A yummy salad, yummy garlic buns (not pictured), yummy penne pasta in vodka sauce that my wife had and a seafood combo cooked to perfection sitting on top of fettuccine (even though I ordered penne) in what was supposed to be a light white wine butter sauce (I’d say it was closer to bland dish water, or the water they boiled the seafood in. I never EVER add salt and pepper to a meal out, and even that didn’t help, bleech) at Mama Nina’s on Main St Bethlehem, normally really good. People watching on a bench in town.
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Food for thought: My buddy Mark celebrates almost turning 50 (that happens Tuesday) and the Summer of Soul…
Food for Thought, PhotographySo, Mark asked people to make a side to go with the sandwiches/wraps that was ordered so I made a version of pasta salad. Pasta with cherry tomatoes, pickled vegetables, summer sausage, sharp cheddar, black and green olives and creamy Italian dressing.
The party was a mix of 5 lesbians, 3 Gays, 2 Bi’s and 4 Straights. A lot of the people were antisocial. Everyone drank except for Jess and I. A lot of the conversation was about drinking. The highlights of the evening were Mark decided to have wind up toy races (the theme of the party was refusing to grow up, my buddy is also a huge Calvin and Hobbes fan) And I met someone at the party that writes and was interested in me reading their work on the podcast.
I table hugged quietly (ate too many damn chips) for the three hours we were there. It was nice, there was some laughs. But with the weight gain I was on a bit of a downer and seeing a photo of myself the next day that the author posted on Facebook (my wife is still on Facebook), just made me ill and angry at myself from where I was a year ago.
Jess and I ended the evening by seeing The Summer of Soul at The Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema. It was an interesting documentary about the Black Woodstock, it was a shame to experience that film within a sea a aging white hippies. There was one black girl in the audience.
Food for Thought: My brother’s 56th…
Food for Thought, Photography, wordsDefinitely an odd meal…My bro requested I make decadent appetizers so I made Spicy Dijon/Mayo and Smoked Paprika Eggs with Sweet Labanon Bologna Rollups filled with chopped sun-dried tomatoes and onion and chive cream cheese. He also requested two bottles of wine. For dinner we had lame Latin fusion food delivered from this joint called Rice and Beans. A step above taco bell but nothing to praise that’s for sure, followed by a moist yellow cake made with Greek yogurt instead of butter and butterscotch fluff icing with sprinkles made by my wife.
It was a good evening ending on watching one of my childhood favorite vampire flicks. My brother-in-law thought the film was hilarious, normally I have issues when people make fun of flicks but hey the four of us had a great evening that’s all that counts. This was the first time in quite a few decades that we celebrated my brother’s birthday.
The Last Weekly Food for Thought…
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Korean BBQ Chicken Breast with Cheesy Broccoli on a baked potato
Grape leaves with Firm Tofu sprinkled with Nutritional Yeast Fried in Sesame Oil Topped with Sweet and Sour Sauce 
Chicken Thigh over Jasmine Rice, sweet corn, diced tomatoes simmered in Balsamic Vinegar 
Chicken Thigh Stew with onion,baby carrots,spinach simmered in Sherry & beefy onion soup mix. 
Black Bean, Mexican Blend Cheese, Spanish Rice Recaito seasoned stuffed Enchiladas 
Eggs with Arrugula, Minced Garlic, SushIto Peppers, Guacamole on Pumpernickel Toast 
Romaine Lettuce with carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes and shrimp salad with long grain rice mixed in
This feature is going on hiatus as a weekly feature. It will morph into meals eaten out/on vacation or at other people’s homes on any given day. I hope y’all have enjoyed taking a peek into my culinary oeuvre.
Food for Thought: BBQ Chicken Breast with Fresh Sweet Corn and Homemade Potato Salad and for Breakfast: Cream of wheat with Banana and an over light egg on Pumpernickel Toast with light cream cheese, cherry tomatoes and arrugula…
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Food for thought Bonus: Celebrating my Father-in-laws 66 birthday with the Hazel Family at Aca Mia Italian Restaurant…
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me 
my brother-in-law 
my mother-in-law 
my wife 
my father-in-law 
me & my mother-in-law 
my wife 
my brother-in-law 
my father-in-law
Food For Thought: Tomato Pie with Salad (Lazy Meal)…
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Food for thought: Memorial Day Edition…
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One of two times a year I eat steak.
Food for Thought Bonus: More Zimbabwean BBQ…
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So I decided to give another try on the Zimbabwean restaurant The Braai Hut, near me. Well, this order was sadly worse than the first. I decided to try the incredibly dry pineapple chicken sandwich, the ridiculously bland (how is this possible ??) Mac & Cheese and the way way way too much mayo coleslaw (which was supposed to have grapes and apples in it and had absolutely none) 😕
Food For Thought: Bison Meatloaf with Diced Tomatoes & Balsamic Vinegar with a side of seasoned potatoes and mixed vegetables…
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