Tag Archives: food

How To Make Gravy

Posted on December 3, 2012 by shawnalogue

That’s an actual song title, people! (hear the Paul Kelly tear-jerker here) But it’s also the subject of the second episode of The Pantry Paid Live on Jet City Stream. My co-host Mary White shares her tips for staying sane … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two Pies

Posted on October 10, 2012 by shawnalogue

It was the best of pies, it was the worst of pies…sometimes even a recipe you’ve made a million times, a signature dish, a go to move, something you can make in your sleep, turns out so poorly it wakes … Continue reading →

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Mushrooms In A Foreign Language

Posted on March 6, 2012 by shawnalogue

  Back when almost all my friends and I were single, one of my girlfriends was out of her mind in love with a very shy boy. He liked her, too, she thought, but she wanted to take the relationship … Continue reading →

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Sign O The Times

Posted on November 29, 2011 by shawnalogue

I woke up early this morning to get a jump on my Christmas cookies.  This is where the spreadsheet meets the baking sheet; in order to get everything done in time to deliver treats the week of Christmas I have … Continue reading →

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B-A-N-A-N-A-S

Posted on November 28, 2011 by shawnalogue

In my old j-o-b as a Music Director at a radio station, I was an arbiter of taste. Now I’m an arbiter of taste buds. I used to sift thru all the new releases to find the best music for … Continue reading →

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Work, Hike, Bake, Death

Posted on November 27, 2011 by shawnalogue

I spent last Thanksgiving at my mom’s home in the mountains outside Asheville, North Carolina with my Aunts, Uncles, cousins, sister Robin, her family and some family friends. It was a good old-fashioned country Thanksgiving complete with macaroni and cheese … Continue reading →

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Basketball Jones

Posted on November 23, 2011 by shawnalogue

Unemployment is time-consuming. You have to clean out your old office and set up a new one on your kitchen table, fill out forms, file your claims, and answer the phone…a lot. The phone calls come in 3 categories: commiserate, … Continue reading →

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Appetite For Reconstruction

Posted on November 22, 2011 by shawnalogue

The rules for youngest children are there are no rules. At least not in my family. My parents were bushed by the time I rolled out; 4th of 4. They’d used all their collective energy teaching my brother sports and … Continue reading →

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