Archive for February, 2006

First pasta attempt. Not too bad.

I tried my hand at making my own pasta tonight. I followed the Good Eats (trade mark all rights reserved) recipe from the Food Network website, which only underscores my belief that recipes should only be used as rough guidelines, and are much like rules in high school. Made to be broken. The recipe calls [...]

Anticipation of Vacation

I’m keeping an eye out on the weather in North Carolina. Now technically I’m flying home to see the new niece, but truthfully, it’s also a vacation. It’s not an exotic vacation, but I can think of worse things than mild, sunny weather in the middle of February, drinking beers with dad, and commandeering the [...]

Angel Hair with (Turkey) Bacon and Peas

I went to the gym today. I’ve earned the pasta. You’ll Need A sauce pan A large pot A whisk Ingredients 4 Strips of Turkey Bacon 16 oz (one package) of Angel Hair Pasta 1 cup (give or take) frozen peas 2 cups of milk (lowfat if you have it) 1/2 cup cubed Mozzarella Cheese [...]

Super Bowl Ad Redux

GoDaddy: Anyone who is: A: Interested in registering a domain name and B: Interested in women’s breasts Has already located such things on the internet a long time ago. Ford – It’s not easy being green:It’s a good thing Jim Henson is dead. ABC Desperate Housewives:Ok. That’s funny. (But Tony Hawk has become such a [...]

Poor Man’s Gourmet

After the holidays cash is in short-er supply, naturally. Given this shortage of fundage, it’s still possible to enjoy a high quality meal. Slice some Brie ($4.99) onto some sliced Olive Cibatta ($3.29) and toast (carefully) in the oven. Have a glass of Smoking Loon Syrah ($7.49) along side, and you have yourself a rather [...]

Welcome To Unclehood

My niece, Kiara Frese, was born yesterday.