A quick story about how it’s rarely a good idea to abandon proven routines & tactics. We were in Kansas City over the weekend, visiting friends. Saturday evening’s dinner choices had been narrowed to going somewhere nice in the Plaza section, or getting barbeque. We settled on barbeque, and our host mentioned that “Oklahoma Joe’s” [...]
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I hope all my U.S. readers have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving, and that all my readers have a great weekend. Here are a few links you might enjoy, one from this blog and a couple of favorite recipes: If you want to maximize the yield from your Thanksgiving turkey, definitely check out The frugal [...]
Quick Chicken Quesadillas Next time you’re scrambling to come up with a quick yet satisfying casual meal, consider making 5 Minute Quesadillas! Ingredients Flour tortillas Salsa Mexican cheese mix or your favorite cheeses, shredded 1 rotisserie chicken (whatever flavor/seasoning you prefer), breast/thigh/wing meat shredded or sliced thinly Optional: cilantro Optional: serve with extra salsa and/or [...]
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If you occasionally bookmark recipes on sites like allrecipes.com, foodnetwork.com, epicurious, and others, you owe it to yourself to take a few minutes to check out Beta site Plummelo. How the site works is simple: once you’ve created a FREE account and installed a simple widget (doing both takes just seconds), when you find a [...]
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted a recipe, and this is one of our all time favorites… enjoy! First, a confession: I don’t know where this recipe is from, and as a result, have no idea who to credit. I believe we found this years ago in The Albany (NY) Times Union, but I’m [...]
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I recently posted about our search for a new coffee maker, and thought I’d follow up with a quick post about our current equipment. If you love coffee, you need to read this. For the best taste and texture, coffee must be brewed at a temperature of between 197°F and 205°F (92 – 96° Celsius), [...]
This is an update to a popular post from November of 2008; have a wonderful holiday! A few days ago I overheard a couple of coworkers talking about Thanksgiving and was surprised that they were both planning on having ham for dinner. When I asked why they were opting for ham instead of turkey, both [...]
