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Hello gang! I'm still alive - but a lot has changed in my life since I last darkened these hallowed halls. Most of you know I was taking care of my Step-Mom after Dad passed away and working part time from home doing support programming for the Bureau of Reclamation in Denver, and working...

My DIL has been asked by her BFF (since 2nd grade) to make her wedding cake because she does a lot of birthday cakes - but she makes these from boxed mixes. Well, Carrie doesn't want to use a mix for this one - she wants to try to do this one from scratch! Grandpa has been recruited to help with...

I've been reading and seeing some reports on the news about there being a "projected" seed shortage for common garden vegetables this year and possibly for another year or two from the major seed suppliers. It appears there are several factors at work to cause this. First, there has been a...

I love watching James Baker "hack" food up and toss it in a pan. Forget what he says about chopping it into equal sized pieces - he certainly doesn't mess with such trivialities on his show. But, I understand his intent and philosophy ... hack it up, toss it in a pan, cook it, and eat - don't...

One of the best cooking shows on BBC or anywhere! A totally irreverent mockery of conventional cookery shows. I love it!!!!

Ok - this one does require some knowledge of anatomy and physiology ... My nose runs and my feet smell ... why?

I almost laughed myself silly this morning watching the news - there is a restaurant in Los Angeles now serving a new donut which would be great for breakfast. They dip the donut in a maple syrup glaze and then sprinkle the top with chopped bacon! ummm ..... donuts ..... :pig:

These can run less than $3.00 USD to make depending on the fish you use. Fish Croquettes 1 15-oz can Salmon or Mackerel, or 2 cans tuna - drained 1 cup cracker crumbs or toasted bread crumbs (buttered is better) 1 med onion small diced or grated 1 egg - beaten Removed the bones from the...

The basic recipe: 1 (10-12 oz) pkg Angel hair pasta 1 15-oz can sardines in tomato sauce 1) Put a pot of water on to come to a boil 2) Open the can of sardines - remove the sardoies to a plate and reserve the sauce. 3) Fillet the sardines, discard the bones, and cut the fillets into 3-4...

I have gotten a couple of PMs from people having a problem with the "Text Color" box in the editor not working since our last software upgrade. If you are having problems ... what Web Browser and version are you using? If you're not having problems ... what Web Browser and version are you...

Ok - this is probably the first thing that Mom taught me to cook ... that she would let me do on my own - and I made it on campouts several times, too: Mom's GLOP (the BASIC recipe) 1 - LB ground beef 1 - medium white or yellow onion - chopped/diced 1 - 15 oz can Pork-n-Beans 1 - 15 oz can...

I saw a little thing on the news the other night about the health hazards of that simple lemon wedge hanging off the rim or your glass of iced tea, or in your water, a lime in your diet coke, etc .... It was one of those things that was so obvious you don't even think about it! Anyway - here...

Okay - I saw this idea a couple of years ago on some TV gardening show ... planting tomato and other vegetable plants in a bale of hay! Anyone ever try hay bale gardening?

I was watching TV the other night while sitting with Mom at the hospital and saw a commercial that really interested me - and reminded me of the thread about planting tomato plants sideways. How about upside-down? The product was the Topsy Turvy™ Upside-down Tomato Planter - they made a claim...

I was just watching Jay Lenno - and he reported that a research article has shown that drinking wine is good for your vision! Maybe that MD 20/20 label means more than we thought????? :lol::lol::lol:

It's that time of year again when the Girl Scouts of America (GSA) are selling cookies again. Can't wait to get my annual fix of Thin Mints! There was a blurb on the news last night - you can also buy some from the girls that will be sent to our troops overseas! From what I heard - you just...

I had a strange dream last night ... so that is where this idea came from. It was about a "Wheel of Fortune" game where every catagory was "The name's the same" ... a person's name sounds the same as a word. The following is the only one I remember from my dream (although I remember there were...

Absinthe was something that I have read about - but has been outlawed in several (most) countries for about 100 years ... now it seems the US is going to allow it's production again. Some of my childhood was spent in New Orleans ... now maybe I'll have a chance to understand the drink that...

While I was strolling the aisles at the local grocery tonight - I ran across something I hadn't thought about in some time ... a tin of smoked kippers. So, breakfast is going to be this concoction that I made back in my college days ... 1 can smoked kippers (about 3.5 oz) 1/2 medium yellow...

Santa Claus ... that jolly old elf with a belly that shakes like a bowl full of jelly when he laughs and says "Ho Ho Ho" is in more trouble from the PC police! Australia wants to change his "Ho Ho Ho" to "ha ha ha" to keep from offending women ... hey - Santa was jolly and Ho-Hoing before rap...

I generally bake my own bread every week - but sometimes I do have to buy a loaf from the local grocery store. I was once curious why the twist-ties were different colors .... and someone explained that it was a way for the bread delivery guys to know what day of the week the bread was produced...

When I was a kid - during the years I was growing up in Albany, Georgia ... there wasn't much debate about how to pronounce the word - pecan .. it was "puh-con" - a "pee-can" was something that a truck driver kept under the seat of his truck. But, I've noticed Paula Dean pronouncing them...

For some reason while watching all of the cooking shows getting ready for Thanksgiving Day I began to notice a distinct difference in the pronunciation of the word giblets and was curious as to how many pronounce it with the soft-g (jib-lit) or the hard-g (like in gizzard or in the Bee Gee's...

I had to go to the store to get a couple of things for the stew I'm going to make tomorrow (I forgot the garlic and bay leaves). But, when I stepped out the door I just had to stop and reflect for a minute ... Up and down the street houses are decorated for Halloween - like they were when I...

I was watching the farm market report this morning and was shocked to learn that the price of corn has doubled in the past 3-4 months. As the price of crude oil has gone up to over $70 a barrel, and alternative renewable fuel sources are beginning to be taken seriously (like Ethanol from corn) -...