Birds building nests? Daffodils and Jonquils popping their pretty little heads above the ground? Forsythia in full bloom? No, not any of those – it is opening weekend of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) at the Yaarab Shrine on Ponce! On Saturday night the Atlanta Roller Girls opened it up with a elbow throwing, jaw bashing, death defying grudge match between The Apocalypstix and the Sake Tuyas. This bout-turned-to-rout ended in an utter blowout by the Apocalypstix, 149 to 57. The …

I have been on the road so much lately, I have not really been able to cook much. But now that I am home for spring break, I can make up for lost time. Good thing too, as when I went to pick up our weekly box from the CSA, I found 2 heads of cabbage mixed in amongst the harvested bounty. Of all the goodies that we received, why is the cabbage of note? Well, last week we also received two heads …

Spring is here! Spring is here!
Tons of rain, its getting warmer, and spring break is just around the corner. On the way home from Auburn today, I swung by The Cook’s Warehouse in Decatur and picked up our weekly order, which was hugely awesome. In addition to the regular veggie box, I ordered a variety of meats, and all of the ingredients that we need for a great St. Patrick’s Day Irish meal.
Here is what we got this week from Moore Farms …

On all of my drives back and forth between the ATL and the AUB (don’t ask) this week, I kept hearing about the trials and tribulations being heaped on Toyota due to sticky gas pedals, faulty brakes, and general all around failure to move swiftly enough to keep from being just the right whipping boy that American manufacturing has been needing for a long time. It has to be a “funny” place in which Toyota finds itself; I still remember from childhood those slightly …