Forest Foodie Mugs

'We'll have it for you right away - it's buried out in the yard somewhere.'

Cookie Does

Squirrel with nutcracker

Deforestation.

Night of the Latkes

'This guy loves giving stump speeches. Ironically, they're all against deforestation.'

"Can you tell the oak tree to tell the birch tree to tell the elm tree I said hi?"

'All those vegetables Mom's been feeding me finally paid off. I'm a squash.'

Nothing like traveling hundreds of miles to immerse yourself in art for the sole purpose of killing time between meals.

'I love cutting trees in perfect circles because it drives aerial photography interpreters crazy.'

It's estimated that millions of trees are planted by forgetful squirrels.

"From right to left, you have your tekkamaki, your futomaki, and then your yamaimo roll. The little pile of pink stuff is ginger, the green one's wasabi. And, of course, you already recognize your vodka martini."

Get your no-turkey recipes here! Eco club. Go veggie for T-day! No thanks! I like turkey, sausage, stuffing, creamed onions with bacon and mincemeat pie. I figured as much. How can you tell? Gut check. That's my gut reaction, too.

Holiday Supplies

'Thanksgiving's no holiday for turkeys or the women who cook them.'

Panettone

'Is this still America?'

"Do we always have to work through lunch?"

'But, Mom. Think of all the leftovers he can thankfully eliminate.'

It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas

"Anything but milk and cookies."

"Hey, …. what's not to like?"

"And exactly how is the peanut-butter-and-jelly prepared?"

"Being vegan or vegetarian isn't enough anymore. From now on I will only cook stuff I stepped in on the sidewalk."

"Do you mind? I'm in the middle of recording a podcast."

"The homes in this area are beautiful."

The Canoga Forest - coming soon: The Conoga Desert.

'How was your holiday?' - 'Fantastic! Great weather! Great food! No illness!' - 'So, back to work tomorrow, then?' - 'Yeah, I guess so.' - 'Lousy, germ free holiday.'

"Call me selfish if you want, but I have no issue with spoiling the farmer's Christmas lunch: I'm out of here..."

'Bye dear! I'll have another nice reindeer steak ready for you when you get back.'

"Who shaves the fennel in your family?"

Twas the week before Christmas and all thru the house

The great bit pie chart of holiday season dining.

"Perhaps you wouln't have declared so many places 'worth a detour' if you'd held the map right way up!"

"Pepperoni pizza is my favorite! Ah, Billy, you little suck up!"