March 2011
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5 Ways You Can Be More Rad Today
Admittedly I have spent more than my fair share of time bitching and moaning about shitty things going on in the world and feeling utterly helpless to do a damn thing about it. Lame. There are things individuals can do to make the world a lot less lame. Seriously. It’s one of those “Well, if we could all just [fill in the blank with a relatively easy task to accomplish] then [fill in...
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For the Love of Dog
Hermione. My little bitch.
Several weeks ago she found a random gum wrapper on the floor. Could she leave it alone? Of course not. This dog will go two or three days turning her snout up at the bowl of kibble presented to her and instead survive on whatever dust, hair, or random pieces of rubbish she can scavenge from the floor. I spend an evening wiping up puddles of gooey, foamy vomit until...
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Chicken Soup for the Sniffles (and the soul, I...
Cooking is a thing I do. I do it a lot. I am constantly coming up with recipes, planning dinner parties in my head, and (of course) blogging about food. Food is just rad. There is something magical about the way that food has the power to bring people together, trigger memories, and offer comfort. Right now my house is in need of a little comfort food as a cold bug is steadily making its way...
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Making Food a Little Bit Radder
Thick, tangy, and spicy with that familiar cock on the bottle.
Sriracha sauce has been a foodie cult-favorite for a while, but more and more it’s showing up in restaurant condiment trays and pantries in the home. The popular American version was created by Vietnamese immigrant David Tran who developed his own recipe in 1980 and sold it from the back of his van. A couple of decades later,...
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Book Review: The Lost City of Z
David Grann was not an explorer or even the “outdoorsy” type, but like many before him, he became captivated by the intriguing tale of British explorer Percy Fawcett and his final expedition into the unrelenting Amazon jungle in search of a mythical kingdom. Since Fawcett ventured into the darkness is 1925, his disappearance has been shrouded in mystery and sparked numerous failed...
