A study in Beef Jerky

A few weeks ago, while at the local halal store, The Boss and I found Beef Jerky. Halal Beef Jerky. As in, OH-MY-GOD-I-HAVEN’T-EATEN-BEEF-JERKY-SINCE-I-WAS-TEN-YEARS-OLD(!) Beef Jerky. I nearly shed a tear. I started eating halal, or zabiha meat my sophomore year in high school, which essentially eliminated All Things Delicious from my diet until slightly later [...]

Eid Gift Guide 2010: His and Hers Home Office

This is the final installment of the Eid Gift Guide 2010, and also the last time (this year) that I will encourage you to buy a single-person workstation that costs $6,500 even if it looks EXACTLY like something straight out of “The Jetsons.” I promise. Maybe. But don’t hold me to it. I put this [...]

Eid Gift Guide 2010: His and Hers Kitchen

Had The Boss and I done a gift registry for our wedding, THIS would have been our list. These are some of my favorite kitchen gadgets and knickknacks for anyone who enjoys (or pretends to enjoy) spending time with food. There are a few serious splurges throughout (I told you they were coming) but I [...]

Eid Gift Guide 2010: For Him

The Eid Gift Guide(s) for 2010 are here, and I’ll be posting them in this space all week. All of this year’s items were inspired by gifts The Boss and I have received, stuff we bought for ourselves or each other, items on our Must Have list, or things that just looked really darn cool. [...]

Holding me to Stephanie’s standards

On the way home from dinner Saturday night: Me to Kai-Yan: …And they’ll like, guesstimate how much… The Boss: Guesstimate? Me: Yeah, guesstimate. So they’ll guesstimate… The Boss: Do you mean estimate? Me: No, I mean guesstimate. The Boss: Guesstimate is not a word. Me: Yes it is. Ryan: I’ll Google it. The Boss: Okay, [...]