Author Archives: Michie

About Michie

I write two blogs - This Food Thing, (www.thisfoodthing.com) and This Life I Lead (www.thislifeilead.wordpress.com).

Homemade Kettle Corn

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Michie

Summer brings memories of circus, fairs, carnivals, street festivals, fleas, farmers markets and the foods that go along with them. I’m talking Corn Dogs, Fried Dough (Fry Bread), and the sweet & salty Kettle Corn that you thought you could … Continue reading →

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251k

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Michie

Wowsa 251,306 visits to this blog. Not bad at all. I should write more ;)  

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What the heck?!?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Michie

Food…What is it about food?  I’m either into it, and creating recipes like mad, or it’s Ritz Crackers and cheese or Shredded Wheat for dinner.   And I’m stuck in that rut of cereal for dinner, or the easiest meal … Continue reading →

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The Best Chicken, Onion, Mushroom and Bacony Goodness Sandwich

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Michie

A good friend of mine and I are long time users of reddit. We were discussing /r/secretsanta the other day, and talking about reddit’s favorite foodage: Bacon, which has totally inspired this recipe (as well as a secret santa gift … Continue reading →

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Cooking Oils..

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Michie

Quick Post… The New York Times had an article on their testing of cooking oils that I thought was really interesting.  It discusses the taste changes in various oils, from the inexpensive supermarket brand to the expensive olive oils. New … Continue reading →

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Cheesecake

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Michie

I grew up eating cheesecake.  Well.. really, what I *thought* was cheesecake.  It was Jell-O No Bake Cheesecake, which does have it’s place in the world of quick/instant desserts.  But it isn’t really cheesecake. Living in New York, there is … Continue reading →

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