the eggstraordinary egg cup adventure

March 14, 2013March 13, 2013 ~ jama ~ 23 Comments

Spring is practically here. You know what that means.

Eggs eggs eggs. 🙂

Boil ’em, dye ’em, decorate ’em, hide ’em.

Don’t know eggsactly why, but lately I’ve become a tad obsessed with cupping them. After all, they deserve due props and pedestals for being so dang versatile. We have several egg cups in the Alphabet Soup kitchen, but I thought it would be fun to acquire a few more.

Hah! When I looked around, the yolk was on me. Those egg cups runneth over! Now I can’t even make up my mind.

Here’s a mix of my faves: retro, vintage, sassy, modern, whimsical, interesting, funky, just plain cool. Most of these are for sale, so click away for more info. Not that I’m trying to egg you on or anything. 🙂

mustache egg cups — Mustache Cups via Lenny Mud

mustache variety cups — Mustache Cups via SunnyDaz5

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friday feast: hamming it up

March 1, 2013September 17, 2017 ~ jama ~ 48 Comments

Oinkity oink oink.

Happy March!

It’s National Pig Day!

Gather round, ye swines, sows, piglets and poetry-loving porkers. We’re mud-wallowingly happy to squeal your praises today. Surely none other in the animal kingdom is as clean, intelligent, belly beautiful or lick-the-fat-off-your-face tasty!

*pork fat reverie*

Mr. Cornelius delivering the keynote address at the 2013 Alphabet Soup Pig Day Conference.

Captive audience hangs on his every word.

“Now, let’s talk about that flying thing . . . “

Where would we be without our Sunday morning slices of crispy bacon, our juicy honey-baked Easter ham, our Wednesday night pan-fried pork chops with biscuits and gravy, our fall-off-the-bone bourbon-glazed baby back ribs? Oh, tempt me with your tenderloin, your coy cutlets, your heavenly hocks! Whether sausage, shoulder or bountiful butt, you alone wear the Crown.

To barbecue or not to barbecue — that’s not even a question. Aye, there’s the dry rub.

*trit trot, trit trot*

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here comes the soup! here comes the soup!

February 12, 2013February 11, 2013 ~ jama ~ 21 Comments

It’s all Andy Warhol’s fault that I’m hooked on soupy pop art stuff. The iconic Campbell’s soup cans continue to appear on jewelry, accessories, even fishing lures, and they just keep calling my name. (Click on each image for more info at Etsy.)

soup sign — “Here Comes the Soup” print by Juanjez

soup earrings — Kitsch Soup Earrings by Gin Atomique

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♥ person of the week ♥

February 11, 2013February 10, 2013 ~ jama ~ 26 Comments

The nouvelle stuff really gets up my nose. I’ve never liked the way you end up with a sphincter of pigeon with a raspberry reduction. I am very rarely satisfied by the idea of quality being enough. If I like something I want more of it . . . My parents grew up in India. I love cooking and I can do Indian food. It’s my party piece though it’s very hard to get it right.

♥ More of Mr. Firth’s culinary musings here.