Before and after. Cornish game hen and veg ready to go into the oven. And after roasting. Delish. 🍽️🍜

And from the late, great John Lennon. Sadly, war is never over. 🎶🎸 #music #guitar #xmas #war #johnlennon

From the late, great guitarist &bassist for Emerson, Lake and Palmer. 🎶🎸 #music #guitar #fatherchristmas #greglake

Prep for dinner is done. Vegetables, thyme & garlic that will be used as a rack for a spatchcock Cornish game hen. Homemade cranberry sauce and apple & sausage dressing. I will put the final dish in the oven about 7:00. 🍽️🍜

Happy/Merry whatever you celebrate or don't! #xmas #holiday #sinatra

Long before "Trading Places", "Die Hard" or "Home Alone" there was... #movies #santaclaus

Not a fan of spiral sliced ham because even though there often is a bone (soup!), more often than not they are glazed which I am not a big fan of. Mucks up sandwiches. Sliced ham, Yukon gold mash and fresh green beans tonight. Froze a couple of big portions in the ham. 🍽️🍜

Crank up more Santa music! #music #holiday #santaclaus #geneautry

Crank up more Santa music! #music #holiday #santaclaus #sinatra

Crank up more Santa music! (audio only) #music #holiday #santaclaus

It's pretty warm here in North Texas until a few days before NYE. But I've lived in Northern states (Virginia, New Jersey, Ohio) growing up and remember the crisp winter air, particularly in wooded areas and often with snow. #music #holiday #winter #kennyloggins

Crank up more Santa music! #music #holiday #santaclaus

Crank up more Santa music! #music #holiday #santaclaus

Crank up more Santa music! #music #holiday #santaclaus

Crank up more Santa music! #music #holiday #santaclaus

Crank up more Santa music! #music #holiday #santaclaus

Crank up some Santa music! #music #holiday #santaclaus

Festivus spaghetti with chunky onion and bell pepper and a bit of Parmesan rind to help flavor the simmering sauce. I was tempted to get Chef Boyardee Spaghettios but then realized I wanted better leftovers. 😆 🍽️🍜

Happy Festivus! Here in my part of North Texas it will be almost 80 degrees. A Festivus Miracle! #festivus

Lazy man sauteed salmon and zapped veg on this Festivus Eve. 🍜 😆 What is your Festivus meal? Meatloaf or spaghetti?

Lunch today was instant ramen doctored up with some shrimp (cut in half), Thai mushroom soy sauce, sliced green onion, sliced serrano pepper, cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice. 🍽️🍜🇹🇭

Rock on!

RIP.

Bacon, egg and cheese breakfast sangweech! 🍽️🍜

Happy Winter Solstice!

Made this delicious Thai shrimp dish tonight. One of Pailin's grandmother's "recipes". Recipes is in quotes because her grandmother just does it from scratch all the time. 🍽️🍜🇹🇭 hot-thai-kitchen.com/garlic-shrimp/

Tried another soup from the Clam Shack and it was really good. Their clam chowder hit the spot for lunch today. 🍜

I need a musical interlude with all the other crap going on. As they say, this guy has game. 🎶🎸 #music #guitar #bluegrass #billystrings

There is something very true about food from the South. Brown food is good food. It may not always be pretty, but more often than not it sure is tasty. Tater tots w/ketchup and Buffalo wings on a Friday night. 🍽️🍜

Stuffed peppers w/a Mexican twist. With diced red jalapenos, cumin and coriander powder, chipotle powder, dried Mexican oregano and Monterey Jack cheese. 🍽️🍜🌶️ Based on this: www.chilipeppermadness.com/recipes/stuf...

Made a 1/2 recipe of this Apple, Sausage and White Bean Skillet. Subbed Andouille, Gala apple and baby spinach for the kielbasa, Honey Crisp apple and arugula. 🍽️🍜 tjrecipes.com/2025/11/appl...

Air fried catfish nuggets with homemade tartar sauce that I needed to use up. And two pieces of buttered corn on the cob. 🍽️🍜🌽

A classic from 2004. Telling it like it is. 😆🎶🎸 #music #guitar #christmas #xmas #robertearlkeen

So very tragic. RIP.

Beauty, eh? 🇨🇦 #canada

Rather than watching the failed AI recap that was taken down. I've chosen instead to rewatch the whole first season.

I bought some premade gumbo at the grocery (a term the current president doesn't seem to think is normal or current) but as usual for me jazzed it up with extra shrimp, cayenne and Louisiana hot sauce. Plus made extra rice to pile in the middle. 🍽️🍜

Well, Sláinte to them! 🍻🥂 🍜

Sunday breakfast is two eggs over easy, turkey bacon, a buttermilk biscuit with honey and vegetable juice. 🍽️🍜

I doctored up a deli fresh pepperoni pizza last night. Added sliced onions, Kalamata olives, Greek oregano and the red pepper flakes. 🍽️🍜

Snacks of Phillips Crab Cake Minis with a tartar sauce from the Kitchn. 🍽️🍜 www.thekitchn.com/homemade-tar...

I'm of the secular persuasion. But I do appreciate a good holiday song. 🎶🎸 #music #guitar #josefeliciano #darylhall #xmas #feliznavidad

YABLT. On rye with yellow tomato slices, American cheese & a side of onion rings. 🍽️🍜

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn't a selfie I am probably one of the few who has never taken a selfie ever.

Bought some "Tamales Grande Pollo en Mole" (Chicken tamales with mole). Soon to be Xmas tamale season. 🎅 Steamed a few and made faux-ish esquites. Used feta instead of cotija. 🍽️🍜

Tis the season. IYKYK.

Good Wednesday morning! 🎶🎸 #music #concert #npr #tinydesk #billystrings

Oven baked chicken thigh seasoned with smoked & regular paprika, garlic powder, S&P and dried thyme over a bed of Lundberg wild rice blend. 🍽️🍜

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar

Beef stew after aging overnight. Paired with the Vin du Jour. A 2023 Playtime red blend. 😄 🍽️🍜