A toast tip
“Do not place buttered breads in the toaster, as this could create a fire hazard.”
A toast tip
“Before toasting bagels, slice each bagel into two equal halves.”
Eat a peach?
Imagine trying to eat a peach, or even an apple or an orange, in the manner described in Mrs. Humphry’s Etiquette for Every Day (London: Grant Richards, 1904).
Planet Slaw
It looks like the planet Slaw, surrounded by its mysterious metallic ring. But it’s really a bowl of “Asian slaw,” as delicious as it is inauthentic.
43.5
What’s the most expired item in your house?
Word of the day: coleslaw
From the Dutch.
Lunch
File between Breakfast and Dinner, also made with Pepperidge Farm White Bread. A 1966 ad.
Schools and TV dinners
The TV dinner and the virtual school proceed from the same model: one person, in front of a screen. Get out your laptop, or TV tray; it’s time for “school,” or “dinner.”
”Which dinner isn’t a Swanson?”
It’s 1966.
Shorabat addas, or lentil soup
We bought a package of Ziyad red lentils, and Elaine made soup. Did she ever.
Pasta, sardines, and fennel
Winner, winner, sardine dinner.
Duck Fat
Toto, I’ve a feeling that we’re not in Wal-Mart anymore.
Scones
So easy, especially when the legit baker in the house takes the lead.
Got goat?
The case for goat meat.
Scene from an Eye-talian restaurant
The owners had thought of almost everything.
Purees and spelling lessons
Comics are not just purees and spelling lessons. There’s also realism.
Animal crackers in the news
Nabisco’s animal crackers are now cage-free.
Who cans?
“Someday we’re going to ask a younger person where the canning supplies are and they’ll have no idea what we’re talking about.”
Hotdish
OMG: hotdish is so good.
Soy what?
The Washington Post reports that the Food and Drug Administration will forbid the use of the word milk in the names of plant-based products.
Recently updated
I tried a NYT sardine dish. I liked it, sort of.
Sardines of the Times
“Seasoned with plenty of lemon zest, soft oregano leaves and some fried bread crumbs, broken up a bit and warmed all the way through as it’s tossed with cooked spaghetti, olive oil and maybe a ripe tomato, squashed between my fingers.”
Jonathan Gold (1960–2018)
Jonathan Gold, Los Angeles food writer, has died at the age of fifty-seven.
A mystery of the deep
Do you know what you’re seeing here?
A summer salad
The first day of summer: Persian salad season begins.
Anti-Establishment
Striking back at the processed milkshake establishment.
Red Vines and vodka
“She likes tuna fish, she likes hot dogs, she likes Red Vines and vodka. So what am I going to make for Betty?”
The Clean Plate Club
Dammit, I always assumed that my parents invented it. But no, it was Herbert Hoover.
Items in a series
I suppose that if onions are your everything, this series makes sense.
UPC misspelling
“Be good to yourself this morning with a satisfing bowl of Simply Nature Organic Oats and Honey Granola.”