Betsy Armstong

Just discovered Fake Palindromes this fall. Outstanding.

Is it me, or did Trump create ICE as a reward to all his Jan 6 scoundrels? Because the vibe is alarmingly similar. #ICE #January6 #brownshirts

I've long said: elect imperfect democrats and get a seat at the table to push them toward your preferred policy. Otherwise you get republicans, and not only will you lose your seat at the table - you'll lose the whole damn table.

just keep swimming… Growing up in Savannah, I spent my summers combing the beach at Tybee, crabbing off my grandparents’ dock, and sailing the Wilmington River. It was idyllic and sun-kissed, but most importantly, it …

New post: 50 years of fish anxiety.

the older I get… This month a pair of viral foodie trends nearly got the best of me, so I had to reinforce my inner dialogue with a hearty dose of Mother’s “I’m so sorry, I can’t.” Of course, this was only after I …

Saying no with a smile. 🍽️ #foodie #foodsky

Important words to read on the heels of my 35th 🐅 reunion.

fine, I’ll do it myself… Grinding my own burgers has prompted a major shift in my culinary habits. I can never go back and according to some people, I cannot seem to shut up about it. For me, cooking is like life and I thi…

Adventures in DIY 🍽️ #foodie #foodsky

What an asshole.

creatures of habit … Call me a traditionalist, but my relationship with the Buffalo wing is moored to a specific time and place. As a closeted creature of habit, I downright refuse to dissociate this food from those me…

Wings, anyone? 🍽️ #food #foodie #foodsky

a mac & cheese metamorphosis … My adventure cooking began slowly that spring, although the blog didn’t take shape until over a year later. Those early months are documented by poorly lit photos, unaccompanied by any snarky comme…

Where was I when the world shut down 5 years ago? Not quite thinking about comfort food the way I do now. #foodie #foodsky 🧀

Oh yes!

A sign they are going to fight.

chickens and eggs… A proper chicken recipe can be the perfect foil to the anxiety of choice – simple and affordable but with all the flavor and decadence of haute cuisine. For this post, I chose Poulet Gaston G…

Poulet Gaston Gerard and smart choices in a $7 per carton egg economy. #foodie #foodsky 🥘🐓🥚

gratitude and baguettes… I’m going to wind my way toward baguettes vis-a-vis yet another lengthy, formulaic self-awareness journey: first an introduction to my frame of mind, next a little story, and then some resolution i…

#foodie #foodsky 🍳

Scolding people for wanting to tune out is exactly the wrong approach. Give them something other than Trump outrage of the day to tune INTO and spur ACTION. Doom scrolling is not being a good citizen and it's not accomplishing anything.

If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.

Thanksgiving leftovers 2 ways: sammitch and tetrazzini 🍽️ #food #foodie #foodporn #foodsky

2 little changes seriously elevated Thanksgiving dinner 2024: spatchcocked, dry-brined roast turkey and deconstructed green bean “casserole.” Mashed & sweet potatoes, herbed stuffing, giblet gravy, and ribbed canned cranberry remained deliciously standard. 🍽️ #food #foodie #foodporn #foodsky

Game on!

a Thanksgiving state of mind… …memories of grateful & merry gluttony. 🎶 play: Surrender, Cheap Trick (live) 🍳 jump to recipe: Turkey Tetrazzini When I was a very little girl, Thanksgiving in Savannah was a large family gath…

Memories of my quirky childhood Thanksgivings and a killer Turkey Tetrazzini recipe. 🍽️ 🦃 #food #foodie #thanksgiving

“Gratitude is the fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.”

Dr. Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784

Figs and Gorgonzola 🍽️
#food #foodie #foodporn

look up… The lesson here is obvious – look up from your food, look up from your computer, look up from your phone. Relish that tiresome effort to adjust your eyes and strain to refocus…again and again…

I’ve been reminiscing about London today. 🍽️ #food #travel

Nachos: the sheet pan living its best life. 🍜 🍽️ #food #foodie

At least once a month we drift to Thailand for an evening.

How I made it through the pandemic nightmare. I guess it’s time to start writing again.

Tonkatsu.

Spent most of the last 10 days in a dissociative funk, so naturally I decided it was the perfect time to learn how to bake bread. My Impatience Bread: not quite a baguette, but almost a ciabatta. 🍜