Banana's Unholy Union

Tastes Like Spring

Beware, the Little Birds…

Sweeter Sweet Potatoes & Pre-Breakfast Gambling
Well, Thanksgiving is two weeks away and the one thing on everyone’s mind (well, other than the super classy Little-Miss-I’m-Down-on-Gay-Marriage-but-Cool-with-Sex-Tapes, “new” skin flick, coincidentally surfacing right before her book drops) is what their turkey’s getting stuffed with…get your mind out of the gutter, I’m talking about a bird.As I mentioned on Saturday, the last time I celebrated Thanksgiving in Las Vegas, I think I got a little ahead of myself with everything I tried to cook. This time, I’m going to make sure my plan of attack is as perfect as it can b

If You Want to Help Me, Stay Out of My Kitchen
Sweet Potato S'Mores, from like Thanksgiving 2007 (?)The five weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas are easily my favourite time of the year. The weather has gotten colder, but not oppressively cold like February; the clocks have just been turned back so the days and nights are

Ditch the Dog, Keep the Baby
This is just a quick little rant because it’s been a while since I’ve posted something and I’ve got a couple things in the hopper, including a piece about Thanksgiving. But until then, let’s talk about dogs and babies. About a year ago towards the end of b

“The Best Sandwich I’ve Had in Years”
Not my sandwich, but I wanted to give you a pictureNot that long ago, I found myself in the lucky and enviable (according to some) position of being on the proverbial ground floor for the

When You’re Right, You’re Right a/k/a The Beef’s Gone Bad!
Now, I’m not one to belabor things or fixate or tell you “I told you so” or beat a dead horse (all of you that are currently laughing, stop it!); but on this one, I felt I had to say something. Back on July Fourth, you may remember I did a little ranting and raving while discussing why I would not be cooking at my buddy’s place. Without rehashing the whole thing, I was adamant in my desire not to make hamburgers with pre-packaged ground beef. There was the obvious taste aspect, but there was also the E. coli aspect which loomed much larger for me. I wasn’t going to get peop