Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: food, friends

And while many of us… ME… are still working on our taxes…
it looks like Pam has been busy in the kitchen! And then sharing her “Salted Caramel Chocolate Oreo Pie.” It sure sounds good… I like every word in the title!!! And it looks pretty darn tasty in a handmade & stamped pie plate too!

Categories: food, friends

You gotta love when a surprise “care package” arrives in the mail… this time from my friend Tracy! Who may have seen “somewhere” that I have a thing for OREO’s?! So when she recently went to France, she brought back a box of French OREOs for me. I can’t quite read the ingredients list or the nutritional information… but I’m just assuming that I don’t “want” to see that anyway!

It is good to see there is some protein in OREO’s though!!!

Categories: food

After last week’s “terrible” Irish Creme Thin OREO’s…
We approached this week’s new flavor with a bit of trepidation. Especially since I am NOT a fan of the real tiramisu dessert. I don’t drink coffee, I don’t drink alcohol, not a fan of puffy-squishy lady fingers… and that fluffy moussey stuff?! Not a fan… mousse???… is it pudding, is it frosting, is it whipped cream? What it is it trying to be? My “palate of a four-year-old” gets confused. Too many things I’m not excited about. But I digress…

So we tried the new OREO flavor this week… and I must admit it wasn’t all that bad. I mean, we finished the bag!!! Much better reviews from my students than last week’s package of Irish Creme… that we actually ended up throwing away the leftovers!!!

Categories: food

Tonight was the the first night of the new Spring session of classes at Lillstreet… so of course we needed the new flavor of OREOs to kick it off!!! Not too sure about this flavor. It didn’t win me over right away… the Jury is still out.

OREO UPDATE : Okay… the Jury is done deliberating.

I tried sharing them with three of my pottery classes… and NO ONE likes them!!! For the first time, we didn’t finish the package… and I ended up throwing away the leftovers. Wait… what?… throwing away OREOs??? Really?… YES!!!

Categories: bowls, food

And just for the record… in case you were wondering… LUCKY CHARMS do taste even better in a new handmade Shamrock Bowl. Just sayin’… they still need more marshmallows!!!

My SHAMROCK MUGS & BOWLS SALE begins in one hour!!!
Only on my pottery Facebook page… 10:00am cst… click HERE.

Categories: food, holiday, platters

You know how I love a good holiday… well, today was NATIONAL OREO COOKIE DAY!!! What better way to celebrate a Thursday???… well, that and playing with my Lillstreet Throwdown students in class… followed by a late night watching THE TRAITORS finale!!! So sad it’s over… but always better with OREO’s!!!

Categories: art fair, food

Getting ready for Day Two of “4×4 : FOUR MAKERS”
and I just knew we might need a little “sustenance” to get us through the day!!!

Categories: food

A couple of my friends talked me into trying a new app… “Too Good To Go.”
Basically an outlet for bakeries, restaurants, grocery stores & more to sell-off their “seconds” or dated foods they can’t sell off the menu any more. So my first “app purchase” was a four-pack of core-filled & frosted cupcakes from Molly’s Cupcakes. They were so yummy… that I “might have” gone back the next day on the app & purchased TWO more four-packs of the same!!!

Burp!!!

Categories: food, platters

Yummy start to the day… a fresh bakery scone on a Cory McCrory plate!!!
So bright, so fun, so Sunday!!!

Categories: food, friends

From up in the frozen tundra of Stevens Point, Wisconsin… looks like Matthew braved the elements to get some yummy treats. Turns out he found Chinese OREOs… surprisingly thin, but I’m sure tasty nonetheless! Thanks for sharing your OREO adventure… looks yummy with a glass of milk!!!