The irony of my entire life is that when I was 4 years old I choked on a life saver. My mother had to pull over the car and give me the Heimlich in front…
View PostThe irony of my entire life is that when I was 4 years old I choked on a life saver. My mother had to pull over the car and give me the Heimlich in front…
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Driving up the Oregon coast, lost in a reverie of broken stories and endless tumbleweeds, I worried. Blistering bites of seaweed trenched breezes intertwine with white polkadot clouds and blinding reflection. It’s cold, maybe 40.…
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I stood there glassy eyed. Cryptically sober. Shivering, unconsciously knowing the impending nuisance loomed. Hour after fastidious hour. Cast over lifeless cast. The stream ruffles and flies scud the vitreous current. No bite except those…
View PostI stood there glassy eyed. Cryptically sober. Shivering, unconsciously knowing the impending nuisance loomed. Hour after fastidious hour. Cast over lifeless cast. The stream ruffles and flies scud the vitreous current. No bite except those…
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This week we took our inaugural camping trip to a little lake just north of Chelan, WA. The idea was to de-winterize peg leg Sue (the newest member of our family – our HS 750…
View PostThis week we took our inaugural camping trip to a little lake just north of Chelan, WA. The idea was to de-winterize peg leg Sue (the newest member of our family – our HS 750…
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Bolognese. Can you think of anything better? Feeds you and your pack; Takes 1.5hrs (including simmering time) Ingredients Method In a large dutch oven combine carrot/parsnip, onion and celery and in about 3 tbsp EVOO.…
View PostBolognese. Can you think of anything better? Feeds you and your pack; Takes 1.5hrs (including simmering time) Ingredients Method In a large dutch oven combine carrot/parsnip, onion and celery and in about 3 tbsp EVOO.…
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I have nothing against babies. I do, however, have a big something against idiot parents. Let me give you some context. Imagine this: You’ve been awake before the dawn started cracking. Your sunken, bloodshot eyes,…
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Welcome to Open Plate Anthropology. I’m Alexa, creator of this site based on a serious disease progression - my unrelenting obsession with food and travel. It’s lust actually. Food lust.
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