman Apple Cake, St. Clare of Assisi, Swanson's TV Dinners, television | 16 Comments

The Dessert That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Michael Procopio

“Galaktoboureko” also happens to be one of the most challenging words for my restaurant guests to pronounce and the one I love to watch them struggle with the most. Continue reading →

Posted in Sweets and the Like | 22 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

Shitty and Sweet: Cake Poops

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Michael Procopio

Life isn’t all good, nor should anyone expect it to be. But it isn’t all bad, either. Whatever comes your way this year, be prepared to take the shitty along with the sweet.

And vice versa. Continue reading →

Posted in Sweets and the Like | Tagged cake poops, cake pops | 69 Comments

I Got It from Tom: Absinthe Jellies

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Michael Procopio

It is thanks to Maria von Trapp, God, Tom Lehrer, and that bottle of absinthe collecting dust on my liquor shelf that I am able to bring you a recipe that is sure to please (and thoroughly sozzle) your loved ones, just in time for the Holidays. Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Liquids, Sweets and the Like | Tagged absinthe, Absinthe Jellies, alcohol, gelatin, holidays, Maria von Trapp, Tom Lehrer | 21 Comments

The Brandy Snifter of Blood.

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Michael Procopio

My eyes rolled into the back of my head in the same spot where my brother’s had while acting dramatic with the brandy snifter in his hand. The two major differences being that I was not acting and that the brandy snifter was not in my hand… Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Sweets and the Like | Tagged brandy snifter, dessert, Halloween, massive blood loss, milk, milk pudding | 22 Comments

KY Jelly Is My New Jam

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Michael Procopio

It was not what I imagined Kentucky to taste like. Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast Time, Rants and Stories, Sweets and the Like | Tagged Boubon, cherries, Crisco, gynecologists, jelly, jelly making, Kentucky, KY Jelly, Loretta Lynn | 44 Comments