Coffee cake a hit, Contagion, throat coat, misc

Well, the coffee cake is a hit. My mother-in-law and one of Tom's cousins came over, and we all gave it a terrific review. The pears are such a nice addition, and the coffee cake itself is a cross between coffee cake and cake. So, for moist-addicts like Tom, this really works. We're seeing Contagion this afternoon. I hope no one in the audience freaks out over my hacking. Heh. Has anyone else tried Throat Coat tea? I love it, and it really does make your throat feel comforted, like you've wrapped it in a cashmere shawl.

Looks like Jesus McBangBang is going down, just like crazy Michele, milquetoast T.Paw and all-around bigot Santorum. I wonder who the Repubs will dig up next because even with all these unqualified people dropping like flies, there still doesn't seem to be any interest in flip-flopper Romney.

I'm off to make another attempt at putting to-be-tried recipes in some sort of order. Hope you're all having a good day so far. A big shout-out to recent readers in Malawi and Indonesia- great to have you!

Odd advice for cutting onions?

Y'all, I'm slogging through the gauntlet that is Whole Foods on a Friday afternoon, and yellow onions are on sale. Trying to be helpful, a sign over them encourages us to cut under running water to avoid onion tears. Doesn't that sound a bit difficult? What if I want my onion juice?The answer is onion goggles, peeps. Ive said it before, and I'll say it again!

Just plain nasty

Friends, I have had it with my nasty, snotty, stopped-up, hacking, snarfing, chunking self. Disgusting! Not only do I feel arsey, I still sound it too. At least my terribly unfortunate Hitlerish chap pattern hasn't reared its ugly head this time around. Thank goodness for small favors, yes? And thank goodness for Matzoh Ball soup Fridays at Wagshal's. At present, I'm chowing down on a large bowl and musing about what I can cook for dinner that requires minimal energy. Hmm. I will let you know and post pics later.

Many, many thanks to those who've submitted laudatory comments on my Customer Review site. I'm very grateful, especially because not everyone is a personal friend. Yay! Heh. I also feel very gratified to all you food52ers who have so kindly complimented my recent Peach-Plum-Lime-Ginger jam creation. What a supportive community you are.

Off to deal with my overflowing mound of clipped recipes that need to be sorted.