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quick coffee
Last year for my birthday, my lovely wife bought me a Keurig coffee machine. I have used several at different places of work, and had been wanting one for almost a year when she got me one – she’s...
View Articlemenu analysis – burger king
Burger King has a new series of sandwiches called “stackers“. It’s a cheeseburger with bacon (and fairly tasty, as fast-food burger go). They come in three sizes: single, double, and triple. The single...
View Articlesquare foot gardening by mel bartholomew
Years ago, my mom and I would routinely try to catch episodes of Square Foot Gardening (SFG) on PBS. Hosted by Mel Bartholomew, a retired civil engineer, SFG was a program whose aim was to enable...
View Articlerestaurants
I’ve been a bit lax lately on reviewing places I’ve been to eat. Since March, I’ve traveled a few times for both work and pleasure, and have gotten to enjoy several local establishments: Foundry Grille...
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melting pot – but better-er :)
Earlier this week my wife decided to surprise me with a dinner she thought-of more-or-less on-the-spot. We are both big fans of The Melting Pot. Tuesday she popped out to Kroger and bought a small...
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1401 argentinean bistro
Wow. It’s truly that good. This week I was working in Fort Lauderdale. It’s been over 4 years since I was last in the area, and I’ve always wanted to visit Miami – at least once. As I am wont to do, I...
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creamy, cheesy baked potatoes
I don’t like sour cream (not when I know it’s there, at least). However, I do like creamy baked potatoes. And I like cheesy baked potatoes. My solution? Cream cheese instead of sour cream! Directions:...
View Articlebagel [thin] burgers
Several years ago I had the good fortune to have a burger paired with cream cheese on a rye bun. And a few years later I had a burger on a bagel. I’ve also enjoyed bagels on Arnold sandwich thins....
View Articlereplace the restaturant buzzer
Somebody needs to replace the ubiquitous restaurant buzzer with either an SMS- or smartphone-based tool: when you put your name on the waiting list, you give them your phone number. When your table is...
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gardening efficiently – for fun and profit
I have gardened off and on for most of my life. Back in the 1980s, there was a show called “Square Foot Gardening” on PBS hosted by Mel Bartholomew. Now there is a website. When we lived in Albany, we...
View Articlechar steakhouse, raritan nj
I got taken out (along with several other people) recently to Char Steakhouse in Raritan NJ. The food was nice, and the service was decent – but for $50+ per person, it should be AMAZING. And it...
View Articleburger king “coffee” isn’t
I went through a Burger King drive-thru recently on my way to a customer office to get a drink. It being relatively early in the day, I thought getting a coffee would be a Good Idea™. It was not. It...
View Articlepan-fried hamburgers
Made some hamburgers the other night, and they came out better than expected – always a plus ? 1 lb 85% lean ground beef 2 large eggs 1/8c quick oats Kinder’s buttery steakhouse rub <1/8c Italian...
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ninja dualbrew pro cfp301 review
After close to a decade, my old Keurig brewer finally bit the dust last week Given we can’t go long without needing hot water or got beverages in the family…it became “urgent” to replace it We had been...
View Articlethe first carafe in my ninja dualbrew pro cfp301
A couple months ago I posted a first review of my Ninja Dualbrew Pro CFP301 K-Cup-compatible brewer. This morning I made my first carafe of coffee with it. First the pros: very easy to brew a pot of...
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