Random Acts Comics

  • No comic-April 21

    Hi gang! I’m in the midst of wedding cake preparations for my baby brother’s nuptuals this coming weekend (already so many potential comics!) so no comic today and no cocktail post on Friday. Back to what passes for normal next week 🙂 Until then, hop over to the 64 Arts for a glimpse at one…

  • Little Lessons from Big Cakes

    The first wedding cake I ever made was a bit of an architectural nightmare. Not because the bride wanted a conglomeration of little cakes but because I was living in student housing and we had a mini-stove with a half-sized oven that wouldn’t hold anything more than 12″ wide. Read the rest of this cake…

  • 50 Shots of America–Rhode Island

    Seems to like all Rhode Island ever wanted was to be left alone and they just never stood a chance. An early haven for seekers of religious tolerance it was later the Switzerland of New England during the American Indian wars of 17th Century (even though no one really honored their wish to remain neutral.…

  • Foodie Photography

    About 10 years ago or more I read an article about all the different “tricks” food stylists would use to make food look good on camera. Everything from cellophane “ice” and “milk” glue to browning agents and tweezer-applied sesame seeds–the works! Oh, sure, we know folks put their best food front-loaded and forward when it’s…

  • Egg-cellent Egg Salad

    Even though we’re all well past egg-hunting stage in my family, I still enjoy dying eggs for the occasion. The un-hunted egg is a prime candidate for egg salad sandwiches in the days after the holiday. First, a tip for easy-peel eggs. After the eggs have boiled (10 minutes is generally sufficient for a solid,…

  • Learning the Hard Way

    I didn’t post a comic for today and that wasn’t the biggest fail that happened last night. Tuesday afternoon I started to feel way more stressed than was called for. On the way home I lost it. I’m a fairly stable person but sometimes I push too hard and down I go. Last night I…

  • Change is Afoot!

    Ah, yes, as we come upon the third anniversary of Random Acts Comics it’s time for a little housekeeping. The biggest change is that after April, 2010, the “Nibbles” and “Sips” blogs will no longer be found at this url. In fact, until the change takes full effect, the April posts will feature a ‘read…

  • Going Off-List

    Week before last I did something I haven’t done in over 5 years: went shopping without my Menu Mailer grocery list. For those not familiar with Menu Mailer, it’s the invention of Leanne Ely, the Dinner Diva, and features a set of dinner recipes, serving suggestions and an itemized, categorized shopping list each week. Even…

  • 50 Shots of America: New York

    Oh, man, New York, the Cocktail Capital of the World (okay, so the Web tells me that Tokyo is actually the cocktail capital of the world, but Hudson, NY, was the first place that the word cocktail can be c0nfirmed in use, so :P) comes in as the 11th state of the Union having ratified…

  • the Secret to a Great Cheesecake

    Anyone can make a cheesecake if they just follow a recipe. Why, then, do some come out different (better) than others? Is it a super-secret recipe that makes the difference, or is it more? Todd requested a cheesecake for his birthday this past Friday and I was surprised that I hadn’t shared my secrets for…

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