I received an email from Marguerite about the care and use of her rediscovered Happy Day Griddle Grill. “Just found your blog because I was reaching the Happy Day Griddle I was rearranging my cabinets this week and found it…. After my parents passed away (i had taken care of them for many years and now […]
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March 26 2013
Yummy!! Canned Unicorn Meat
I sent away for this a couple of weeks ago, and it finally arrived today. It had a convoluted trail, it came by way of Kim Jong-un’s private stock. So of course I couldn’t order it directly from North Korea. It had to go from “friend” to “friend” to avoid any possible repercussions from the State Department. But […]
April 9 2012
I have a New Cleaning Tool
It’s called Krud Kutter! You know those places in your kitchen that don’t always get wiped down, those little nooks and crannies that just somehow get missed. Then the grease, and grim sort of sets up into this impenetrable varnish that just won’t come off. I had a couple of places like that, behind the stove, the […]
April 25 2010
I Have a Brand New Soy Sauce
Kikkoman Soy Sauce used to be my one and only soy sauce. But now I have found a new brand to love and cherish. It is Tabasco Soy Sauce. Here it is with some mini egg rolls. It has just a hint of Tabasco in the sauce. Just enough to give it a little zip. […]
April 13 2010
Gas vs. Charcoal Grilling
I have finally found a solution for the age-old debate, Propane Gas vs. Charcoal Grilling. It is a debate that everyone has tussled over, especially when you are getting ready to lay out some hard earned money. It was time to retire our old propane grill. It had seen better days, the burners were shooting […]
October 13 2009
Attack of the Giant Pizza
We were invaded by a very large pizza the other night. We were in the mood for some pizza so we went through our collection of pizza menus on the side of the fridge. I saw the menu for Palermo’s super extra large pizza. It’s a 24 inch monster. Here is what they say about […]
February 15 2009
Happy Day Griddle-Grill Revisited
I Now have two Happy Day Griddle-Grills. As you may know from my first posting “Happy Day Griddle/Grill Best Griddle I Have Ever Used, Period.” I acquired my first Happy Day Griddle from my mom. She was about to throw it in the trash. My second Happy Day Griddle was purchased on eBay. The remarkable […]
July 20 2008
A Cooks Visual Basic Tool Kit
I am an avid wood worker and do a lot of my own remodeling and maintenance around the house, in doing so I read a lot of DIY magazines and web sites. One thing that that I see a lot of in the DIY community is people asking for, and getting, descriptions of basic starter […]
April 29 2008
Top Five Food Network Shows!
Here are my five favorite Food Network Shows. Nothing scientific about it, these are just the shows I really like. #5 Nigella Bites “Nigella Bites is part guide and part food confessional. Each episode is a total immersion in Nigella’s food life, focusing on the simple yet delicious food she cooks for herself, her family […]
April 23 2008
A Word on Posting Media Rich Recipes
It sucks, well not really. It’s just very labor and time intensive. The Seafood Chowder recipe took almost all of Sunday to complete. From remembering and writing down the recipe , to shopping. to final preparation and photography it was a whole day affair. Not that I’m complaining or anything. This is more of an […]
