September 9, 2010
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Rockstar Guest Chefs, Starving Artist Series, Musicians, Techno, Christopher Church, Michael Di'Greggario, Depeche Mode, Marriage, Parenting, Kids, Songwriting, Alcohol, Hangovers, Vegetarians, Sauce, Cause, Recipe, Spam, English Muffins, American Cheese, Tater Tots, Chicken Nuggets, Breakfast, YouTube Video
My interviewees are audible from the sidewalk. My finger is about to ring the bell when the frontman of Mercurial Rage, Michael Di’Greggario, appears behind the screen door.
I’m unprepared for what’s inside: toys everywhere, two kids toddling around, a mother-in-law, and YouTube baby videos blasting from the laptop on the
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July 11, 2010
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New Dude, Fashion, Mankato, Minnesota, Travel, Road Trips, The Happy Chef, Spatulas, Spanking, Blogging, The Mexican, Divorce, Remarriage, Parenting, Honey Buns, Music, Casey Call, Pictures of Then, The Avett Brothers, Basilica Block Party, Recipe, Paul Deen, Fudge, Southern Food, Fried Chicken, Chicken Strips, Coleslaw, Potato Salad, Turkey Fryer, TV, Television, Magazines, Food Network, PDA, Texting
“Do you
want to get laid today?!” I asked
New Dude when he picked me up bright and early on Saturday morning. For this, our first road trip together, he’d shown up in a mustard yellow Hawaiian shirt that
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June 27, 2010
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Concerts, Music, Facebook, New Dude, She & Him, Girl Crushes, Texting, Kissing, Women, Dating, Sex Acts, Stone Arch Arts Festival, Parenting, Trouble Over Tokyo, Burgers, Sweet Potato Fries
Warning: do feed the wild Man Eater. Especially oysters. There must be a delay in the aphrodisiac effect of shellfish because less than 24 hours after my
Sea Salt date, I was in such a state of arousal, I could’ve burst if the right
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June 18, 2010
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Birthdays, Slump Buster, EconMan, Puck, The Strip Club, Mom, Parenting, Family, Holidays, Music, Depression, TV, Television, Cake, Cupcakes, Crumbs Bake Shop, Astrology
Oh, how I love a break up right before my birthday!
Since my divorce, I’ve only been attached (and precariously at that) twice on my birthday. The first time was to EconMan (you can read about that unhappy occasion
here); the second time
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June 11, 2010
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The Big Uh-Oh, Honey Buns, Dating, Breakups, Restaurants, Doolittle's, Burgers, Salads, Waffle Fries, Ketchup, Seasoned Sour Cream, Fish, Picky Eaters, Open Relationships, Parenting, Rice Krispies Treats, Birthdays, The Strip Club, Crumbs Bake Shop, Cupcakes, Cars, Bread, Pepperoni, Spinach, Olive Oil, Recipe, Happy Accident Pepperoni Bread
***Continued from the
previous post***
Honey Buns was clueless about what to do with
my box in bed…but when it came to my bread, I had to be bossy.
“First you freeze it,
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May 25, 2010
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She & Him, The Threesome Trilogy, Threesomes, Bisexuality, Girl Crushes, Texting, Women, Girlfriends, Dating, Energy Worker, Ménage à trois, Bruises, BDSM, STDs, Condoms, Contraception, Birth Control, Parenting, Periods, Menstruation, Alcohol, Addiction, Blogging, Writing, Slump Buster, Pregnancy
If I’m ever in doubt about whether or not getting down & dirty with someone was a bad idea, I only need to wait until daybreak to see how I feel.
The day after my
backdoor quickie, for example, I felt fucking fantastic. My
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April 23, 2010
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Facebook, Technology, Texting, Music, Dr. Depp, Playboy, Slump Buster, Dating, Match, Match.com, Parenting, Single Dads, Restaurants, The Strip Club, Corner Table, Taco Bell, Doctors, Health, Hospitals, Minneapolis, Vegetarians, Tea, Salad, Soup, Lettuce, Apples, Hamburgers, Hamburger Buns, Buns, Bread, Eggs, Fried Eggs, Bacon, Truffles, Chocolate, Sea Salt, Rice Pudding, Shortbread, Cookies, Most Popular Posts
I’m thisclose to posting a rageful rant…but if I’m gonna say something nasty, I want it to sting. Thus, I’ll need a day or two to stew. For now, know this: 1) there are no second chances and 2) Nobody puts Man Eater in a corner.
