The New York Times does Dollar Store

Courtsey of Tony Cenicola/The New York Times
What every human seeks is companionship, the feeling that among all the billions of people on this planet of ours there is at least one person that can see you for who you are and shares common beliefs.
I am not alone.
The New York Times journalist, Henry Alford, has ventured [...]

Dinner Party from (Pound Shop) Hell

Remains of Will’s Hansel and Gretel Cake
“At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.”
- W. Somerset Maugham
The great writer would have been sorely disappointed if he had arrived at my pound shop dinner party on that chilly November evening. My guests certainly did not [...]

Day 6 – Pound Shop Dinner Party

El Maestro came up with a great suggestion yesterday: I should host a dinner party only using ingredients from the pound shop. I have found six willing guinea pi…cough…guests and so in a weeks time will be the World’s First Pound Shop Dinner Party!
So any suggestions and recipes of dishes I can create for this wondrous evening would be [...]