Food Stuff

Pringles?

August 19, 2006

Twice this summer I have house-sat (or, more precisely, dog-sat) for my uncle. His family doesn’t like sending their dogs to the kennel when they go on vacation and it is a way for me to earn a bit of money. People who hear of this say, “Oh, so you get a vacation too” but [...]

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Summer Things

August 9, 2006

Last Friday was the opening day for a local festival. I am the sort of person who normally spends his time huddled in a dark corner whispering to himself and staring at the flickering light of his monitor. As far as social interaction, you could shovel a meal under the door and I’d pretty much [...]

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Double-Header

July 21, 2004

This past 4th of July weekend we had two family gatherings to attend. Traveling, as a large family, to make two different gatherings in the space of two days is a bit of insanity but I guess we were motivated by a bit of guilt. The one gathering was on the way back from the [...]

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Smoke and Flames

June 16, 2004

Yesterday I did my first cook-out for this year. I am happy to report that it did not end in disaster. It was, I think, my most successful solo outdoor cooking exercise to date. I say solo because last year I took part in another grilling “expedition” over my fire that I think ended up [...]

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Pound Cake

May 7, 2004

The chickens are laying about a dozen eggs a day right now, and that is far more than we naturally consume in a day. The dozens of eggs start piling up in the refrigerator until room starts getting scarce for all the other necessary things that must be kept cool. It’s then we know that [...]

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