Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
Feel free to throw tomatoes, Creole or otherwise, as I realize I haven’t been posting a lot lately. Well, that is going to change…starting now! Since I am still out of work, aside from odd jobs and writing gigs here and there, I have basically become my boyfriend’s “bitch” as […]
As a fat girl, I have a tendency to seek clothing and environments that make me comfortable. Although dining at a fine restaurant is always a flavor-rich thrill and pleasure beyond measurement, most of the time I enjoy eateries that are low-key with an easy-going staff and modest menu. Considering […]
When my good friend Miriam began noticing my food blogs, she sent me an email titled “You probably won’t like this but . . . “ I guess Miriam believed I wouldn’t appreciate the existence of a Cajun/Creole tapas restaurant living smack in the middle of Portland, Oregon. Yep, Tapalaya […]
If you weren’t at the New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival yesterday, you were sorely missed because it sure seemed like the rest of the city was there! From the start at 11 a.m. to the finish at 7:30 p.m., folks were lined up at every available food booth on the […]
Politeness and hospitality are common characteristics I’ve encountered since my life in the South began, but it seems I find very few Samaritans who go out of their way to help the average Joe (or Josephine) on the street. The story I heard yesterday from one of my close friends […]
I’ve posted a few images of abandoned homes and I thought I might change it up a bit. So here’s something a little different: Yep…it’s a blighted car! Okay, so that’s not so different. But don’t you just love the way the vines are growing around the tires? On the […]
A couple of days ago, I had the honor of being invited to my first ever wedding since moving here more than seven years ago. The young couple had been planning and saving for this occasion and after two years, the fateful evening had finally arrived. Now, what struck me […]
If there is one thing I’m not, it’s religious. My dad is a non-practicing Muslim and I’m pretty sure my mom is Christian, but neither of them ever took us to church or mosque, as the case may be. I never went to church on Sundays, I’ve never been baptized […]
Happy Halloween everyone! Looking over the past week’s posts, I am noticing a trend in my taste in houses…not that you couldn’t throw a rock and hit a gorgeous structure almost anywhere in this town. But still, even John started to tease about my “so-called” elitist view. Ultimately, the question […]
Cruising down St. Charles today, I noticed that the skeleton house from the sequel had increased their cast of undead characters and like any good horror franchise, sought to capitalize off of a good formula. So, without further ado… Make-up really doesn’t make me look younger. This next one is […]
Driving home from dropping John off in the Quarter the other night, I decided to take a different way home to see if I could scout out anymore excellent Halloween decorations. As I emerged from under the Interstate overpass on Annunciation Street, I discovered this beauty. The plaque out front […]
Sometimes you come across a house that doesn’t have a horrifying, overall appeal, but there will be one particular piece that stands out. For example, the rest of the decorations on this home were simply not that spectacular. There was, however, this one “pièce de résistance” dangling oh so creepily […]