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Category Archives: Sweets and the Like
“Curtains” or: “7 Little Von Trapps and Then There Were None.”
How do you solve a problem like Maria? In the United States, the answer would probably be “by lethal injection”. Continue reading
The Patron Saint of TV Dinners
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
The Dessert That Dare Not Speak Its Name
“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
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Christmas is Coming.
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
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Shitty and Sweet: Cake Poops
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
I Got It from Tom: Absinthe Jellies
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
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The Brandy Snifter of Blood.
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
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