artpooer
/aart pooh er/
noun
a person indifferent or hostile to culture, the arts and beautiful things.
“Today in the gallery, I told the artpooer he should go to Walmart to find something cheap and crappy.”
FWFtW: artpooer
You Know Nothing Chili
So many moons ago (let’s say 15-20 years ago), I thought I made bad-ass chili. I made it super hot and super chunky and folks said they liked it. Maybe they did. Maybe they were being kind. But as Ygritte was fond of saying: “You know nothing, Jon Snow.”
Read More →FWFTW: Errandata
As a former journalist, crossword puzzle addict (and wanna-be crossword puzzle constructor), word game aficionado and general grammar nazi, I have a pretty deep love of the English language but feel there are some holes where words are missing.
Introducing a new blog category: Fake Words for the Win (FWFtW)
In today’s entry, I present errandata.
errandata
/aerend day tah/
noun
A summary of interesting, unusual or even mundane stories that occurred while running errands.
“Aldi was out of milk so I had to go to JC’s. In the parking lot, somebody almost backed into me. I saw a lady with a raccoon on her head.”
Gong Bao Ji Ding
This recipe, aka Sichuan Kung Pao Chicken, is adapted from seriouseats.com. It calls for several ingredients you may not have on hand, which is a bit costly initially, but most have a long shelf life so you can make this delicious meal over and over.
Read More →Seefood/Seafood
My grandma used to say she was on a seefood diet … she’d see the food, then she would eat it!
Read More →Crispy Egg Rolls
So we LOVE egg rolls, especially as a starter before a stir-fry meal or pork fried rice. Take out egg rolls are hit and miss. So are store-bought egg rolls – sometimes okay, most of the times bland and forgettable. Several years back, we tried making them from scratch with a very involved recipe and they were terrible – we just chucked them. We knew we could do better.
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