I’ve tried getting a massage just for the fun of it or to ease minor aches and pains. Sometimes it’s a spectacular experience, and other times I wish I’d gone in for retail therapy or a fine restaurant. I’ll leave the massage pleasure to those so inclined and focus on performing pre-BBQ rubs instead. Here’s the rub:…
Drunk Banana Chicken
The Fish that Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen, describes the life and times of “Sam, the banana man,” Samuel Zemurray. It also divulges interesting banana facts I’ll bet you never knew. How’s this: Bananas aren’t fruit; they are berries. Banana’s don’t grow on trees; they grow on herbs-or rather grasses, the world’s tallest, reaching…
Italian Black Olive Spread
Thanks to Susie Martin, my co-worker and fellow foodie, you could soon be enjoying Italian Black Olive Spread from the cookbook The Surreal Gourmet. Author Bob Blumer invites readers to share his friend’s secret family recipe with their friends. Someone who shares secrets–That’s my kinda guy! Italian Black Olive Spread 2 c of black Kalamata olives, pitted 2…