Latke Lusting, Bagel Busting

Did You or Did You Not Win A Bagel?

latkelustingbagelbusting — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:00:36 +0000

Buttercup is back! And with it, return of the whimsy.

Buttercup Festival, a comic strip by David Troupes (formerly under the pseudonym EGG), has just been restarted, and kicking off Season II is a kickin’ bagel association:

Winnebagos This Way

I love Buttercup Festival for its nonsequiters and for its word association, for its unexpected mix of glee and despondency, kid-like innocence and faux-pompous philosophizing.

Maybe you will love it too.

BACHELORS AND BAGELS

latkelustingbagelbusting — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:47:03 +0000

I emailed my grand-daughter, Gretchen in N.Y.: ”When you arrive next week, let’s have lunch at Art’s (Studio City, Ca.) or Canter’s (Hollywood,) okay? In fact, I do have my own HUGE bagels! If you prefer Tofu Cream Cheese, we’ll get that, okay?” One pack has the toasted cheese bits on them and the other is whole grain. My guy, Woody, keeps getting upset cuz I keep them in the freezer and he needs to defrost them in the micro-wave and it all takes time and the micro-wave ruins them. So he says to me, “Okay, I’ve GOT it! I’ll buy my own bagels from now on, no more half and half. And I’ll keep them in my desk, that’s what I’ll do!” So I said, ”You go right ahead!” So that’s it, bagels will be bagels, and bachelors will be bachelors, “and that’s the way what it is!” Yup, that’s life! These bachelor-guys just haven’t been around housewives’ freezers and fridges so ya can’t expect them to know much about real life and bagels, and what goes on in a gal’s mind, right? Righto!

A VALLEY GIRL AND HER NEW YORK BAGELS…

latkelustingbagelbusting — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:05:38 +0000

greshawnie here…reporting from brooklyn, ny, home of ”the best bagels in the world.” my favorite neighborhood bagel spot is “bagelsmith” on bedford avenue in williamsburg. even though i have definitely stopped eating tooooo many bagels (acupuncturist orders! i’ll still write about how delicious and nutritious?? they are. aaaaaaaaah, the bagel, crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, topped w/some tofu cream cheese and yer really in heavuun!!! the best is when the bagel is still warm from coming out of the oven, (otherwise, i ask for it to be lightly toasted.) my favorite is the “everything” bagel…loaded with poppy seeds, onions, garlic and salt, topped with scallion tofu cream cheese. (it’s got fresh chopped scallion in it, yummmmmmmm!!!)

ARTIE SHAW LOVED BAGELS, TOO!

latkelustingbagelbusting — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:30:26 +0000

THIS NEW YEAR’S EVE will be the third anniversary of the death of the great Jazz Clarinetist, Artie Shaw, who was also one of the finest composers during the Big Band Era, and who was reported to love Bagels with a passion. A handsome lady’s man, he was married eight times. His wives included Ava Gardner, Lana Turner and Evelyn Keyes. Artie was written up by L.A.Times Jazz Critic Don Heckman as having produced some of the most extraordinary music of the 20th Century. Shaw was born in New York, grew up in Connecticut and was made very shy by anti-semitism. His many hits included “Begin the Beguine,” “Frenesi,” “Stardust,” and “Rosalie.” Numerous others. He hired the great Billie Holiday as his singer, but she could not remain with him more than a year due to the Southern crowds that created great hostility for her. ~

PHYSICS MAJOR CAN’T GET ENOUGH LATKES !!!

latkelustingbagelbusting — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:54:46 +0000

Physics and music are Jonathan J.’s favorite subject, but when it comes to eating, he just can’t get enough latkes! When his college friends heard about this, they made him consent to his preparing a latke meal for them as well. So Jonathan went shopping and returned with 10 lbs. of potatoes and 5 lbs of Yams. The yams, however, did not quite make it, but the Freshman got out his grater, cooking oil and iron skillets! He grated and grated and grated! And he fried latkes like there was no tomorrow! Yup! He fried and fried and fried!!! His 50 or more friends ate Latkes to their hearts’ content!

Recipe of the Day: Pineapple

latkelustingbagelbusting — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:44:30 +0000

When I looked at a can of sliced pineapple on my pantry shelf, I thought wow, we could dry off a slice and how nicely it would fit over the Cream Cheese on a Bagel, right? And how about a Maraschino cherry in the center — now that’s as pretty as a picture!

The Theme Song

latkelustingbagelbusting — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:34:24 +0000

“BY THE SEA, BY THE SEA, BY THE BEAUTIFUL SEA”

We’ll eat Bagels and Latkes, How Happy We’ll Be,We’ll be Beside the Sea, the Sea-side beside the sea, The Seaside, By the Beautiful Sea!~ (So loverly! Should be sung to the 19th Century New Jersey tune, “By the Seaside.”)

Aphorisms

latkelustingbagelbusting — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:32:49 +0000

Bagel Busting and Latke Lusting

“Belly Dancers and Bagels! But no Lox, cuz we Don’t Have Cream Cheese!”

“Thanks for visiting our Lisserina-Mariana Blog. We’re here to make you feel happy, even if it takes two dozen bagels, a Challah and a hundred balls of Gefilte Fish! So what can happen? You’ll gain some weight, that’s all. And what’s another 20-40 lbs among friends? Right? Of COURSE, right!”

OR, “HOW TO BELLYDANCE, TANGO AND EAT LATKES AT THE SAME TIME! EVERYONE INVITED TO SEE THIS MAGIC SHOW! IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE THIS, THEN IT’S ‘NO SOUP’ FOR YOU! OUR SOUP KITCH IS ONLY FOR ACCOMPLISHED BELLY DANCERS! – Savvy?? We know, cuz we’ve been to Casablanca and Tangiers….and all you guys gotta remember to put away your cameras. (No “shooting pix” of belly-dancers! No pix of ANYONE there! Right? Of course, right!

Sign up for a course on, “HOW TO GROW PEANUTS AT THE SEA” (Caribbean, Black, Red, Med., whichever) AND THEN MAKE PEANUT BUTTER! — (providing we get assistance by Pres. Jimmy Carter ? or maybe Laura Scudder? Willy Wonka and Seinfeld)

So until then, thank you for visiting us!