Or a nice beer flight if you are having brunch at one of the brewery/restaurant places. Or maybe a flight of Bloody Marys and a smaller flight of beers...

Agreed. But even in some of the areas where those politics run majority you can find some damn good booze. If you insist on checking on Bloody Marys where the Bernie Sanders bumper stickers roam proud look at Madison’s drink scene.

When I make corned beef in my slow cooker I replace the wedges of cabbage with a layer of halved Brussels sprouts laid on top of the brisket for the last 30-60 minutes of cooking. Delicious, and goes great with the leftovers when making a corned beef hash the next day!

I had to endure a sales course for my marketing degree where the teacher also worked for the local CutCo sales group. It was one of the worst classes I had to take, in no small part due to his constant dangling of extra credit in exchange for coming in and attending CutCo meetings. They may be good knives, but the…

I think one of the biggest obstacles on this is not the parents who are choosing to go out with their kids, but the parents that are forced to go out with the kids. A significant portion of kids are noisy, rude, opinionated and stubborn, and when presented with a dish that even has a hint of what they do not like they…

Square-cut pizza is maybe a midwestern thing at best, same with heavy cheese on a thin crust. It’s more convenient to have pieces that go down in one or two bites as you drink pitchers of beer. In fact, the style is most often seen in bar/tavern style places here in Wisconsin. But nobody here tries to claim ownership…

I find that if you cannot put the same fillings from a side-split hinged bun/hoagie roll/sub sandwich loaf between two slices of sliced loaf bread without feeling wrong and weird... then you are not eating a sandwich. Have you ever tried eating a hot dog or other grilled sausage between two slices of bread? It is…

Much of the assumptions about soup as a component of a meal rather than a meal itself seem to be born more of western Europe culinary traditions rather than actual reality. Hot Pot style dining is a large family style soup, one where you assemble and flavor it while cooking individual ingredients. Some are taken back…

Yup, it’s why I referenced that the Minicado was good but should not edge out the seeded varieties that allow for diversity and prevent events such as the Banana Blight.

The pit in the avocado is a holdover from a time when gigantic sloth-like creatures ate the fruit whole and the inner stone needed to be strong enough to survive transit. The Minicado needs to thrive, but only so long as it does not push out it’s proud heritage (and it’s genetic diversity).

Do you serve it still warm or let it cool before passing it around? I’m wondering if this is something to keep going in a warm crock pot like mulled wine.

It wasn’t just brutal, it had a real payoff (not discussing details in respect for those that have yet to see) for it’s finale. It’s an intersection of storytelling and invention that I feel is what makes the best elements of this series. When you add in the psychologic horror and elements of dystopia it’s just…

I loved having White Bear as my intro episode. Hit all the right notes for me to get into what they were doing with the series.

See now I’m thinking about booze infused butter on pancakes. Like maybe a brandy or rum based butter with fruit compote.

OK, lets see if we can play “Guess The Twist”.

Give me a moment, it’s not often I get to do this... ahem...

I suppose the challenge with the “Cheap/Free” Indulgence is what you’ve already invested in. If you live in a big enough city and have hobby board game shops check to see if they have an open board game night. The majority of these I have encountered are free and open to anyone either with an existing collection or…

I’m also someone that prefers Civ VI to V. There are a lot of aspects to VI that run counter to what people learned in V that I think throws off a lot of the long time players. I know that’s how it’s been in my regular online game group. Civ V improved a great deal from it’s initial release (as many have said) and was…

Google Doc is always good for Friendsgiving Planning. If you do a menu listing for your doc consider writing in some dish ideas for anyone invited that has decision making problems. Saved a few of my guests this year from making last minute panic calls.

Friendsgiving has some slightly different timetable adjustments since in my experience the furthest someone drives for that is 20 miles. Drinking starts with whatever breakfast is gathered by the early arrivals around 9 or 10 (as well as the start of the themed movie marathon: this year, originals & remakes). Lunch,…