Category Archives: food

I like to eat.

  • Lunch BitesJanuary 28, 2009

    A few notes to myself, regarding (in light of? inspired by?) my most recent experience with a dining chain known affectionately to some as “CPK”:

    Consider getting something other than the Cobb Salad next time. Yes, it’s your favorite, and yes, it’s always soooo good (what’s not to love about Cobb salad? esp with [...]

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  • I don’t get it.December 8, 2008

    UPDATE! I’ve been alerted to the possible presence of a new/prospective (?) Dunkin Donuts shop at 20022 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503. Google maps still lists the address as a Togos (and we all know how reliable Google Maps is in this regard, don’t we?), and the “steet view” looks more like a “Baskin [...]

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  • December? Already???December 2, 2008

    So, here we are with 92% of the year gone already — just when I’d finally trained myself to write 2008 on checks — and the holiday season is in full swing. Had a great thanksgiving here in LA, with Andrew & Lindsay down from Oakland for some turkey and trimmings. I remain [...]

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  • A Trifling MatterSeptember 11, 2008

    If you don’t know what trifle is, or have never had it (or, as is more likely, have had it but in some sad, half-assed Stop-n-Shop deli-counter version), listen up: trifle might be the best dessert ever invented. Why? Exactly because it is every dessert ever invented. That’s the point of [...]

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  • Cup O’ Noodles: Seriously, What’s the Point?April 30, 2008

    Ok, so they’re not technically Cup-O-Noodles brand — it’s one of those pretend-Asian noodle bowls you get at Whole Foods and Trader Joes — but the concept is the same: open container, add boiling water, get sick of waiting for desicated noodles and peas (those are peas, right?) to soften or plump up or something, [...]

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  • Mmm mmm goodNovember 14, 2007

    I’m thinking about Thanksgiving dinner…
    Filling

    4-5 sweet potatoes, cooked, peeled & mashed
    8 tbs butter
    2 eggs
    1/2 cup light or dark brown sugar (packed)
    1/2 cup hot milk

    Praline Top

    2 tbs butter
    1/2 cup heavy cream
    1 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
    1/4 tsp each salt, cinnamon, nutmeg
    1 cup chopped pecans
    1 tsp vanilla

    Preheat oven to 375 (F).
    Mix the sweet potatoes (still warm) and [...]

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