Jesus in a piece of toast? Amateurs...

I found a fertility goddess...

in a persimmon.

Free Truffle Contest over at Marx Foods!

Galya and I just won the Marx Foods Caviar, Truffles, and Oyster giveaway!  I can't wait til the mail comes!

Don't miss out on your own chance at free truffles for the holidays!


 

Get over there and enter!

BTW, if you're a serious cook, check this place out.  I've gotten dried mushrooms that are simply awesome, a couple of types of dried chilis, and some of the best and freshest vanilla beans EVER.  The Tahitian vanilla was heady and fruity, and nothing like those beans you get in the market.  Nothing.  Yeah, you get a lot, so just cook a lot or find some friends to split the batch.  Totally worth it for the quality!

Felix Navidad! - Cute Perfume Stocking Stuffer for a Great Cause!

Felix Navidad

If you need a little stocking stuffer, this one's a great one! For every bottle of Felix Navidad scent purchased, $10 will go directly to Under the Bridges. This is enough to provide 10 meals for hungry individuals.

Bottom line -- it's a cute idea, cute kittie, only $20, and a good cause. 

So...

Over Portuguese Bend

Pictures from a recent hike at the park over Portuguese Bend

 Me

 After the fire

Nearing Sunset

My TRX Spot

In The Clouds

The Way Home

If you love me...

you'll vote for me. Well, vote for me, anyway.

"My" entry in the Pom Wonderful 2009 Fresh Recipe Contest

I'm sure you can tell by the quality of the photo and the inherent and obvious deliciousness of the food, but I had help from Gal. Some might even say this is her recipe. or her photo. Whatever! Let them talk! Just know that if I win, she wins, and if she wins, I win, so go vote for this awesome recipe!

Pears Poached in Spiced POM …and Creamy Mascarpone

click the link above and go vote!

In all seriousness, go vote for the recipe that I posted! How's that?

I love you all, but think of how much I'll love you if you run off and vote for me! Lots, damnit! Lots!

Big, big thanks!

Bulgarian Sophistication Paradox

Maybe it's not a paradox, but the dichotomy is a head scratcher, whatever you call it.

I haven't been there, just heard the rumors...

The county has parking meters that you pay via txt messages and credit card accounts.  If you're late getting back to the car, you txt it again.  Wow.

However, they don't have checks.  You have to go around to all the places and hand them cash for your bills.  Electric, gas, internet, phone.  Why you can't txt message your rent to your landlord is the big question.

You order a taxi and it txt messages you with an ETA, then again when it's outside.  Pretty sophisticated.

Then your dryer breaks and the guy will fix it next month.  He's busy.  He must be hanging with the internet repair guy, who's not coming to troubleshoot for another two weeks.

Hot water comes from some central plant somewhere in the city.  You can take as long a hot shower as you want, your hot water heater is like a bazillion gallons big.

Sometimes the hot water is just off.  Or, sometimes all water is just off.  No rerouting, it's just off.  For days or weeks.  That's okay, the water is brown anyway.  Sometimes.  Not always.  Once I saw something that could have been sand in the glass.  It probably should have been off that day.

Finally, they have mint toilet paper.  That's a positive and negative in one.  I'm sure it's quite refreshing on a hot day, yet devastating if you have the 'roids.

I can't wait to go someday. Seriously.

BTW, Bulgaria was the 6th county to put a man in space.  Good job, guys!

Something tells me they had the first mustache in space, too.

Message In A Bottle

Message In A Bottle

1 glass bottle
1 cork
16 oz golden rum
1 Tahitian vanilla bean

Slip the vanilla bean into the bottle
Add the rum and cork it
Hide the bottle away for a few weeks
Make sure someone finds it