tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post3132227522672664173..comments2024-01-05T04:39:29.978-08:00Comments on Gild the (Voodoo)lily: Ostrich burgers and animal fries, junebug lust and brome seed in my socksHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-11859978749113478242008-04-09T19:34:00.000-07:002008-04-09T19:34:00.000-07:00Great post. I would have ordered the liver and oni...Great post. I would have ordered the liver and onions too. But I bet your glad to be back home.glamah16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16724763173861801914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-45999063171329318492008-04-08T18:24:00.000-07:002008-04-08T18:24:00.000-07:00Jeremy - If I'da seen SOS on a menu, you know I wo...Jeremy - If I'da seen SOS on a menu, you know I woulda.<BR/><BR/>Amy - Awww! It's good to be missed. The sunburn is in the itchy peely stage now.<BR/><BR/>Sketti - I guess I can always find something of which to make fun. :P<BR/><BR/>Jenn - Seriously, woman! Are you reading blogs while you get your hair and nails done? I was a basket case this close to <I>my</I> wedding. :DHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-76150578196000606822008-04-08T06:56:00.000-07:002008-04-08T06:56:00.000-07:00Man, I am really out of it... I didn't even realis...Man, I am really out of it... I didn't even realise you were gone! This was such a fun post - Heather the food critic! You are such an awesome cook, I bet you realy miss your home cooked meals when you are on the road! ;)<BR/><BR/>Welcome back! Now I'm outta here! :)Thistlemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898600488153652504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-4296688341266166132008-04-08T06:28:00.000-07:002008-04-08T06:28:00.000-07:00I thought you said you'd have nothing to write abo...I thought you said you'd have nothing to write about... ;)aforkfulofspaghettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303046899595697854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-87816297994090451962008-04-08T05:28:00.000-07:002008-04-08T05:28:00.000-07:00is it weird that i actually missed your blog while...is it weird that i actually missed your blog while you were gone? wtf? <BR/><BR/>that post is awesome. hilarious. i wish we had brought our camera into the places we ate in during our trip to the south west 2 years ago. HIGH-LARIOUS. when you find those jems called "(insert owner's name here)'s Place", you know you're about to have the meal of a lifetime - and with many spelling mistakes. <BR/><BR/>welcome home. check that sunburn...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-10051664374325318502008-04-07T19:59:00.000-07:002008-04-07T19:59:00.000-07:00Heather, Haven't passed your site in some days, to...Heather, <BR/>Haven't passed your site in some days, too busy working with my wing nut Union cooks! As usual you make reading a joyful experience, whew that gravy on that mash looked like stuff I used to make in the Army Mess hall I worked in!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-34740478798207213332008-04-07T18:21:00.000-07:002008-04-07T18:21:00.000-07:00Dang you sneaky Brittany! You snuck in while I was...Dang you sneaky Brittany! You snuck in while I was typing! It's good to be back, but I am totally still craving burgers.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-23880538185930495762008-04-07T18:18:00.000-07:002008-04-07T18:18:00.000-07:00Tammy - You can have it! I'm more of a homebody.Va...Tammy - You can have it! I'm more of a homebody.<BR/><BR/>Valli - I prefer to keep the grease in my burger and off my sunburn! :D<BR/><BR/>Nuria - I DO need a dinner at Simpatica to make the pain go away. <BR/><BR/>Kittie - People often tell me I'm funny, but looks aren't everything!<BR/><BR/>Syd - Fuck a salad and lemon water. A bitch needs nutrients.<BR/><BR/>Catherine - I am totally down with some bull fry taco! But only if I can also try cabeza and lingua too. The holy trinity, they are.<BR/><BR/>Leigh - I think the Scots wrote the book on frying perfection. Battered and deep-fried chocolate bar? Yes please.<BR/><BR/>Robin - They make the very best burgers, don't they?<BR/><BR/>Toni - I just wish I'd done the trip on the back of Alton Brown's bike. He is such a sexy motherfucker.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-81949807938145222702008-04-07T18:08:00.000-07:002008-04-07T18:08:00.000-07:00Welcome back, and I adore this post! I love a goo...Welcome back, and I adore this post! I love a good road trip, and I love road food even more! Your pictures were fantastic!Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874958369943279206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-1121698660448893652008-04-07T16:40:00.000-07:002008-04-07T16:40:00.000-07:00Welcome back, Heather! I think I felt my arteries...Welcome back, Heather! I think I felt my arteries hardening while I read your post! But I was reminded, like Peter, of Feasting on Asphalt. Great post!Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822692768754916337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-67460285703325197262008-04-07T10:42:00.000-07:002008-04-07T10:42:00.000-07:00great post. it's not often you get a decent piece ...great post. it's not often you get a decent piece of writing like that, especially seeing as though im a sucker for americana. great pictures too. that one of the the short-order chef rocks, in a way that i can't explain. being english, i have a adverse curiosity for anything described as 'chicken-fried'...Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-28215604882046519622008-04-07T08:49:00.000-07:002008-04-07T08:49:00.000-07:00Glad you are home, even with clogged arteries and ...Glad you are home, even with clogged arteries and a terrible sunburn! Please tend to that, stat!<BR/>You gotta come to AZ sometime and we'll go to all the joints on the border - you ain't had no road food like bull ball tacos. With a case of Pacifico.Catherine Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095969173887557939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-80903817023595380312008-04-07T08:29:00.000-07:002008-04-07T08:29:00.000-07:00I love that you aren't the "I'll just have a salad...I love that you aren't the "I'll just have a salad and lemon water" type of girl. And completely unashamed and unapologetic to boot. (as you should be) <BR/><BR/>Great recap. Sorry you're toasty.