I may be imagining it but I felt I had some clothes “Extra vented” by Chinese beetles (the lady bug look alikes!) But that may be part of my general dislike of those beetles.

Kitty Litter .. yes a bit “dirty” but is mostly harmless to your pet’s paws...

Oh My Wife and FIL don’t get selected- he’s a retired cop she has been a newspaper reporter.

When I first moved to the US (not even completed my PR paper work) I got a summons for Jury duty. The same day my wife’s mother got a summons. Unfortunately at that time she had been dead for 8 years. The only “connector” I had registered my van in the county where I was living and my Father in Law had just sold the…

Dogs eating chocolate is not a “fun” thing. Two anecdotes... Eons ago my Grandfather had a German Shepherd Dog who loved UK Mars bars ... This was a long long time ago and the dog consumed them without side effects .. we were lucky.
Second anecdote I made my wife 24 Red Velvet Cup cakes, with cream cheese icing. She…

I dislike Spring form Pans especially for cheese cakes. They DO make a cheesecake pan constructed so the base is a solid piece of metal like this

Lobster tails are an ideal candidate for an alternate slow low cooking (Sous Vide). I make Lobster tails in a semi Beurre Blanc sauce - I use butter White wine and a little vanilla to gently cook them. Serve it over home made pasta with the sauce from the bag.

After being asked for clarity. I have several Cast Iron pans - all of them are “non stick” now. The application of fat and then baking in an oven causes the fats to form long chain polymers. This surface is tough and non stick (ask anyone who had to clean commercial equipment how difficult it is to clean this film off…

BUT pan spray is great for “recoating” a cast iron pan... The polymerisation is the surface that is non stick in this application.

Small suggestion just prior to mixing with salt heat the herb/spice in a dry pan. This helps release some of the oils that make the flavour.

Growing up in the UK the peanut brittle their was “sans” bicarbonate. Having tried both I prefer it without the bicarb. It seems to add a “sour” taste - not a fan of that.
How about “kicking it up a notch” ... make the brittle then pour over melted Dark Chocolate nom nom....
You could always make it a “nut brittle” and…

If you are “newbies” to wood heat it is important you get a supplier you can trust..... First load of wood was green (even though we said we wanted to burn it that winter) Under “weight” and full of “garbage” bits of bark chunks of odd sized lumber etc. Current supplier a dream woo can be 12% humidity to safely burn -…

EX MIL didn’t believe Aspartame gave me stomach cramps. She made me some Apple sauce ... spent 3 - 4 hours in her bathroom (Paint coming off of the walls)... Note I lead with EX.....

I have constructed a “PID” device to control the roaster like a “Ghettoised” Alto Shaam. Works well... do Roast Beef in it as well to very good results...

We started using a wood stove 2 years ago. We had one chimney fire - This was due to us being sold “green wood”. Moral get a Lumber moisture meter .. the lower it reads the better.
So we got some dry wood... The new wood was dryer being put away than the wood we had been sold previously, which was inside the wood shed…

In the UK a special “treat” was to dip banana’s in batter and deep fry them (there was a Scottish store that’s motto was if it’s viable it’s fryable). served with golden syrup.

In Iowa the ownership transfer requires the seller to disclose if the car had been in a flood. If you “lie” sale is nullified and the seller faces legal penalties.

The IRS has a formula for tips for people in service Industry. If the Barista/Server doesn’t report around that figure then the owner of the establishment is liable for their calculated amount ... on the assumption they have deducted taxes on their estimates.

Slight “gloat” here .... live less than 40 minutes from Digby... Fresh Scallops easily available.... :) (even those still in the shell)

Having a number of huskies the amount of hair they shed is incredible. They successfully “killed” a Dyson. The Dyson I thought was vastly overrated. And I did do maintenance on it. This particular one the clutch died and cost of repair far exceeded its value (that was just for parts). So far we have a $60 Aldi that…