Peppermints and a Desperate Letter
Lynley Jones
A desperate letter from boarding school. Remember, you are my last hope that delicious food can again be enjoyed by the general public.
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Unfortunate Cooking
Come for the delicious recipes. Stay for the terrible story.
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The Victual Forensics Department
Lynley Jones
In this penultimate post, we use advanced culinary analytics to assess Charles' omelette making techniques, and consider the side effects of hypnosis.
Read MoreMiserable Meals
Lynley Jones
This week, you can't judge a website by its cover, because it doesn't have one. Plus, what to eat while hiding in a cave.
Read MoreLake Lachrymose Cooking School
Lynley Jones
This week, I cannot bear to tell you what happened at cooking school. And a decent person like you should be spending your time at a nicer website anyway.
Read MoreA Meal with an Anxious Clown
Lynley Jones
This week we contemplate serious grammatical errors, fried zucchini, and a bear who can't take a joke.
Read MoreCold Comfort and Chilled Soup
Lynley Jones
This week we find a desperate message from Lake Lachrymose in the off season.
Read MoreA Conundrum Wrapped in a Potsticker
Lynley Jones
This week we contemplate a conundrum wrapped in a potsticker, and many other mysteries. Without solving any of them.
Read MoreUncle Monty's Coconut Cream Cake
Lynley Jones
Assuming you are neither treacherous nor incompetent, you may enjoy a slice of Uncle Monty's coconut cream cake this week.
Read MoreCupcakes and Catastrophe
Lynley Jones
This week, all is not as it appears to be, and Sunny tells it like it is. And there's cupcakes.
Read MoreUnfortunate Porridge and a Baleful Breakfast
Lynley Jones
This week we avoid cannibals and reveal an evil plot to destroy breakfast.
Read MoreChicken With a Side of Tragedy
Lynley Jones
This week we endure a tragic lack of taste, intemperate environmentalists, and superfluous synonyms. We then enjoy a delicious chicken dinner, which is how you can tell Mrs. Poe is not doing the cooking.
Read MoreIt Gets Worse, but There's Pudding
Lynley Jones
This week, we have pudding. And chocolate. And chocolate pudding. And Julia Child. And many more words, most of which are too unpleasant to read.
Read MorePuttanesca and The Bad Beginning
Lynley Jones
This week we begin at The Bad Beginning by making Puttanesca Sauce. If you are not currently toiling in the kitchen of an evil villain, you may enjoy making some yourself.
Read MoreA Series of Unfortunate Recipes: The Bland Beginning
Lynley Jones
Season 1 of my Vexingly Foodish Documentation of the Baudelaire orphans. Based on Lemony Snicket's research in Books 1-4, and the first irresponsible season of the Netflix documentary. Come for the delicious recipes. Stay for the terrible story.
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