Fricassee: Meat cut into pieces and stewed in gravy. Fricassee of Words: Musings on food-inspired expressions, words and word play, with occasional bits and pieces of kitchen jargon too. Don't stir the pot, go fry an egg, two eggs in a basket are better than one hen in the bush... you get the picture by… Continue reading Fricassee of Words – The Big Cheese
Category: Food Facts & Lore
At The President’s Table, Today: Cottage Cheese, Fruit & Ketchup
Presidents’ Day was established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington. In 1971, the holiday was moved to the third Monday of February, from the 22nd, Washington's actual birthday. This was done in an effort to create a uniform holiday practice that would provide three-day weekends for American workers (Uniform Monday Holiday Act). While… Continue reading At The President’s Table, Today: Cottage Cheese, Fruit & Ketchup
Random Thoughts – Feb 16, 2013
The weekend is for building memories. It is for getting lost in the moment, starting three different projects at once. It is for standing over a half sliced onion, knife in hand, and getting lost in storytelling, a rant that cleanses the mind of the absurdities of the week or reverie about an upcoming trip.… Continue reading Random Thoughts – Feb 16, 2013
