Free Candy
My friends over at Sweet Services are running a cool promotion: Free candy for bloggers. If you have been blogging more than a year, then head on over there. They will send five pounds of candy to the first 50 bloggers…
Peach Smoothie
It's summertime. In Arizona. It's hot. I swear it's 142F in the shade. It's so hot even the notorious Gila RIver Ant Rustlers are staying in the shade. I needed something to drink. Something cold. Something wet. (and something non-alcoholic…
Merle Barnhart 1923 – 2008
My father is now in a better place. I got a call from the nursing home yesterday saying that the time was near. I arrived at his bedside late yesterday afternoon to find his breathing shallow and labored. I spent…
The Cats are Very Afraid
My Father's Day gift from my Sweet Lady Wife. It's a Messermeister Meridian Elite Cleaver. I've been wanting one of these for a long time. When I make Chicken Legs in a Raspberry Vinaigrette I chop the foot off each…
The House Smells So Good Right Now
I'm roasting some garlic in the oven right now in preparation for tonight's meal.
Mothers Day Postponed One Week
I had to work dawn til disk last weekend and so was unable to treat my Sweet Lady Wife to the Mother's Day she deserved. She was very understanding and supportive but I know I had to make up for…
A Good Vinaigrette
1 Part Red Wine Vinegar 1 Part Dijon Mustard 4 Parts Extra Virgin Olive Oil Salt & Pepper to Taste
99 Cents Only Store Cookbook
I saw this on Yahoo! the other day. There is a part of me that takes a perverse pleasure in being able to accomplish an objective on the cheap. Someday, I'm going to fix a whole week's dinners for my…