Gourmet Eats at Café McVirgo

After my visit to the farmer’s market on Saturday, I needed some recipes for squash blossoms, and fast, ’cause those little suckers spoil faster than you can say Larousse Gastronomique. I remembered coming across a recipe in one of my cookbooks that had you stuff the blossoms with goat cheese and fry them, which sounded [...]

Detroit’s Eastern Market: Now We’re Talkin’!

I’ve been in a bit of a slump lately. McDoc and I have done lots of fun things since we got here just over a month ago, like 8 Days in June, an outdoor Detroit Symphony concert plus fireworks at the Henry Ford on July 3 (our monthaversary!) various outings with his fellow interns, and [...]

Sicko

McDoc and I saw Sicko last week. He had to nag me into going; I wanted to see it but I was dreading how I knew I would feel as a result. And I was right. I was so sad and angry, I wanted to get up and yell in the middle of the movie.
Michael [...]

Introducing: The Karma-Harmin’ Scale

Here, for your amusement, edification or shock and horror, depending on your point of view, I now present my scale for rating foods and other useful items.
A bit of backstory: I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 15 years old, so about 6 years now. McDoc had spent some time being veg [...]

Unpack is a four-letter word

Lessee now — it’s been 3 1/2 weeks since we arrived here, and about 10 days since our furniture and boxes of crap joined us. (We received one box that did not belong to us. I called the moving company to let them know, but they haven’t gotten back to me as to how they [...]

Happy Birthday in Heaven!

Yeseterday would’ve been VirgoMom’s 71st birthday. I like to think she’s swingin’ from the chandeliers up in heaven, so I try not to be too sad, but I sure would like to talk to her again. If you have a spare moment today, look up and wave for me. Here she is at age 25 [...]

A Very Moving Story

A couple of weekends ago, I posted a harrowing yet good-humored little tale of our last days in San Diego on another blog that I frequent, DailyKos. I was guest host of a weekly feature there called “What’s Your F***ing Problem (WYFP),” where the community gathers together every Saturday evening to whine and moan about [...]

Our Monthaversary!

McDoc and I have been married for a month now!

I’m embarrassed to admit that we’re still working on thank-you notes. Similar to mailing out the wedding invitations a few months ago, it’s a bigger job than I’d anticipated. We WILL get it done, though!

Let’s root … root, root for the home team!

I’ve heard that Detroiters are very passionate about their local teams. There’s the Tigers, the Lions, the Redwings, and various college teams. And now McDoc and I can proudly show our support for our favorite local team with our new T-shirts: