I tried it too. There was an offer for a Mediterranean Plate for $5.99. What I got was a huge amount of hummus, Greek salad, a couple of falafels and a pita. Tasty yes, but not worth the 4 mile round trip.
Thing is, the offers close to me are thin at best. The real selection is way to hell across town. Which ain’t no…

The year I was born, a dear friend of my parents suffered a terrible loss, her mother and daughter died in a car crash. My parents offered to be with her on Christmas. Her husband was not a fan of turkey, we did not eat ham, so we had roast duck with wild rice dressing. As the years went on, more people were invited;…

I do understand. I was just thinking about factors other than just the percentage. Now that children can be vaccinated, something the article points out, the percentages will shift even more.

I do understand. And I hope that people who read this article will take it’s message to heart and, if they are not vaccinated do so.

I find this type of metric misleading. The countries at the top of this list have populations far lower and land masses far smaller than countries further down the list. Looking at the list by population, China has an exceptional lead (1.5 billion population @ 76% vaccinated). India, next most populous, isn’t on this…

I have been making Thanksgiving for One for a few years now, which allows me to make what I love most. The protein is usually a game hen.
1. Sage and Walnut Dressing
2. Mashed potatoes and gravy
3. Fresh green beans and carrots
4. Cranberry sauce
5. A slice of pumpkin pie from the grocery store.

I took a tip from Alton Brown for my cranberry sauce. Instead of leaving it chunky (which, I believe, is technically a compote) I puree it until smooth. It changed everything. There is enough natural pectin so it is like a jam. It pours onto the plate during dinner, spreads easier on sandwiches, pours over brie.…

This story brought to mind a wonderful memory. Mary & Hugh.
An aged bohemian couple, who lived in unmarried bliss in a wonderful ex-whorehouse near Long Beach (with red flocked wallpaper, numbers were still over the bedroom doors and the bathroom had a hidden panel to a sun porch to hide the sailors when the shore…

I’m a native Californian, and I’ve lived in San Francisco since 1990. Seen lots of storms in 63 years and yesterday was quite an experience.

I’m dating myself here, (fuck it, I’m 63 next week) but I’ve been making that stuff for 40 years. It’s called extract, it’s not the same as cold brew. I use the Filtron coffee system. 1 pound of coffee, 60 oz water. Let sit for 12 hours, strain through the felt filter. 40 oz of extract. I keep it in a bottle in the…

A bun is formed individually and is glazed all over, like a doughnut. A roll is cut from the rolled up log and has glaze or goo on the top.

Compared to chain bakeries, they’ll never match Cinnabon. As far as the best I’ve ever tasted, that honey bun clone in the photo ain’t got a chance. A great cinnamon roll has enriched dough and a brown sugar glaze. My preference is for pecans in the glaze.

What I will take away from this is that I can change the way I hard cook eggs depending on the final application. I now know the techniques for hard cooking eggs for out of hand eating vs. deviled eggs (my all time favorite hard cooked egg dish). Thanks again, Claire.

Top Gear 2010-The Volkner performance

I’m very grateful for the kind reply and the clarification. I really appreciate your help.

My 94 year old Dad won’t understand one word of this, much less know how to check his system to see if it meets those requirements. How many other users around the world are in the same situation? I am his tech support, and I live 250 miles away. I usually help him via Teamviewer for the occasional issue. Microsoft is…

Inspired idea! I can see an immediate benefit to the inclusion of zucchini, a lot less oil. Most creamy dressings substitute avocado, cashews or tahini for oil which doesn’t reduce the fat, it just substitutes one type for another. And those choices can over-thicken the dressing. Zucchini has so much water that…

I know it’s odd to have a landline, but I still need one.

May I make a plea for less hostile headlines? It is clear why it is being done. It is not just callous, but inaccurate, until you have seen every sunset photo taken by every reader.

Oh, my lovely Hack or Wack testers, my heart goes out to you both. Your indomitable spirit embiggens us all. The things you do give us 4 minutes distracted from the chaos is generous beyond measure. My disbelief that someone would use that much oil to pop corn was matched only by their flagrant disregard for the…