I believe Dylan Farrow. I appreciate her courage and admire her reasons for telling her story. We are not and never have been a clean-your-plate house. If a child doesn’t like the way something tastes, then he doesn’t have to eat it. But he has to try it. We require that the negative opinion be … Read more
Behold the new hottest thing I’ve ever eaten! This is CaJohn’s Mongoose hot sauce. It’s Bhut Jolokia peppers, fatalii peppers, vinegar, and natural flavors (which I’m told by a reliable source includes extract, but it’s not offensive-tasting). Best estimates I’ve found of its heat level are 800,000 – 1,000,000 Scoville heat units. The hottest jalapeno … Read more
Did/does your mama save bacon drippings? If she’s native Southern, she probably did/does. Once in a great while I’ve cooked some eggs in a bit of just-created bacon grease, but that I can remember, yesterday was the first time I’ve ever saved any. I made a pot of chili for the Super Bowl, and I … Read more