Iowa Doesn’t Have Squat on Minnesota
A week or so ago, BS shared with us the best the Iowa State Fair has to offer. Well, as many of the comments on BS’s post suggested, when you’re talking state fairs and you’re talking food, the...
View ArticleNever Can Say Goodbye
I don’t care that it’s 50 degrees out and windy and rainy and my body is begging my wallet to buy a winter squash for a warming soup.No.I refuse.If there are still tomatoes and eggplants and zucchinis...
View ArticleSausage Would be Really Good in This
For years I belonged to the paradigm of not mixing fruits and vegetables. And actually, for most of my life I didn’t know that intersection even existed. I despised green salads with dried cranberries,...
View ArticleFeeding a Grease Monster
I have friends (plus baby) coming to town this weekend. It was just the push I needed to finally get to the store this year. Yea, that’s right. I haven’t been food shopping since 2009. 80P and I have...
View ArticleWhat to Expect at 2pm
This past weekend my coworker threw a birthday party for her two-year-old son. Earlier in the week we spent some time finding invitations (um, am I the only one who’s never heard of the Backyardigans?)...
View ArticleHey Hey Hey, It’s Skinny Albert
Editor’s Note: We’ve gotten somewhat political on ES before, mostly making fun of Sarah Palin and prohibition candidates, but actually we’re big dorks. In fact, after school I would rush home so I...
View ArticleRoid Rage
This country’s Jersey Shore obsession must be stopped!! Anyone paying attention the past few months knows that the Situation is getting out of control, and now comes word that soon even our fish will...
View ArticleTen Worst (Foodie) Things About Being Knocked Up
(Actual TVFF Jr. ultrasound…the embellishments are artistic license)No, I’m not pregnant. But Mrs. TVFF is, so I’ve become hyper-aware of dietary restrictions placed on women when they’re expecting....
View ArticleColor Me Hungry
Almost a decade ago my family and I traveled to Durango, Colorado for my cousin’s wedding. I’d never been out West before and I remember thinking how insanely different everything looked and felt. I...
View ArticlePlate It or Hate It
Recent food world discoveries the ES crew is loving and hating…Plate It: GrapesiclesFrozen grapes on a stick. The most perfectly simple summer cooler ever. Bonus points for the bed of frozen melon...
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