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  • FND 5/2/14: South of the Border

    Marisa called Mexican food, but you can branch out if you like.  I recently had some Honduran marinated meat that might have been the yummiest food of my year so far.   Let us know what you plan to bring by posting a comment on the blog. Thanks! Ray Sam Mimi and whatever Tapatio is left…

  • FND 4/18/2014: Extremely Late Pasta

    Hey it’s Mimi I wasn’t going to write this but since no one else did here I am. I believe the theme is pasta? That’s probably correct. Sorry this is ridiculously late. -Mimi and other people who failed to write this sooner  

  • FND 4/11/14: Pizza!

    Ready for some serious pizza?  We’ll have dough and sauce.  Bring on the toppings, sides and dessert.   Let folks know what you are bringing so we don’t end up with dupliduplication. Wow – this time of year can take the funny right out of a person.  So come on over and make us laugh!

  • FNB 4/4/14: Friday Night Baseball

    Yo!   Ray and I were sitting around chatting, like you do, and got to talking about how Ray’s never been to a Rancho Quakes game (minor league baseball). Well, we thought we’d better do something about that.   Introducing Friday Night Baseball (a play on and nod toward Friday Night Dinner, which I’m temporarily…

  • FND 3/28/14: Dumplings of the World

    This week we celebrate the balls of deliciousness known as dumplings.  So many countries, so many kinds.  The Levy-Kome home is sporting an assortment of dim sum and pot stickers, but you might prefer chicken and dumplings or empanadas or kreplach or  … Check out ye olde WIkipedia for some inspiration:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpling Then bring em on.…

  • 3/21/14: Paleo – birthday extravaganza

    In honor of Christina, who is leaving us for snowier, windier pastures in Chicago and Sam, who was born in Chicago just as Spring sprung, we are having the first ever FND Paleo extravaganza.  Now I have to go look up what that means…  back in a sec … OK.  I’m back.  Here’s what I…

  • FND 3/14/2014: Breakfast

    Bring us your eggs, your bacon, your grits, and all kinds of pan-shaped cakes.  Ray might have to do an encore of those banana fritters.  BREAK that FAST! RaySamMeem and the Critters    

  • FND 3/7/2014: Fat Friday Mardi Grad

    Check out these 30 recipes from southern living and whoop it up with us this Friday.  Ray is gonna work on some beignets.  Put some South in our mouth! http://www.southernliving.com/food/holidays-occasions/new-orleans-mardi-gras-recipes-00417000071840/

  • Feb 14, 2014: Love that Fried

    We are fried.  The teenager organized an amazing stuffed critter sale this week, and has decided to celebrate by attending a high school performance of Avenue Q tonight.  Our house has almost recovered from factory status. Meanwhile, I believe someone called the theme “fried” for this week. Stir fry, deep fry, pan fry, it is…

  • FND 2/7/2014: Mixed Culture Food Sculpture

    So we might be batty. In fact, we’re not ’round the bend, we’re down the road eighteen miles. Anyway this theme tickles our loony humor so let’s roll with it. Fusion food (put some curry in your taco or some sushi in your salad or maybe use some baguette as the bun for your hotdog).…