Wow! It's been a hectic weekend, and its going to be one heck of a Monday. Let's just say it involves major deadlines and multi-paged proposals. And so I will simply start the week with this beautiful photo of a…

When I saw Rachelle Bowden's post about Bacon Bread at the Blue Ribbon Bakery in New York, I thought, "So simple. So genius." I never really thought about putting bacon in bread. Mind you, I haven't made bread in years,…

I know this is Brutus' day to post, but he couldn't make it. Something about grandma being in town and boatloads of ham. In his absence, I thought I'd bring you something both animal and bacon related. And what could…

You gotta love The New Yorker. Wry, urbane, and recently under attack for some controversial cover art. You know what? It's not going to make me stop reading. Not when the latest edition features the Fourteen Passive-Aggressive Appetizers that would…

I live in California, a state notorious world-wide for being non-smoking. Anytime we run into a French person (and that could happen anywhere), they guess where we're from when we decline their offer of a cigarette. Whether in Central America…