Now that I’ve spelled out
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April 20, 2010
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Dating, Single Dads, The Strip Club, Slump Buster, Puck, Playboy, Technology, Astrology, Alcohol, Bars, Restaurants, Smoking, Cigarettes, Parenting, Performances, Artists, Music, Prince, P.O.S., NPR, Spring, Cats, Love, Nature, Recipe, Carrot Cake, Cupcakes, Raisins, Nuts, Cream Cheese, Dessert, Most Popular Posts
The week following my return from
Denver was drier than Mile High mountain air. An ER doc I was scheduled to “have a cow” with at The Strip Club on Sunday evening cancelled. Then Slump Buster un-fanned me. Puck re-blocked me. Playboy* was
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April 4, 2010
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Playboy, Dating, Single Dads, Parenting, Technology, Facebook, Rebound, Fashion, Tattoos, Restaurants, Breakfast, Irish Eyes, Music, Californication, TV, David Duchovny, Recipe, Cake, Whipped Cream, Food Coloring, Bunny Cake, Easter, Most Popular Posts
It may be Holy Week according to the church calendar, but Man Eater just had the most sinful Easter weekend ever.
I want to tell this story seductively while still being discreet. Why? I could say it’s because the man of the moment is high profile. I could say it’s because he’
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March 28, 2010
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Books, Marry Him, Lori Gottlieb, Dating, Marriage, Divorce, Breakups, Parenting, Alpha, Beta, Recipe, Coffee Cake, Berries, Dough, Bread, Nuts, Pecans, Streusel, Whipped Cream, Breakfast, Brunch
Reasons women cite for breaking up with men:
* He loved me too much
* He wasn’t romantic enough
* He was so boring, he thought I was funny all the time
* He was too optimistic
* He was too pessimistic
* He didn’t have hair
* He had hair, but the wrong color (most often cited: blonde
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March 24, 2010
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The Mexican, Marriage, Pregnancy, Babies, Miscarriage, Divorce, Keanu Reeves, Writing, Parenting, EconMan, Puck, Insatiable, Recipe, Cookies, Pecans, Nuts, Powdered Sugar, Mexican Wedding Cakes
Eleven years ago today, at this very moment, I was saying my “I Do”s with The Mexican at a judge’s chambers in downtown Minneapolis. The dress was a horrific Macy’s prom frock covered in sequins and the reception was held at…
…Olive Garden. Oh, the shame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Based solely on our first
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March 2, 2010
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Babies, Chipotle, Chocolate, Cupcakes, The Heavy Table, Health, Parenting, Bakery, Blogs, Writing, Books, Mon Petit Cupcake, Best Sex Writing, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Kerry Cohen, Loose Girl, Slump Buster, Alcohol, Whiskey
Scene: Sunday. Home sweet home. Me standing in front of the bathroom mirror and groaning.
Why? Because I was late. REALLY late…
My cupcake meetup was due to start in ten minutes and I hadn’t even left the house yet. The holdup? I couldn’t zip up any of my clothes. I kid
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December 12, 2009
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Divorce, Parenting, The Mexican, Beer, Sleep, Technology, Phone Calls
In my last post, I let the secret ingredient for a happy husband slip: Beer. Today, a tip for the fellas: Happy wives need…beauty sleep. (And you thought I was going to say chocolate! Ha!) Case in point:
9:25 a.m. Tuesday morning, I awoke to find two missed calls on my cell. The
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November 25, 2009
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Construction Cutie, Caribou, Coffee Shop, Coffee, Dating, Writing, Parenting
(Continued from yesterday's post.)
The next day, as soon as Construction Cutie slouched into the chair across from me (we were down that like), he said, “So I’ve been thinking about this memoir thing. Aren’t you too young to write a memoir?”
“It doesn’t cover my whole life,” I said. “Just
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September 6, 2009
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Braiser Babe, Married Man, Breakups, Music, Writing, Cooking, Parenting, Recipe, Cupcakes, Chocolate, Dessert, Gummi Worms
I had a dream last night that some fellow food writers e-mailed me to say, “Erica, please keep your blog light and happy. No more angry posts.”
Then I woke up. Alone. Reality bites.
You readers don’t expect Man Eater to be all sugar and spice and everything nice, do you? Because it
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September 4, 2009
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Spirituality, Divorce, The Mexican, Puck, Parenting, Recipe, Cookies
Earlier this week, I had an attack of conscience (yes, I have one) when The Mexican asked me to help him pay for and chauffer our daughters to Sunday school.
What’s my beef with religious education? I consider myself a recovering Catholic. Brought up in the Unitarian faith (which is an oxymoron if
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August 30, 2009
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Braiser Babe, Cooking, Spirituality, Recipe, Parenting, Most Popular Posts
Here’s a novel sensation for me: emptiness.
Life has been so quiet the past few days as things have slowed down on the seduction front. No, not slowed—they’ve come to a complete halt. (I don’t know why I’m complaining. Feast or famine is SO how I operate in every
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