Category: First course
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Thank You South Florida Daily Blog
A recent RG post, “Alone in Time,” garnered recognition from readers and editors at the popular site South Florida Daily Blog. Many thanks, SFDB, for this current recognition, as well as for highlighting various RG posts in your daily “sifts.” Given the quality of writing in the South Florida blogging world, it’s a great compliment…
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Handshakes of Peace
He was the best of customers until he became one of the worst. He’s always been a pot stirrer, but it never directly affected me, until it did. And when it did, the slop he stirred spilled over the edge and seeped beyond my bar to the outer edges of this very small town. His…
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Stats, Lies, and All the Rest
On Wednesday, October 14, 2009, Restaurant Gal reached an all-time high of page views–850-plus in a single day. I have no idea why. I have no idea if RG surpassed that number in prior years before I kept stats. I do know that it matters not so much. One day, 437 people peek in, and…
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Birthday Wishes
Happy birthday to one of my favorite co-workers and one of the best cooks I’ve had the pleasure and honor to know. Happy birthday to her for hanging in when times are tough, for hanging in when some of these times present the most challenging of times, for hanging in with me when we work…
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Rainwear Fashion
Tropical Storm Nicole’s tropical downpours demand tropical rain gear for the pups. More stories when the sun shines again.
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Following Rick Springfield’s Guide to Happiness
Way back in a long-ago day, when ATMs were a startling new technology and a ground-breaking convenience we’d never before imagined, I helped Rick Springfield’s friend find one. At the time, I had only a vague idea of who Rick Springfield was, when his pal tapped me on the shoulder while riding on D.C.’s Metro…
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When Work Gets in the Way
I am writing a post that I hope to put up in the next few days. It’s been a hectic few weeks, work-wise, but in a good way. Meanwhile, will someone with a little more time than I currently have please come over and walk these beautiful dogs further than my back yard? Another story…
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Water World–Or How the Sandbar Changed My Life
“You must snorkel and fish and be out on the water all the time!” says everyone and anyone who has vacationed here for those purposes. At the year-and-a-half mark of my living in the Keys, the following pathetic statistics bear witness to my landlocked life here: I have been fishing once, never snorkeled, and can…
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Lost and Found
When you are one of seven children in a blended family, everyone is cast in a role repeatedly played out, despite all efforts to break free and re-create oneself. One sister, for example, was the clumsy one, something of which she was reminded every day, which resulted in continual mishaps that ranged from minor–a bruised…
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Baking Day
Anyone who knows me knows I am no cook. It’s not that I can’t cook–I can, and fairly well if I focus enough. It’s just that I’d rather do anything–including dishes–than cook. Oh sure, back in the day I cooked for the family (“Who wants breakfast for dinner?”), and once a year I hosted a…