This is not your regular old chicken tenders – these little guys are crispy and sticky and sweet and buttery. . . and so easy to toss into the oven straight from the freezer! I started with a few chicken breasts cut into “fingers” (and no, I know –...

I trust everyone survived the Thanksgiving holiday in one piece.  Because of those crazy bus and train schedules, Tuesday morning, I drove to The Place to bring Surly Boy home for the long weekend.  I left the house at 8-ish, retrieved the boy, and...

Consider this a public service post.  After all, before you know it, this is information you’ll be looking for, right? A long, long time ago, before Surly Boy was even born, I did a stint waiting tables.  And the restaurant where I spent the most...

Welcome to the November Third Thursday roundup! This month, we had two players – that’s twice as many as last month, isn’t it? Surely you remember my peanut butter pie, courtesy of Lisa the Homesick Texan.  I’m already looking forward to making that,...

Aww. . .  You know, that darned cat is just nuts.  She follows me down the stairs and around the basement, twining herself around my ankles, saying “oh, please pet me,” and when I do, she tries to bite my hand And, um, yes, that WOULD be the hand...