Señor Jicama

I'm eating a lot of new food this week.  Next up is the Mexican staple, the Jicama.  Those "jackanapes" at Wikipedia like to lord it over us by using the latin name, "Pachyrhizus erosus", but it also goes by the name of "Yambean".

It's a bit like a turnip, but not really.  Eaten raw or cooked, with a sweet, starchy taste, we're hoping to use this as a low-calorie snack option.  Only 46 calories per cup!

Origami Dinosaur

Oh, "wellaway", what shall I do today?  So many things to try, not nearly enough planning done to try any of them.  Oh, what to do?  Learn a language?  Make a pot?  Brew some wine?  No time for any of that nonsense.

How about some quick and dirty origami?  Never made a dinosaur before, looks pretty easy, so here goes...

Bucket List-tastic

Don't all "plotz" at once, but I've finally done something I've been meaning to for a while now, and just in time too.  Not too many years left to try and get it all done, so I figured I'd better get on and write up my Bucket List.

My first Persimmon

What the heck is a Persimmon?  It's a fruit that is actually a berry that might be a smart car.  To quote Wikipedia:

"Like the tomato, persimmons are not popularly considered to be berries, but in terms of botanical morphology the fruit is in fact a berry."

That isn't any clearer, is it?  It's full of words like "morphology" and "the" (which I should add to my "word-hoard"), but doesn't really help me decide if I want to eat it.  Digging deeper, it would appear it can be unpalatable if not ripe.  Not helping here, Wikipedia.

Caramel Macchiato Martini at Eastside Marios

Really, we don't eat out that often, despite appearances.  You just caught us on a good weekend.

Anyway, we went to Eastside Marios tonight (it's a work thing), and I decided to be daring, hand the car keys over, and have a cocktail.  They had a few on their menu, but the one that caught my eye was their delicious-sounding Caramel Macchiato Martini.

Free Pizza!

Mmmm ... pizza.  Doesn't it look yummy?  One of our favorite can't-be-bothered-to-cook-so-let's-pay-someone-else-to-do-it foods, especially on a Saturday night.  We prefer Little Caesars, mostly because their Hot-n-Ready pizzas are such a good deal, but our least favorite has to be Pizza Hut.  Their pizza is always greasy and unpleasant, for our taste anyway, and it is never an option when we are deciding where to go.  You might say we are "antipathetic" to their nasty little pizza pies.  Word-Of-The-Day strikes again.

A Word-A-Day to kick things off

I don't know about you, but my vocabulary sure could use expanding.  Every time my kids hear a new word, ask me what it means, and I have to make something up 'cause I don't know myself, I realize I may have neglected my brain.  Sure, I could just go look it up, but that would just prove to my kids that I'm not nearly as smart as they assume I should be.