My uncle who lives in Astoria, Oregon, used to live in Saudi Arabia for ten years between the mid-1970s to 80s. I don’t know what he was doing there at the time, but when he came to visit us, he had some exciting tales and some pretty interesting gifts. He brought my brother an old [...]
Archive for the ‘Guilty Pleasures’ Category
Bacon and Rice: The Ultimate Comfort Food
Posted in Deep Thoughts, Guilty Pleasures, My World, tagged bacon, bacon maki, breakfast foods, comfort food, memories, moorl bop on July 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
How To Make the Best Hash Browns
Posted in Cooking Tips/Notes, Food, Guilty Pleasures, My World, tagged breakfast foods, cooking techniques, experiment, homemade hash browns, potatoes on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Princess loves hash browns. In fact, for breakfast today I ended up shredding 4 medium-sized russet potatoes in my Cuisinart and somehow they all disappeared between the bellies of myself and the Princess. (Let me tell you, I was pacing myself so that I would have one bite to every three that she had, [...]
Cheapskate’s Guide to Making Iced Coffee
Posted in Cooking Tips/Notes, Food, Guilty Pleasures, My World, Recipes, tagged Cap, Coffee-Mate, Colleen, Dunkin Donuts, iced coffee, International Delight creamer, McCafe, McDonald's, Medaglia d'Oro, mocha malted shake, recipe, yummy on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now that the weather’s been warming up, I’ve found myself drawn to those iced coffee ads that have been playing on TV. I’d love to have a more extraordinary day ala McDonald’s McCafé, or be able to build phenomenal sand castles like Dunkin Donuts iced coffee drinkers. But lately I’ve been feeling a bit [...]
Lessons from American Idol
Posted in Deep Thoughts, Guilty Pleasures, My World, tagged American Idol, Julia Cameron, making it in the arts on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of my guilty pleasures is watching American Idol on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. I might not be paying 100% attention as I’m often doing the dinner dishes or tidying up in the kitchen, but I do manage to catch snippets of what I would consider important lessons to aspiring artists, performers, and writers. Sure, [...]
