MAIN DISH: Hot dogs
SIDE DISH: 365 Tater Tots
SIDE DISH: Brussels Sprouts
DESSERT: Dr. Oeteker Organic Brownie Mix
MUSIC: Yo La Tengo, I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
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From the monthly archives:
October 2006
Last night Ted and I were at the store for what we call a “Big Shop”, which is what happens when we’ve both been traveling and the only things left in our kitchen are cornmeal and baking powder. We did an exhaustive examination of each and every aisle to make sure we didn’t miss anything, [...]
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I grew up on the Southern California coast, where the sea breeze creates a lovely little pocket of somewhat cleaner air that allows the residents of the area to pretend that the smog in SoCal isn’t so bad. As long as you look west, out over the ocean, you never have to know what that [...]
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Before I became a Robb, I was a Barklow. And to the Barklows, Ritz crackers are like a religion. As a kid, the big dilemma was what to put on the Ritz: Peanut butter? Cheese? Or both? But the Ritz crackers I knew and loved had some pretty gnarly ingredients. It amazes me that the [...]
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What do you get when you put two seriously hyperactive dogs in a backyard full of damp dirt? You get the kind of mess that I deal with on a daily basis, and it’s not pretty. I have to bathe my dogs at least once a week, so I use Earthbath’s Oatmeal & Aloe Pet [...]
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I do most of my shopping at Whole Foods Market. Because of this, I’ve heard a lot of comments like, “Oh, Whole Foods is so corporate, I only go to co-ops”. And if I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard someone say, “Whole Paycheck”, I’d be in my own personal treehouse in Fiji [...]
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When I first launched this site, my friend Bob Bjarke sent me a link for a Google service that helps you find eco-minded restaurants and lodging in five major U.S. cities. Whether your destination is San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Orlando, or New York, there’s a list of businesses and a video tour to [...]
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Years ago, when I was still in my anti-vegetable rebellion phase, I never in a million years thought that Brussels sprouts would become one of my favorite foods. Most people hate them, and I found a plausible explanation: “Brussels sprout afficionados attribute the hatred of the sprouts to overcooking, which releases sulphur compounds in the [...]
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