I’m befuddled. If you missed the news about faculty, staff, and grad students being asked to volunteer as food service workers at Michigan State University, you can give yourself a
Tag: food
Not Swedish meatballs, but Königsberger KlopseNot Swedish meatballs, but Königsberger Klopse
I have never been to Sweden. I wouldn’t mind going, particularly since I have met some bomb-ass (as we say in prison) Swedes in my day, but that trip won’t
Cat heads nouveauCat heads nouveau
When I wrote about the salisbury steak option for prison dinner a few months ago, I mentioned that it was a substitution for meatloaf on the Bureau of Prisons menu.
Bread is the staff, not gravel, of lifeBread is the staff, not gravel, of life
Since I have been out from behind the razor wire, I have taken to making bread a couple times a month. I’m not your home baker who weighs and kneads
Wednesdays are Burger DaysWednesdays are Burger Days
If you are an oldester like me, you might remember the commercial that touted Wednesdays are Prince Spaghetti Day. (And if you want a nostalgia trip you can view the
Clean up your room!Clean up your room!
Among the more absurd rituals of prison life it the way that staff and administrators react toward inspectors coming to the prison. It serves as an occasion to berate inmates
New Trays and Nasty Food or, en francais, Nouveaux plateaux et nourriture désagréableNew Trays and Nasty Food or, en francais, Nouveaux plateaux et nourriture désagréable
So do you get excited about getting new plates? OK, I admit that I have gotten a little overstimulated by that in the past. I also confess that I don’t
The Last BreakfastThe Last Breakfast
This is an image of the last meal served at Alcatraz Federal Prison. It shows some continuity in the Bureau of Prisons’ menus over the past 58 years. However, in