I always had trouble coming up with a name for these, like my Phokra and Phomato. A mix of the word pho and pickles – Phockles – (pronounced “Fuckles” since pho is pronounced “fuh”) just never sat right. This is my update: Phocumber! Sure, it sounds like Fuck Umber, but […]
In case you didn’t know, I love Pho soup. Did you know pho is pronounced “fuh”? There’s a restaurant here in the Atlanta area called “What the pho?” and I’ve heard of one called “Pho King Awesome.” (My all-time favorite pho place, by the way, is here in Atlanta and […]
“Are you going to Scarborough Fair?” That ballad’s beautiful refrain “Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme” is often playing in my head when I’m out in my herb garden this time of year. (I probably watched the Graduate too many times in high school.) And so I’ve had this thought for […]
