Amish Terrorist Bread

July 30, 2008 | 3 Comments

You are looking at a pair of freshly baked loaves of Amish ~~friendship~~ terrorist bread (ATB).

How dare I suggest that anything the Amish create be considered terrorism? Let me explain. Read more

Posted by seth | Filed Under Food, Blog

Fig Anyone? Fig-it About It? Fig-ive Me

July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This is just a small sample of the figs our trees have produced. They have been really, really good this year.

We’ve been eating them on salads, over toast with brie and basalmic, just munching them as snacks, or our new favorite method:

stuffed with a nugget of stinky-bleu cheese, wrapped in proscuitto, skewered and grilled.

If you can find some, give it a shot. You’re taste buds will thank you.

Figs are also great gag fruit. Read more

Posted by seth | Filed Under Food, Blog

Busch Agrees to Sale

July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I just got the news that Anheuser-Busch has agreed to a $52 billion buyout from Belgian beermaker InterBev (The deal amounts to $70 a share). Story here

Wall Street Journal has an even better story on the buyout, here.

Busch beers have been a part of my family for my entire life; I’m not exactly whether this is good or bad news. Doesn’t feel like a real positive development right now. I’ll need to read up on the story, and sort things out.

Posted by seth | Filed Under Food, Blog

Thank You Mr. Mondavi

May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I just read that wine pioneer Robert Mondavi passed away today. I am not a wine snob, but any way you look at it, he pioneered the industry here in America.

His efforts placed Napa on the map as being a place synonymous with vino. And a tasting forever known as the Judgement of Paris placed American wines on par with French ones in terms of quality.

Mondavi was also a passionate philanthropist. He donated tens of millions of dollars to charity — that was part of what ultimately cost him control of his fortune.

So drink to the man who has enriched the lives of countless others. It is well deserved. We need more people in this world like Robert Mondavi.

Posted by seth | Filed Under Food, Blog

Rough Economy + Fast, Cheap Food = ?

May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Gas costs more. Electricity costs more. Everything costs more. And price hikes are really bad at the grocery store. With Americans looking for cheaper food options, many are hitting the drive-thru.

No wonder. Every fast food joint offers a lot of food options for $1 or less.

And they are rolling out more. From USA Today:

McDonald’s is hyping $1 Double Cheeseburgers in some markets. KFC is hawking 99-cent Snackers. Subway and Quiznos are waving $5 foot-long subs.

People are ready and willing to put crap food into their bodies to save a buck. So back to that equation:

Rough Economy + Fast, Cheap Food = A Fatter America

Posted by seth | Filed Under Food, Blog

I am I-R-O-N C-O-O-K-I-E

April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Behold, the Iron Cookie. The reason for going 140.6 miles straight without stopping — only for a scant pee-break. Last year, my sister — aka chef extraordinaire — made a batch of M-dot cookies for us for completing our first Ironman.

This year, after the race, Sarah (my fiance) asked: “Is your sister going to make us cookies?” And my sister Sarah did not disappoint. A few cookies cracked during transport, but hey, every Ironman has cracks in the armor — we’re human. Not superheroes. Like that other guy.