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When life gives you lemons
Posted by Jill on Apr 9th, 2013 1 comment
Or rather, when your friend gives you a paper bag and takes you to her neighbor’s lemon tree, you make the most delicious Arnold Palmers on the face of the earth.
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No peas, please
Posted by chris on Dec 7th, 2012 add a comment
Daisy’s plate of Lobster Mac and Cheese from Montrio Bistro in Monterey, CA
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Future food
Posted by chris on Dec 6th, 2012 add a comment
- Daisy: I wonder if this week old duck is still okay
- Chris: Could be pushing it
- Daisy: Eh. The microwave will kill the germs
- Chris: I’m eating oatmeal with brown sugar and apples
- Daisy: I’m eating future food poisoning!
Not surprisingly, this is a girl who told me last week, “I like living life on the edge… of the toilet.”
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Problem?
Posted by chris on Nov 26th, 2012 add a comment
- Alienman: I’ve lost 15 lbs since you left Portland.
- Alienman: How to lose weight: step one, get Chris Rhee out of town
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Thanksgiving 2012
Posted by chris on Nov 22nd, 2012 add a comment
Full photo gallery of Thanksgiving with Jill & Oj →
- Jill: Thanksgiving plans? I ordered enough turkey for 5 people so… help
- Chris: I’m in!
- Jill: I’m making Rachael Ray’s crab mac and cheese. YOLO
- Chris: You had me at Rachael Ray. Then again at crab mac and cheese. I passed out instantly after YOLO.
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Fruit or Vegetable
Posted by chris on Oct 1st, 2012 1 comment
- Victoria: does eating homemade salsa count as a serving of vegetables? I’m going to say that it does.
- Chris: As everyone knows, the tomato is a fruit. Denied!
- Victoria: hmph. the peppers don’t count? I use a LOT of peppers.
- Chris: As everyone knows, botanically speaking, peppers are a fruit.
- Victoria: I think I hate you.
I’m aware that anyone who says “botanically speaking” is an ass-hat. In my defense, I’m only an ass-hat to Victoria. And don’t believe anyone who comments here saying that I’m an ass-hat to them. That’s just Victoria commenting under the name of someone I know in real life who I’m totally not an ass-hat to in any way, shape or form.
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Seriously
Posted by chris on Aug 18th, 2012 add a comment
This morning, I’m on a mission.
The previous night, I set an alarm on my laptop to give myself ample time to prep for a meeting. But the alarm isn’t the boss of me — I wake up well before it goes off. My biological clock is bigger than yours.
I’m in the zone: A serious man, ready for serious business.
At a nearby coffee shop, I get a large cup. These are serious times. 8oz cups don’t pay the bills. 8oz cups are for laggards on vacation. 8oz cups are causing the collapse of capitalism. I get the large.
After thorough investigation, the best table for conducting serious work is selected. I open my laptop. Sparing no second — As if it senses the seriousness of the situation, the screen lights up instantly.
Then the alarm goes off. The one I forgot to disable. FutureSex/LoveSounds plays. At max volume. The music floods through the coffee shop, for what feels like a lifetime.
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A hearty pie
Posted by chris on Oct 4th, 2011 add a comment
- Saige: Just out of the oven. Apple pie made by Yours Truly.
- Will: Clearly that heart is for me. I want some!
- Saige: Of course.
- Chris: The heart is for Will. The rest is for me.
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Po’ boy blues
Posted by chris on Sep 26th, 2011 1 comment
- Alienman: i think your appetite and mine are totally out of sync today
- Alienman: so go eat something and check back in a few hours
- Chris: I’ll just stay at home. Alone. With no one to love me.
- Chris: Eating a cold sandwich over the sink.
- Alienman: yea, do that
- Alienman: and i’ll happily picture how pitiful you look
- Chris: I didn’t mention anything about being pitiful. I’ll be rocking out.
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Left overs
Posted by chris on Sep 13th, 2011 2 comments
Not pictured: All the cookies I ate.
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Late night chicken exchange
Posted by chris on May 17th, 2011 add a comment
Around midnight on Twitter…
- Dorinda: Holy god. This herbed, butter-roasted chicken would make anorexic vegetarians say, “Well, just for tonight.”
- Will: that sounds like it might be pretty good.
- Dorinda: @Will: Hey, uh… chicken?
- Chris: [butting in] What’s a man gotta do to get a damn chicken invite?
- Dorinda: Well, muh’fuqqr, the squeaky complainer gets the lube. Or something. Whatevs. Come over.
- Chris: I will only eat chickens that were cooked with me in mind. Second-hand chicken? Who you thank this is?
- Dorinda: Oh, believe me, when I’m trussing this chicken and shoving it into a hot, confined oven, I’m thinking of you.
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Concise.
Posted by chris on Feb 2nd, 2011 add a comment
My friend Brian picks me up from the airport. Once I get in the car, he says:
- Brian: Want to get some food?
- Chris: Yeah. What were you thinking?
- Brian: Quantity.
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Some awesome
Posted by chris on Jan 11th, 2011 1 comment
The other night, I got a call from my friend Corey, inviting me to Will’s to join them and “cook a bunch of awesome shit.” So Corey, Courtenay and I walked over to Will’s and we cooked a bunch of awesome shit.
For those who aren’t familiar with the official definition, “awesome shit” refers to: wild Alaskan king salmon, shrimp and the not pictured: kale, asparagus, mashed potatoes, lamb and artichoke pesto.
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Pay it forward
Posted by chris on Nov 4th, 2010 add a comment
Spread the word knowledge. Don’t let this happen to you or your loved ones.
- Tim: today’s lunch: turkey chili and maybe a fried egg along with it.
- Justin: interesting combo. Is that common?
- Justin: That’s not something I’ve heard before.
- Zack: i do it all the time
- Zack: for breakfast mostly
- Zack: dunno where I learned it.
- Chris: i’ve done it
- Will: ive put egg in chili
- Justin: I’m calling my mom and asking why she deprived me of this all those years.
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Pumpkins are full of nutrients. We’ve replaced them with sugar.
Posted by chris on Nov 3rd, 2010 add a comment
Pumpkin cupcake for breakfast from Pearl Bakery in Portland, OR.
