• equipment

    Posted on October 21st, 2008

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    Bane of Existence: Select-a-size paper towels

    Bane of Existence: Select-a-size paper towels

    Really? The select-a-size paper towels, designed with the goal of making it possibly to only use half of a paper towel when only half is needed… are they really the “bane of existence”?
    Yes. Yes they are.
    Here’s the thing: I have over 30 years of muscle memory devoted to properly tearing paper towels. There’s a certain [...]

  • TV

    Posted on May 16th, 2008

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    Robert Irvine, if that is your name

    I believe we’ve touched briefly upon Dinner: Impossible on the podcast before. I quite enjoyed the first few episodes, with its reality-tv-like challenges, but presumably with a proven chef at the helm etc.
    As time went on, I ditched its Season Pass from the Tivo, because the challenges didn’t really become more interesting, and the more [...]

  • podcast

    Posted on May 11th, 2008

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    Episode 9 - Food Supplements and Pseudoscience

    Pseudoscience, presenting itself in the form of diets and food supplements. We talked about:

    Airborne (warning - looks like it has some manner of multimedia content)
    The Shrangra-La Diet
    Beer Goggles

    Sat Aug 5 14:37:52 2006

  • food

    Posted on May 11th, 2008

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    A terrible secret

    I feel kind of guilty writing this, but I fear that I must spread the word: chocolate chunks in ice cream is a bad idea. I know, I’ve just lost half of my readership, but bear with me. I’m not suggesting that chocolate is in any way bad, as chocolate is clearly one of the [...]

  • news

    Posted on May 11th, 2008

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    Scare Tactics

    Now, I’m all about the “eating better” thing. No, really. Okay, kinda. I mean, sure, it’s a good thing to do, we all know that. And sometimes I eat better than others.
    All right, I admit it: I could seriously stand to lose a few….what’s the pound equivalent of a decade? Decapounds? Anyways, a few of [...]

  • podcast

    Posted on May 11th, 2008

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    Episode 8 - CSA, Bed and Breakfast

    A fun story of a recent vacation, and information on Community Supported Agriculture.
    Horse and Buggy Produce, our CSA.