Posts Tagged: food

Confessions of a Serial Collector And Her Cereal Collection

Today, while many people are worrying over the price of groceries, others are willing to spend a week’s worth of groceries on a single box of cereal. Even one that is stale and decades old. For 36 years, a colorful

Confessions of a Serial Collector And Her Cereal Collection

Today, while many people are worrying over the price of groceries, others are willing to spend a week’s worth of groceries on a single box of cereal. Even one that is stale and decades old. For 36 years, a colorful

Hunger Pangs in America

Starting tomorrow, we are going to have hungry kids in America. This has never been acceptable in my lifetime. Ever. Hunger was a big issue for me when I was 16. My struggle with anorexia was just a part of

Hunger Pangs in America

Starting tomorrow, we are going to have hungry kids in America. This has never been acceptable in my lifetime. Ever. Hunger was a big issue for me when I was 16. My struggle with anorexia was just a part of

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Will the Redskins Return? Whatever!

Many moons ago, Native Americans were on the warpath over the use of the offensive name Redskins for a football team. Woke Americans changed it to the Washington Commanders. Now, our long national nightmare will soon be over if Trump

Redskins logo

Will the Redskins Return? Whatever!

Many moons ago, Native Americans were on the warpath over the use of the offensive name Redskins for a football team. Woke Americans changed it to the Washington Commanders. Now, our long national nightmare will soon be over if Trump

America Deserves A Break From Donald Trump Today

  Trump may not have served up some Whoppers on Sunday, but you can bet there were plenty of lies served up with those fries he was dishing out at McDonalds in Pennsylvania. There was no shortage of cheez to

America Deserves A Break From Donald Trump Today

  Trump may not have served up some Whoppers on Sunday, but you can bet there were plenty of lies served up with those fries he was dishing out at McDonalds in Pennsylvania. There was no shortage of cheez to

The Partys Over For Tupperware

Tupperware, the Queen of plastic containers  has been dethroned marking an end to a post-war suburban success story The famous “burp” heard round’ the world has been silenced. Tupperware has filed for bankruptcy after 78 years. Few products are more

The Partys Over For Tupperware

Tupperware, the Queen of plastic containers  has been dethroned marking an end to a post-war suburban success story The famous “burp” heard round’ the world has been silenced. Tupperware has filed for bankruptcy after 78 years. Few products are more

Sno-Cones and Snow-Balls

Snow cones are not just for summer. Watching my dog Moe eagerly nibble the freshly fallen snow, a readily available frozen treat that miraculously turned to water conjured up snowy childhood memories. After the exertion of rolling 3 balls of

Sno-Cones and Snow-Balls

Snow cones are not just for summer. Watching my dog Moe eagerly nibble the freshly fallen snow, a readily available frozen treat that miraculously turned to water conjured up snowy childhood memories. After the exertion of rolling 3 balls of

My First National Potato Chip Day- Something To Chew On

Bert Lahr for Lays Potato Chips. Vintage ad Americans are crazy for potato chips, so it’s not crazy at all that today we celebrate National Potato Chip Day! And why not? They’re crunchy They are crispy. And for the past

My First National Potato Chip Day- Something To Chew On

Bert Lahr for Lays Potato Chips. Vintage ad Americans are crazy for potato chips, so it’s not crazy at all that today we celebrate National Potato Chip Day! And why not? They’re crunchy They are crispy. And for the past

Vintage 1960s gas stove Tappan

Gas Stoves- Whats Cooking?

The reactionary gasbags are at it again. With great indignation they are whining “First the Feds came for our guns. Next, they came for our God. Now they are coming for our gas stoves! Holy Rachel Ray! Chill out. Can’t

Vintage 1960s gas stove Tappan

Gas Stoves- Whats Cooking?

The reactionary gasbags are at it again. With great indignation they are whining “First the Feds came for our guns. Next, they came for our God. Now they are coming for our gas stoves! Holy Rachel Ray! Chill out. Can’t

How Thanksgiving Leftovers Created the TV Dinner

  Thanksgiving and leftovers go together. For many, it’s their favorite part of Thanksgiving.   Days of turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce combined together in all sorts of configurations keep the warm holiday feeling going. In fact it was one

How Thanksgiving Leftovers Created the TV Dinner

  Thanksgiving and leftovers go together. For many, it’s their favorite part of Thanksgiving.   Days of turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce combined together in all sorts of configurations keep the warm holiday feeling going. In fact it was one

A Bitter Sweet Passover Remembering My Mother

It was another bittersweet Passover. Just like the holiday itself, the period around Passover is forever tied in with my mother Betty not only for the beautiful Jewish rituals lovingly passed down but because she passed away Erev Pesach on

A Bitter Sweet Passover Remembering My Mother

It was another bittersweet Passover. Just like the holiday itself, the period around Passover is forever tied in with my mother Betty not only for the beautiful Jewish rituals lovingly passed down but because she passed away Erev Pesach on