What is Snakepit? Snakepit is a daily three-panel autobiographical comic done by Ben Snakepit (Austin, Tx based punk rocker). It is one of my favorite comics and one of the longest running autobiographical daily comics that I know of. Ben used to print them up in a quarterly zine but now they are published once [...]

I have always enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day; not just because of the green beer. My family on my Father’s side is Irish; so I grew up having wonderful family gatherings every St. Patrick’s Day. The cute little wall hanging pictured above was my Grandmothers’ and she was the one behind most of the cooking at [...]

Recently when talking with some friends, I was shocked at how many of them didn’t know how to roast garlic. It’s not rocket science at all and I honestly the don’t know because they never tried. Garlic (especially roasted garlic) is one of my most favorite ingredients to use when cooking. I plan on putting [...]

It seems like everyone I know this winter season has been getting sick; including myself. I don’t get sick too often but when I do all I want to eat is a classic vegetable soup. This recipe is great because it gives you enough servings to make it once and be set to sit in [...]

Nothing beats baking up a batch of muffins to share with friends. I have been going on a bunch of mini roads trips lately with friends to watch roller derby matches and these muffins are a road trip classic.
Strawberry and Blueberry Muffins with Lemon Zest
Prep time: 1 hours
Yields: 12 muffins
Preheat oven to: 400F [...]