April 2016

I Somehow Managed to Screw Up Ham and Eggs

April 28, 2016 // 9 Comments

I Somehow Managed to F**k Up Ham and Eggs

There’s really no excuse for this kind of outcome, other than my own perpetual incompetence. But that’s life isn’t it? A series of mistakes followed by lessons learned. Yes, sometimes your food doesn’t come out the way you want it. We adapt, we grow, and we try to move on. [...]

Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Gunfire (The Florida Challenge Part 13)

April 21, 2016 // 3 Comments

It's tempting to think, when you find yourself imprisoned in a giant crate inside the warehouse of human traffickers, that you've hit rock bottom. But that's pretty shortsighted. Chances are, much worse things are still to come. [...]

The Beginning of My Kitchen Failures

April 19, 2016 // 1 Comment

If, years ago, you had told my college-age self that one day she would be getting paid to write a food and cocktail recipe column, she would have laughed right in your face and turned away to do another four bong hits. [...]

A Nefarious Plot Revealed (The Florida Challenge Part 12)

April 14, 2016 // 1 Comment

All we had to do was sneak into the building, subdue the dozen or so armed smugglers roaming about, murder Sid, and then take back my manatee. Easy. [...]

A Life or Death Decision About Toothpaste

April 12, 2016 // 1 Comment

It was the smell that woke me. A putrid array of filth and decay assaulted my nostrils, so rancid that it was sticky and palpable. In a flash of groggy horror, I realized what was causing such a stench: I had not brushed my teeth in days. [...]