Use by
Useful stuff from The New York Times: “The Food Expiration Dates You Should Actually Follow.”
Sauce from a jar?
The Washington Post tests twelve marinara sauces. But you can make your own. With recipes.
On Arthur Avenue
Arthur Avenue Noodle & Macaroni Manufacturing.
Thomas’ missing carriage
But when did the horses, the carriage, and the people disappear from the Thomas’ English Muffins package?
Domestic comedy
“Pasta aglio e olio is my signature dish. Pasta with tuna and lemon is my initials dish.”
The infra-red sandwich
A Life ad, 1956.
Recently updated
Adding hot sauce to chicken soup.
Jambalaya
Making it at home.
Cheesy vignette
Shrinkflation.
Stemside
“Coming up on Stemside: tomato sandwiches. Are they really as good as people say?”
Lendy’s in “th’ 1960s”
Zippy is time-traveling to a fast-food joint in Roanoke.
Eggs ’n’ acid
A brilliant way to improve scrambled eggs: whisk a small amount of Dijon mustard with the eggs. More flavor!
Grain, oil, and pastries
Is it certain that the hunting guide wasn’t trying to help Don Jr. make contact with his dad?
New directions in chicken soup
Add smoked paprika to your bowl, a little or a lot. Yow!
Time for cheese
Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White) speaks: “No one is ever too busy for cheese.”
Thomas’ dots
I like to read the box at breakfast, or the carton, or the plastic bag. Thus I noticed a typographical oddity on the bag holding a loaf of Thomas’ Cinnamon Swirl Bread.
The Entenmann’s life
In The New York Times, Dan Barry writes about the Entenmann‘s life.
Charles E. Entenmann (1929–2022)
Cross my heart: I almost typed Entenmann’s when I typed his name.
Ebinger’s
A part of Brooklyn reality.
Prune latte
M’m! M’m! Good?
A fish-dish fish dish
Maine Sardines Deluxe, in color.
Critter
Beaver? Walrus? I’m not sure. But when I picked up this sweet potato last night, I knew it was also something — or somene — else.
A Hamilton House menu
Quite an array of choices, for an earlier American palate.
Breakfast with Nancy
Styles in children’s breakfasts have changed.
Sluggo and charlotte russe
Looking into a window.
Horton’s
The J.M. Horton Ice Cream Company, maker of “The Premier Ice Cream of America,” was a venerable name in cool treats.
An Aldi find
A seasonal item at Aldi: Brussels sprouts with balsamic-glazed bacon. Though I think it should be balsamic-glazed Brussels sprouts with bacon. But either way, it’s a dark, delicious side dish.
Hamilton House cheesecake
A recipe from an executive chef.
Dip Night
In honor of Only Murders in the Building, tonight is Dip Night: baba ghanoush, hummus, carrot and celery sticks, orange and yellow pepper slices, Kalamata olives, and pita.
More interesting tuna salad
If anyone doesn’t already know: curry powder makes tuna salad instantly more interesting.