State of the divide

Some chefs say that the best tool in the kitchen is your hands. I was thinking of this one evening while striving to dig out some oil-marinated ciliegine from a plastic container with my fingers, my fingers which are roughly as dexterous as a bunch of almost-ripe bananas. I had read that tongs were for … More State of the divide

Freelancer Pie

To make this, take one of those resealable bags of pepperoni that has been opened on the wrong side of the package and move toward the trash can, thinking, “this is probably mostly snouts, must go.” Eat all the remaining pieces of pepperoni before you get to the trash can. Say to self, “at least it … More Freelancer Pie