First king cake order for 2025 placed with Manny Randazzo’s King Cakes, arriving the day after Epiphany.

What a multicultural evening: took my Rwandan, fresh off lacrosse practice, to get South African chicken, at Nando’s Peri-Peri. He left a fan.



I will spare my Louisiana friends the utter travesty being displayed today at our office cafeteria.

Let’s just say the items kale, tofu, and Old Bay are attached to “New Orleans recipes.” 🤢

This year’s king cake rankings:

  1. Nonna Randazzo’s
  2. Rouses Market
  3. Caluda’s Bakery

Manny has the Randazzo name recognition, but Nonna’s king cake is our favorite far and away this year. We’ll have to give them a head to head in 2024.

What sorcerous abomination is this?!?
www.dallasnews.com/food/rest…

It’s not Monday, but I did do laundry, and I’m having red beans and rice.

The drive today was shorter, but may have been more stressful. AL->GA (Atlanta metro, ugh)->SC (most of the highway under construction)->NC (where no one gets out of the left lane. Ever.)

But we made it, tried @Bojangles, & reunited with my bride, who flew in. Move-in tomorrow!





My emotional support animal is a chicken.

A four piece.

With a biscuit.

And a sweet tea.

Last night, got to re-acquaint ourselves with an old friend.



Dinner tonight was a shepherd’s pie recipe from Home Chef, and all I could think about was this: