Our oldest daughter lived in Bosnia for two years, so I first had cevapi when we went to visit her there. That and sirnica (kind of similar to spanakopita) were my favorite Bosnian foods. Our daughter was studying there, and she and her classmates made up a funny song about cevapi that they sang during the graduation…

Yep, microwave is the way to go! About 2 minutes per ear. Take it out and cut at the stem end, then just squeeze the ear out. Virtually all the silk stays with the husk. There’s no easier way to get a perfectly cooked, silk-free ear of sweetcorn.

Wow, I was about 12 when that came out, and I can still remember almost all the lyrics. The brain is a strange thing.

I can agree with the Taurus. My parents have a 2012 Taurus, and my wife and I have a 2016 Fusion. There’s clearly more interior space in our Fusion than in the Taurus, especially rear legroom. The Fusion is the first Ford I’ve owned since the ‘80s, and I’m really happy with it. It’s the 2.0L EcoBoost, fairly loaded,…

This odd little place in the middle of nowhere is famous for having one of the best burgers in Illinois. https://www.moonshineillinois.com/

How is immunotherapy supposed to work in the first place? I mean, I’m exposed to the the things I’m allergic to all the time anyway. Why doesn’t that build up an immunity to them?

Doesn’t the Pixel 5 pretty much match those specs? I recently upgraded to a Pixel 6, and while I like it, it is slightly too big. I miss the fingerprint sensor on the back a bit, too. That was a super-convenient place for it to be.

Only way to go! Tossed in olive oil and a little more salt than you would think necessary, then grilled. I planted an asparagus bed for the first time this spring. It’s looking good so far. All the crowns sprouted, and most of them have two shoots so far. No harvesting this year, or maybe even next year, until they…

I use OR and pop on the stove. I’m a weirdo that actually likes a few burnt bits mixed in to add a slight bitterness to the flavor, so with that little added time to slightly burn some of the popcorn, I virtually never have any unpopped kernels. I’ve used ghee and found that it’s very good for popping corn, but for…

Believe it or not, they even sometimes put tubes in an adult’s ears. My dad, at the age of 77, had tubes put in because of a bad infection. Unlike when my daughters had tubes put in when they were very young, they didn’t use general anesthesia for dad. The doctor told him, “This is going to hurt...a lot.” And it did.

Also Roku

Also Roku

I have an old aluminum skillet that I played around with anodizing myself a couple of years ago in about the most redneck way possible. (WARNING: Don’t do this unless you know what you’re getting into!) It had a PTFE coating that was flaking off, so I sandblasted it to bare aluminum first. Then I set it in an ice…

I thought that looked like sumac in the pic. I’ve become a big fan. It grows wild here in the Midwest U.S., and a couple of years ago I harvested and prepared some of my own. It has a surprisingly lemony, earthy flavor. Good on veggies, fish, and chicken. It almost has a chili-lime vibe, but it’s not really spicy at…

To expand on that, Circulon is a brand that makes hard-anodized pans, and other cookware. I have several Circulon pans, and I like them a lot. The anodizing process creates an oxidized aluminum coating on the surface of the pan that is harder than steel. It’s generally safe to use metal utensils with these pans, and…

Finally just heard back from my appraiser. They’ve agreed on a value that’s actually fair, and more than twice what the insurance company initially offered. Well worth the cost and hassle of getting an appraisal and going through this process. And it should be enough to fix it, which is the important part.

Grown like this, each plant only produces one fruit after three years! Then you start a new plant from the top of that fruit, which is a clone of the original, and grow another plant that produces one fruit, etc.

Nope, not ripe yet. I’ve been growing pineapples in my window at work for about 15 years now. A new plant takes about 3 years from rooting the previous pineapple crown to producing a new ripe fruit. They’re small but delicious!

Oh, the insurance company is totaling it. But in Illinois you can retain the title instead of automatically getting a salvage title if the car is over 10 years old. I’m fixing it. I’m just haggling with the insurance company over the value.

Here’s my 2004 Dodge SRT-4, which I bought new way back then. Mechanically it’s fine; it runs great. But after a freaking tree fall on it in March, it needs:

There’s also the issue of the non-easily-replaceable lithium batteries used in almost all phones these days. If a lithium battery lasts 3 years, you’re extremely lucky. Most phones are not going to have a useful battery life after 3 years.