Cucumis sativus Concombre Cetriolo Gurke I learned something today. Who knew the Bible had so many quotes about cucumbers? OK, maybe only two, but that's two more mentions of the cuke than I thought would be in the Bible. Dr. Samuel Johnson once said back in … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays – Kelly’s Cukes
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5:00 Fridays – Edith’s Toast
I'd like to live in Edith Vanderbilt's shoes for just a weekend. I know I'd share a kinship with any woman who'd wear bright corally orange fine silk sewn inside her otherwise staid black cape. It's also a sure thing that her shoes were fantastic, so what girl wouldn't want to … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays – Edith’s Toast
5:00 Fridays – POMFroid
I've never been much of a soda drinker. We have a practically full 12-pack of Coke in the pantry from when my brother visited for Thanksgiving. My sons keep cajoling me to use it to clean the toilets after I tried to scare them with some urban lore about the supreme icky factor … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays – POMFroid
5:00 Fridays – Yard o’ Beer
Mac Daddy got a giant beer glass as a groomsman gift once. It's totally apropos considering he and his buddies all hail from Wisconsin. The glass is cool and it was a rockin' gift. I mean, there was a time we would have knocked back a yard of beer in one sitting and gotten off … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays – Yard o’ Beer
5:00 Fridays – Strawberry Sangria
I have a thing for sangria. My neighbor John mixes a mean sangria. He has no real recipe, yet the concoction tastes like Aphrodite's nectar every single time. I first got a whiff of it sometime around July 2003, just a month before Bird was born. Some neighbors graciously hosted … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays – Strawberry Sangria
5:00 Fridays – The First
In case you haven't been among the three people who were reading my blog when I started 5:00 Fridays, I thought I'd repost my first cocktail feature. This drink continues to be a crowd favorite and has graced the bar at many 40th birthday parties. We're not soda drinkers, but … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays – The First
5:00 Fridays – Meyer Lemme-Have-Some-More Aid
Our annual block party is this weekend. We've been in the neighborhood for eight years, and the block party has been a long-standing tradition for twice as long. Neighbors who've moved away even return for the escapades. Friends of neighbors are bucking to get on the invite list. … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays – Meyer Lemme-Have-Some-More Aid