I’ll order the blog…with a side of hypocrisy

The truth is – I’m anti-blogs. Let me rephrase that. I’m not anti-reading blogs. I get a certain enjoyment out of reading my friends’ entries (particularly the ones in which I’m quoted as doing something funny or saying something witty). However, I am anti the whole concept of blogging. Since when did it become okay to use the internet like a personal diary? I recently googled someone I hadn’t seen in awhile. The first hit that came up was a blog entry written by some girl two years ago. In it, she details minute-by-minute the awful date my friend took her on. Now, not knowing this girl or anything, I’d have to take a guess in assuming that she wouldn’t say to my friend’s face what she wrote. So if you are going to use your blog for your daily rants, why put last names in the entry? People are vain – they google themselves. Do you really want to hurt someone’s feelings like that? Hence, why I hate blogs.

So what on earth am I doing blogging? Is this a case of peer pressure? I can hear my father in the back of my head: If everyone else jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you? (Yes, I am afraid of heights and would want to get off the bridge as quickly as possible). Or is this one of those “it’s different” ploys? I can write a blog because mine is going to be different. (Really, I promise.) Either way you look at it, I’m clearly being hypocritical. But owning up to the hypocrisy must count for something…

Now, I’m still not entirely sure how this whole blogging thing works but I think I’m supposed to use this first entry to 1) try to be at least a little entertaining so that you want to read more and 2) tell you what my blog is about – after all, I am claiming the “it’s different” argument. Here’s the thing about me: I love food. I love to dish on gossip, life and just about anything. For some succulent recipes* and even juicier gossip**, visit my blog Side Dish.

Dish of the day:
Hypocritical Hot Potatoes
4-5 large red potatoes
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Paprika

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice the potatoes ¼ of an inch thick. Place them on a cookie sheet lined with foil. In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1.5 teaspoons salt, ¾ teaspoon pepper and ½ teaspoon paprika. Brush both sides of the potatoes with the oil mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes until crisp, turning once.

Disclaimers:
*I like food with substance. I take no responsibility for any weight gained from feasting on one of my recipes.
**A proper girl never reveals her sources of gossip.