The Harbinger

Last Minute Eats? More like last minute writing. This is all you get, my friends.
There’s this wonderful place in a neighborhood on the other side of my neighborhood. While the super-grocery-store closest to me is, shall we say, sufficient, there’s a severe lack of good shit there. This writer will explore […]

Mama is busy scaring up some Halloween treats for her loyal commenters.
She’ll be back next issue!

If you’re in a munchie pinch, do you have a favorite thing to gnaw on? Do you have a stand-by quickie? Is there a long-lost love of which you desire to taste again?
I’m thinking … Reminiscing, actually… of things I’ve had in my extensive years, where I enjoyed the wondrous pleasures of […]

We’re talking MEAT, baybees!!! Wrapped in aluminum. Chicken meat. Which isn’t REAL meat any more than pork is real meat; unless both have been fried. But I was camping.
Here’s what I bought/brought:
Three chicken breasts, boneless/skinless
Broccoli flourettes (that the store packages because it’s getting old)
4 pieces of corn on the cob
Baby Bellas, sliced […]

So, there’s camping at Alexander Springs over the Labor Day weekend. I’m boogyin’ up there Friday after work. Stuff is on the menu, and my nieces (4 and 6) will be there. Menu isn’t much of anything, really, but I know that the girls haven’t ever had banana boats.
TigerLily has, though.
This is […]

So, one kid has moved out and the other one works in the evenings, as does his Dad. When I get home, there’s only me and The Dog (his Pa gave him that name). Who the hell wants to cook for a family then? And since the dog - ACK! - The […]

Have you wondered why there haven’t been any recipes in this column recently? There’s a simple reason, really. I’ve been banned. I am no longer allowed to use my family as guinea pigs. OH! Did you know that they’re religiously sacrificed and a main source of protein in areas of […]

The Father’s Day pork loin was cut in half and roasted in the oven. Papa put some pepper and a packet of Lipton Onion Soup Mix on it, laid it over a sliced onion, wrapped it in aluminum foil and cooked it for ninety minutes. At 45 minutes, he added about a cup […]

This whole household has been pretty busy since the last Harbinger article. We subsisted on take-out and sandwiches, with the occasional bowl of soup/chili or cereal. Oh, Papa rocked on some mashed potatoes but his pork chops were a little overcooked. He was totally forgiven, because I didn’t have to cook.
TAKE OUT
Chinese […]

Ellie is a retired woman lives across the street from us. She’s lived there since before I was born and has many wonderful stories of how the neighborhood and surrounding areas have evolved. Her husband, deceased 5 years now, used to be a firefighter in upstate New York. Her current boyfriend was […]