What It Means
Catillation is an obsolete word meaning: to lick one's plate. It has nothing to do with cats, except that they catillate quite a bit.
Category Archives: Product Review
Dogfish’s Latest Spin: Fermentation Engastration, Layers and Lay-ers
I should not have been surprised to learn of a collaboration between Gastro Obscura and Dogfish Head Brewery. Continue reading
This Year’s Mid-March Madness: Ides, Pi Day, Guinness, Guinness Pie Day
Once again, a convergence of events conspire to produce cognitive dissonance and tasty culinaria!
It’s March, and the wonderful folks at Taylor Strategy, on behalf of Guinness, sent me a couple of cans to cook with. Last year I made Guinness Potato Cheese Soup, but this year I decided to honor Pi Day by making a round baked good with filling and crust. With Guinness, of course.
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Posted in Cooking, Eating, Product Review, Reporting
Tagged cooking, Giant food, Guinness, Harris Teeter, Olney, reporting, review
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Good for What Ails You: Something Like Penicillin, Made with Cascade Moon Edition 2 Whisky
The weather at this time of year cries out for a warming, restorative drink; something with spice, which can warm you even while the drink remains cool. We found a good use for a special edition whisky from George A. Dickel/Cascade Hollow Distilling Company in a variation on a classic cocktail called a Penicillin. Continue reading
Crunchy, Cheesy, Easy: A Friendly Bread’s Grilled Cheese Sandwich
A Friendly Bread is test-marketing grilled cheese sandwiches. I received a sandwich for review last week. Continue reading
Looking Back and Looking Forward: Two Story Chimney Ciderworks
Looking Back and Looking Forward: Two Story Chimney Ciderworks is a new vendor at the Olney Farmers Market. Continue reading
Rich, Filling, Delicious: Shrimp and Grits the Easy Way
Why, you may ask, is a Maryland market carrying these traditional products from places like Charleston, South Carolina? Continue reading
Three Odd Things: The Chocolate Edition
Here’s an expeditious convergence: three dark brown delectable delicacies, each with a spin of strangeness. Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Product Review
Tagged Brownie Points, chuao, emojis, exploding coal, okara flour, Renewal Mill
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Harmonic Convergence: Pi(e) Day and Guinness
Pi(e) day and St. Patrick’s Day combine for gastronomic sublimity and a little cognitive dissonance. Continue reading
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Tagged Guinness Open Gate Brewery, Harris Teeter, Pi(e) Day
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Unboxing, The New Thrill: Yo Mama’s Foods
Unboxing and reviewing products has replaced some of the delights of normal food blogging life. Continue reading