Category: Food and Drink

  • Bite-sized Sensations

    What could be your key to fame and glory, the secret to a happy marriage, and the only way to make it through the entertaining season with grace and aplomb? Why, it’s the cocktail party, dahling. Libations aside, the best reason for hosting this type of gathering is that success doesn’t depend on a mass…

  • Suffer the Starch

    lottalotta couscous Sometimes I get ahead of myself. Getting all wound up with the protein and veg portion of the meal, I end up rather conceding the starch. God, not another pot of mashed potatoes, boring and blah no matter what cheese/herb/sauce is added. Oh, another loaf of bread warmed in the oven? Sure. What…

  • Oktoberfestish

    It’s true that I dream of opening a shop (or maybe just a booth at the Fair) that sells large, wearable pretzels. Simply loop around your neck and snack as you go. Sie sind toll! Maybe next year. This year, for a different kind of Oktoberfest where you might not find a boot-swilling lederhosen-clad hottie…

  • Curry Up

    What’s a girl to do when she’s snacky for a quick samosa? Sure there’s the appeal of a buffet lunch at one of the all-stars … but then there’s the pre-schooler and his crankiness level and the crunch of time that doesn’t allow for full-service AND an on-time arrival at school. Thank goodness I was…

  • Salty Sweet

    I have an undeniable craving for salty sweet. It may be more intense during certain times: when I feel defined as a chauffer, when I’ve been bickering with the hub, when the days are so crammed with everyone else’s business there’s no time to breathe. Salted caramels, a pretzel stick jammed into a pint of…

  • Wet Weekend

    The forecast may be dreary, but that’s nothing a little golden slice of warmth can’t cure. Going out this weekend? Venturing through a corn maze? You may want to stop by the sausage garage sale at 229 Upton Ave S in Bryn Mawr. This Saturday from 10am – 2pm, the Sausage Sisters will be closing…