Joanna Shawn Brigid "Bridey" O'Leary

Joanna Shawn Brigid "Bridey" O'Leary Food Histories. Travel Journalism. Consumption Narratives. I go where the eating is good and I write about it.

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11/28/2022

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WAIT! It' NOT me, it's YOU! Pecan Sandies and edible errors.
09/20/2018

WAIT! It' NOT me, it's YOU! Pecan Sandies and edible errors.

WHAT. THE. F**K. STELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!, I yelped to no one in particular. Flash back to this past weekend, when I attempted to make pecan sandies using (Stella) Parks’ Bravetart, the newest addition to my out-of-control cookbook collection. Although my mom, as I have oft noted, made some killer c

Usually I don't like fruit desserts. These cookies are definitely an exception.
08/29/2018

Usually I don't like fruit desserts. These cookies are definitely an exception.

I have this thing about fruit in desserts. Empirical experience (i.e., a lifetime of eating and enjoying pies and tarts) has shown me that apples, strawberries, peaches, etc., etc., can form the basis of absolutely terrific desserts. For some reason, however, the healthfulness of fruit leads me

It's too hot to turn on the oven, but fortunately no baking necessary for these cookies.
08/27/2018

It's too hot to turn on the oven, but fortunately no baking necessary for these cookies.

WHY IS IT STILL SO HOT OUTSIDE?!? I have lived in Texas for 10 years and inevitably at some point during the seemingly interminable summer, I start to lose it.  This slow descent into humidity-induced madness is fortunately usually arrested by the arrival of a cold(ish) front right around

Some people bring their friends raisins from California. Alice Levitt opted for Xinjiang.
08/20/2018

Some people bring their friends raisins from California. Alice Levitt opted for Xinjiang.

....or, rather, Oatmeal Uighur Raisin Cookies.... A good friend supports your crazy plan to make 57 different cookies in one year. An excellent friend brings you back raisins (and cheese) all the way from Xinjiang province so that one of those 57 types of cookies can have a sort of, shall we say

I post a lotta pics of decadent food but pls know in reality my diet is 80% vegetables. Tonight it's testing meal kits....
08/17/2018

I post a lotta pics of decadent food but pls know in reality my diet is 80% vegetables. Tonight it's testing meal kits. https://t.co/jxHD1fe4Ks

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