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288677537002934173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-17486715079694842262008-04-07T08:21:00.000-07:002008-04-07T08:21:00.000-07:00Welcome home!Your funny!Welcome home!<BR/><BR/>Your funny!Laura Patersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588036645858886259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-28829337911519823012008-04-07T07:07:00.000-07:002008-04-07T07:07:00.000-07:00Hola Guapa! Nice to see your face again! I think t...Hola Guapa! Nice to see your face again! I think that you urgently need a dinner at Simpatica!!!! <BR/><BR/>If you have aloe vera in your garden: cut a thick leave and use the inner moister over your burned skin... you probably knew about this one :DNĂºriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022880640891451797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-87429328423271783282008-04-06T20:11:00.000-07:002008-04-06T20:11:00.000-07:00I long for the days when I could eat this way and ...I long for the days when I could eat this way and did.I have had ostrich burger...try some ostrich oil on your sunburn...oh sorry that was emu oil..it works quite well:DValerie Harrison (bellini)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10205920305666658534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-42839979811732443362008-04-06T18:40:00.000-07:002008-04-06T18:40:00.000-07:00Ah, the call of the open road. I'll take it. The...Ah, the call of the open road. I'll take it. The paper towel bath, the misspellinings, I'll take it all.tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418732743701019456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-82954782032352377322008-04-06T16:46:00.000-07:002008-04-06T16:46:00.000-07:00Cornpwn - I have definitely been craving salads, t...Cornpwn - I have definitely been craving salads, to say the least. <BR/><BR/>Em - I would eat the shit out of your restaurant's L&O! <BR/><BR/>MrOrph - The ostrich <I>was</I> lean, but picked up some grease from the flat top. You crack me up with your lyrics.<BR/><BR/>Judy - I missed you too! If you lived a wee bit closer I'd go with your derm for sure. ;)<BR/><BR/>Peter - Glad to provide a little bug porn to the internets. There really isn't enough, methinks. I heart AB and loved his show. I though of him often in those places.<BR/><BR/>Meester Zen - I give a pass on the choking to the ESL crowd. My French would make you want to choke a bitch, that's for sure.<BR/><BR/>Petah - I thought the In-N-Out was good too. We don't have it in the Pacific NW, so I will definitely have it again when I go back down in a week.<BR/><BR/>Cookie - Hahaha. Bacon is just saying that to get on onions' good side.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-45184517134015694612008-04-06T16:27:00.000-07:002008-04-06T16:27:00.000-07:00I love how the crisp bacon strips compliment the o...I love how the crisp bacon strips compliment the onions: "You're sweet. Really, I mean it. Awfully sweet, you are."cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-59544878931290748262008-04-06T16:03:00.000-07:002008-04-06T16:03:00.000-07:00As usual Heather very entertaining. (I love "in a...As usual Heather very entertaining. (I love "in and out burger". Probably the "freshest" fast food you can find on the west coast...I know I hate admitting to that but as a visitor to the US it was actually quite good!).<BR/>Can't wait to hear more...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-72665893760628404532008-04-06T16:02:00.000-07:002008-04-06T16:02:00.000-07:00Welcome back but don't choke me please! My blog is...Welcome back but don't choke me please! My blog is scattered with spelling, punctuation, grammar and word choice errors. I'm English handicapped but at least i try. I wasn't born here you know. There's a spell checker position available on my blog, no pay, no benefit, no 401K, no recognition... Are you interested? :-)<BR/><BR/>Looks like you came back from hell, i think i would be dead too if i ate like that for a week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-24250395655185955392008-04-06T16:00:00.000-07:002008-04-06T16:00:00.000-07:00Welcome back Heather! Your road trip reminds me Al...Welcome back Heather! Your road trip reminds me Alton's Feasting on Asphalt...looks like you've found some gems already.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the bug-porn!Peter Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01907758539058786065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-60064968291279044832008-04-06T15:58:00.000-07:002008-04-06T15:58:00.000-07:00Glad your back,really missed you! This post crack...Glad your back,really missed you! This post cracked me up. T. is ready it right now and I can here him chuckling away. Road food sucks. I hate our annual drives to vacation because of the food. Thank God we are starting to see some better options now!<BR/>P.S.-I happen to know some really good dermatologists here???!!!Judy@nofearentertaininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825595275519383264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-49999067967580454182008-04-06T15:34:00.000-07:002008-04-06T15:34:00.000-07:00I am picking myself up off the floor from, well, y...I am picking myself up off the floor from, well, you know, LOL-ing. :-)<BR/><BR/>What a post. I felt like I was on the road again.<BR/><BR/>The burger? Isn't ostrich a bit lean? Was it juicy enough?<BR/><BR/>In any case...<BR/><BR/>Welcome back, <BR/>Your dreams were your ticket out. <BR/><BR/>Welcome back,<BR/><BR/>to that same old place that you laughed about. <BR/><BR/>Well the names have all changed since you hung around, <BR/>But those dreams have remained and they're turned around. <BR/><BR/>Who'd of thought they lead ya...<BR/><BR/>bye nowMrOrphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12069259633169478114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-34880305127656606502008-04-06T15:05:00.000-07:002008-04-06T15:05:00.000-07:00Welcome back! You crack me up.You should visit th...Welcome back! You crack me up.<BR/><BR/>You should visit the restaurant where I work. We have L&O. We put gravy on ours.<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the sunburn-wear more sunscreen!!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204776831565649927noreply@blogger.com