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Packzi Day!
It’s Packzi Day! I recognize many of you may not be aware of this, but it is. As Mardi Gras is to New Orleans and pancakes are to the United Kingdom, and cronuts to Manhattan, so is the glory that is the packzi to those portions of the Midwest fortunate enough to have strong Polish enclaves. But what is the packzi? It is NOT a doughnut, never mind a cronut. It is a glorious, sweet, pastry made of sugar, flour, lard (sorry vegan types!) and other such things you are not supposed to have in the house during Lent. It’s filled with a variety of flavors. The two most traditional…
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The Lunch Post
I’m not quite a foodie. I would kind of like to be a foodie. I love food and cooking, I adore eating out. I read chef memoirs and I’m addicted to the show Chopped. But I’m not quite adventurous enough to be a True Foodie, and try as I might I can’t take stuff like artisenal toast seriously. I am, however, the Queen of Southeast Asian Bachelor Chow. SABC is one of those things you do with leftovers. I’m working from home today, which naturally leads to a lunch of leftovers. Actually, pretty much every day leads me to a lunch of leftovers, and I ask you to respect my…