Food and Drink
We don’t need another ice cream flavor. Especially mayonnaise-flavored ice cream.
Simplicity. I prize it above almost all other things. Live an uncomplicated life, and you’ll have more time for the important things. For this reason, I try to limit my choices whenever possible so that my time and energy can be devoted to other, more important matters. I wear the same thing onstage whenever I…
Read MoreTaco Bell vs. Ben & Jerries vanilla ice cream: It’s not even close
My friend was recently teasing her husband for his love of Taco Bell. The gist of the teasing was this: Taco Bell’s food is bad for you. You shouldn’t eat it. I’m not a fan of the elevation and denigration of certain foods, for many reasons, but here’s one reasons that annoys me most of…
Read MoreDevil lady
I stopped at McDonald’s while I was in Michigan to get myself breakfast each morning before heading off to record the audio version of Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling. It turns out that my standard McDonald’s breakfast in Michigan amounts to $6.66. The woman who took my…
Read MoreWhich hot dog is best?
Summer is rapidly approaching. This means grilling outdoors and eating lots of my second favorite food in the world: The hot dog. On one of our earliest dates, Elysha and I went somewhere for hot dogs, and I discovered that Elysha and I had something monumental in common: We don’t like any condiments on our…
Read MoreYes, they are real eggs
I found myself at dinner recently assuring someone for what felt the millionth time that the eggs cooked at McDonald’s are in fact real eggs. “They actually crack eggs?” she asked. “Yes,” I said. “They crack the damn eggs.” “Really? They crack real eggs every morning?” “Yes.” The question arose because I had been explaining…
Read More“I’ll do the salmon” is stupid. I might be, too.
Elysha and I were having dinner in a restaurant last week. The couple at the table beside us was ordering their meal. The woman said, “I’ll do the salmon.” Can we all agree that this is not how regular human beings order food? I’ll “do” the salmon? “I’ll have the salmon.”I’d like the salmon.”“Could I…
Read MoreI may learn to bake if it’s always this cute
A strong opinion on the onion volcano
I’m just going to say it: The onion volcano that a chef creates at a traditional hibachi restaurant is seriously overrated. Flammable oil poured into a stack of concentric onions rings and lit on fire? Had I done something similar to this at Scout camp (and I did), I’d be holding fire buckets for at…
Read MoreThe truth about red meat (and an ugly truth about me)
During our Christmas Day open house, a debate was sparked over the claim that the red juice in a piece of raw steak is blood. I argued that it was not blood. Everyone – and one friend in particular – disagreed. Facing a wall of opposition, I faltered. Doubted my claim. Wondered if I had…
Read MoreI drink Diet Coke. Now do me a favor and shut up about it.
I drink Diet Coke. I drink a lot less than ever before, but I still drink it. People are exceedingly fond of telling me how unhealthy this beverage is. You cannot imagine how often I am told that this beverage is bad for me. Diet Coke drinkers can attest to this. I have some…
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