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Inspired by an episode of "Man vs Food", I am in search of an authentic recipe for Phall curry-can anyone help? I should mention that I have never made any kind of Indian food, so I am likely woefully short of the required spices, but I will get them. Any food that requires you to wear a gas...

Does anyone use a ceramic knife? I just happened upon them in a catalog and wondered how they compared in terms of sharpness, durability etc. Now I can see how this could become a heated debate :lol:, so let me say up front that there are no right/wrong answers-I'm just soliciting the opinions...

Once again, I am turning to the smartest people I know!! My DW got a cat for her birthday. A cute little kitten, she named Bella. Trouble is, its been 3 weeks, and Bella hasn't acclimated herself to us or our home. She spends all day hiding (we are absolutely unable to locate her) and prowls...

Much like my personal theories on the JFK assasination, Mrs only lets me bring up the topic of fruitcake once a year....and that time is now! I feel for the lowly fruitcake-it is the object of countless holiday jokes and ridicule. It gets no respect!! But growing up, my Grandma used to make...

First off, Mrs SK and I would like to wish each and every one of you a blessed and happy Thanksgiving. Its our wish that you all get to enjoy the day with your loved ones and that its filled with happiness-as it should be. Which leads me to my question-with 2008 rapidly disappearing in the...

I'll admit it-I jumped on the bandwagon when cigars became "stylish" in the 90's, but over the years, its grown into a passion. I maintain a couple of humidors, dilegently, and actually have cigars that are 7 and 8 yrs old that are perfect and ready to smoke! They are mostly a "special...

With 11 Grandchildren, Mrs SK and I were discussing the glut of "trace-around-the-hand" Turkey drawings we are about to recieve, as well as the Glitter and Macaroni "art", crayon posters and so on and so forth. Here is the rub. I cannot bring myself to throw any of this stuff away-I've got...

Is your town haunted? This is pretty neat. JUST CLICK YOUR STATE!!! Alabama Louisiana Ohio Alaska Maine Oklahoma Arizona Maryland Oregon Arkansas Massachusetts Pennsylvania California Michigan...

There is no middle ground on this one-either you do or you don't. Who gets flu shots? Mrs SK swears by em', I've never had one in 49 years, and I don't plan on starting anytime soon. Neither of us has had the flu in a long while, so we're at an impasse. Really no right or wrong on this...

Judging by some of the beautiful pictures y'all post, a lot of you must be pretty knowledgable about digital cameras. I'd like to get Mrs SK a new one for Christmas, but I'm a little under-informed. Let me list what I do know about them; 1) "Megapixel" - I know this is a word that is, or at...

Who's Superstitious here? While Mrs & I were in LV last week, I was floored when she threw my hat on the bed!! Since I was little, a hat on the bed has always meant bad luck-if your inclined to believe in that sort of thing-but I was astounded when she said she'd never heard of it! Anybody else...

Well, if all goes well, our new JRT pups will be New Years furbabies. I know that its a little early to decide on names, but I've kinda got my heart set on "Axe" and "Smash", named after the infamous 80's rassling duo.:punk: As most of you have probably already guessed, Mrs. SK doesn't agree...

Mrs and myself recently dined at Binions ranch in LV where she had "Chicken fried Lobster" Personally, I don't care for Lobster, but as one diner described it, it was "Heaven on a plate" The concept seems simple enough to me, but lobster is kind of pricey to be experimenting with, IMO. Any...

We were at Treasure Island hotel/casino in LV this past week and they were serving a "frozen" rum n' coke. Sort of a rum n' coke daquiri for lack of a better description. We have a Margaritaville frozen drink shaver/blender, but I'm pretty sure that putting a carbonated beverage (coke) in it...

Well, its almost that time. Christmas, and Christmas music are nearly upon us. You either love it or hate it, there is no in between. Here at the Smoke King residence, we love it-and come November, our house is filled with it. From the traditional to the obscure, our stereos are running it...

I know this is probably a dumb question, but its one I need to ask. Can I can yellow tomatoes (don't know the variety) the same as the red ones? Do I even want to? And would there be any point to "mixing" (red & yellow) them? If the answer is yes, then will I be able to use them as I would...

With so many animal lovers on DC (myself being one as many of you well know) this story broke in our local (Omaha) paper today Man Beats Dog To Death With Golf Club - Omaha News Story - KETV Omaha I know I promised to keep my threads light for awhile, but this one makes my blood boil!! We...

I just watched a program on "deep fried foods" and they featured a place (in NJ I think) Where they deep fry hot dogs! I know my palette isn't as sophisticated as most but to me this was pure GENIUS!!! I can't believe I'm just now hearing about this!! Anyone ever eat there??

I volunteered to make cookies for a social event at my church. I stopped in today to get some details as to what they were looking for and thats when the whole thing got out of hand. First, let me paint a picture of myself. I'm 6'1", about 215#. I haven't cut my hair since the fall of 1996. Oh...

In keeping with my promise of light hearted threads.. I was watching the news this AM, and a "scientist" that was being interviewed, said that now that they have started the new "supercollider" in Europe, when the atoms begin smashing together, its going to create a "black hole", and the earth...

I've got a problem-dilemma is probably a better word. We have a family member who has fallen on hard times....again. I know that her problems are without a doubt self-inflicted, but once again, she needs "help" in the form of a place to stay, until she can get "back on her feet" Normally, I...

After many months on DC, yesterday (9/11) I finally clicked on "user CP'-and among other things, I discovered people have been sending me Karma!!! Sooo.. in light of this I'd like to thank, in no particular order, LEFSElover, grantskat, ladycook61, jkath, sattie (sattie, when I lost my furbaby...

Brrrrrr!!! Its in the mid 40's here tonite (Nebraska). I just stoked the firepit, and my grandson (7 y.o.) and I are sitting outside-he is telling me about his favorite subject, the video game "Mortal Kombat", (and I am listening, and thanking God for him) making s'mores and drinking hot...

This year, feeling "adventurous" (like I do every spring) I decided to try something new in the garden. This year, it was yellow tomatoes. So now, they won't stop!!! What does everyone else do with them?? I'm not real crazy about them (seem kind of bland) but I hate to see them go to waste...

I recently had an opportunity to try some authentic, homemade Mexican hot sauce-unfortunately, the language barrier kept me from getting the recipe from my host. You could see through it-it wasn't opaque-and I could see pepper seeds, and of all things, sliced radishes floating in it!! And it...