Maria left for work the other morning, and I had the house all to myself. As I prepare to start a new job and end my short sabbatical, I wanted to do something special. So I cooked up some turkey bacon. Actually, I just heated up bacon I had cooked and frozen several weeks ago. […]
I don’t like to have problems with my meals. I try really hard to avoid confrontation with food, but sometimes things spin out of control. We faced two such instances this week. One of them might force me to write a strongly-worded letter to one of my favorite food companies. Maria decided to make macaroni […]
In the aftermath of my 40th birthday recently, I noticed something about the gifts I received. Almost every one had something to do with food or beer. Part of me wondered what this said about me. Do I drink too much or do I just enjoy quality beer? Am I a glutton or do I […]
On my previous two Vegas trips, I have made mistakes. I have had a little too much to drink early in the trip, which has set me back a little. One of the consequences of that action was that I didn’t really get to enjoy a lot of good Vegas food on those trips. I […]
The culinary world suffered a big loss the other day. Herb Peterson, the man who invented the Egg McMuffin, died. In 1972, Peterson changed life as we know it by deciding that you could have a sandwich for breakfast. The greatest ideas seem so simple. I didn’t plan on writing a tribute to Herb Peterson […]
Daylight Savings Time started on a very bad weekend for us. We had an morning commitment on Sunday, which meant we had to get up earlier than usual the day after we lost an hour of sleep. To try and help everyone get through the day, I suggested a trip for coffee and donuts after […]
Governments like to waste time on stupid things. I guess it makes them feel important. I usually don’t care about it, but when try to do something silly and someone drags it out even further, I can’t help but shake my head. Especially when it’s those jackasses from PETA. The group that hates our grilling […]
When Maria left for work last Saturday, I thought I had an easy day ahead of myself. Bridget had a friend over. They had plenty of activities planned. No one really needed me. One of the activities was a kit to decorate gingerbread cookies. The cookies came pre-made with the kit so even I couldn’t […]
I like to try and support local food places. When Maria was working on Saturday, I figured I’d hit a place I had never tried before. I was hankering for a sub so I went to this new pizza/sub joint. Yeah, that isn’t happening again. First off, I didn’t get what I ordered. I got […]
I came home the other day to an empty house. Maria had not yet returned from dropping Bridget off at her Brownie meeting so I had some time to relax before I ate. Two nights a week, I have to fend for myself. Bridget has to leave for activities before I get home so we […]