We were recently introduced to the concept of single serving packets of coffee, that we misinterpreted as being similar to tea bags (probably more our wishful thinking there). So the last time I hit the store, I grabbed a bag of the only thing on the shelf that resembled said packets, Folgers Pods. After getting them home we realized it was supposed to work with these baby coffee machines. The wife and I collectively said fuck that, and proceeded to use them like tea bags.
Who Watches the Watchmen - Food - Movies - 1/5
Posted on: 2009-08-28 01:51:48[ More - 5 comments ]Well, hopefully nobody. But in case you did, and needed comfort after watching it like I did, this is for you. In case you are curious, I am not going into specifics about the movie since the person who loaned me the movie has yet to watch it. No spoilers here.
Pornstars and Sugar. - Misc - Food - Computer
Posted on: 2009-08-25 06:26:06[ More - 7 comments ]Sometimes, I hate working on computers. Or maybe I just hate Rook's computers. I think I have spent more hours working on his computer problems than I have everyone else I know put together. I remember when I worked at RS, it was always hard to explain to people the benefits of service plans and get them to honestly assess whether they needed it or not. ROOK DOES! But hey, he is family, so I try what I can. Anyways, I have spent the past ungodly amount of hours working on copying files from a corrupted about to die hard drive to a shiny new one. I know it was an ungodly amount because I had time to watch True Romance, Devil's Advocate, The da Vinci Code, Tomb Raider 2, write this post, and it is still going. And that has just been since dinner, I had a good 2-3 hours in before dinner. The results are mostly positive, which surprises the hell out of me from the bevy of errors I got when I started. I think I was able to get a good 95% of the data off before the drive died all together (I had backed up some stuff on my drives before they got the new one). Now I get to spend the next couple of days running it through some data recovery software to see if I can get that last 5%. With as bad as it got, I think my chances of getting anymore off of it are about the same as a dozen or so porn stars showing up at the door with tacos. I guess today could be the day, but I kinda hope not, I really don't need to eat any more junk food. And food served by porn stars seems unsavory for some reason.
The Hautians. - Misc - Food - Humor
Posted on: 2009-07-19 00:50:30[ 4 comments ]Today was a lot of fun. Lushbaugh, Jamie, and Miller came down from the Haute for a visit. We had crock pot tacos on homemade tortillas, watched a ton of literal videos on YouTube, chatting it up quite a bit, and enjoyed some spaetzle. We both really miss seeing these guys...wish Terre Haute wasn't a three hour drive.
Edible Deity - Food
Posted on: 2009-04-26 14:58:21[ More - 3 comments ]I saw this either on digg.com or boingboing.net. But the idea is freaky looking food, in this case, spaghetti through sections of hot dogs. It looked fairly odd, but I was nto sure which was more odd, the spaghetti through the hot dogs, or the fact that someone thought to put the two things together. Who eats hot dogs with spaghetti? Meatballs would make so much more sense. Amusingly, that was the wife's first thought when I showed her the picture later as well. So of course, we tried it.
I am the anti-grill. - Food
Posted on: 2008-03-27 12:39:16[ More - 6 comments ]The random weather we have been having ended up giving me a new meal last night. We had been planning on grilling this past Saturday. Now the phrase "we had been planning on grilling" is kind of misleading. As far as the grilling goes, I grill with my wife much like I used to grill with my dad...I don't touch the grill. I prefer to cook, much like I prefer to do everything else, in doors. But, much like my dad, my wife seems to get some singular joy out of cooking on the grill, which I have to say is nice, since I like grilled food. Anyways, we went out Friday night to get all the stuff we needed. We left the veggies out, knowing that they would be used the next day. Well, the next day, it got cold, so we canceled our cookout. Somewhere between debating about the educational system and age tiers and running to my parents, we kinda forgot about the veggies. Yesterday, we pitched half of them. Only two of the three peppers and the tomatoes survived. So last night, when I was trying to come up with something for dinner so we wouldn't order a pizza, all of this just kinda popped into place:
Lots of tags post. - Games - Misc - Work - Books - Family - Computer - Food
Posted on: 2007-11-28 15:14:16[ More - 3 comments ]Life in short for the past week or so.
Bow ye mortals. - Food
Posted on: 2007-11-17 00:24:50[ More - 4 comments ]I have a cranberry sauce recipe. We here Doyle Compound 3 have been trying to put together a slightly unconventional Thanksgiving that the Wife can prepare on Black Friday. Along with everything else, we wanted a new dessert...or at least, I wanted one. I did not want to do anything pumpkin, squash, or sweet potato. So, why not something with cranberries. Cranberries are good, right? The answer to that is yes, yes they are. But, in thinking about cranberries, my mind immediately went to Southern Comfort. We had picked up a bottle several months ago when we first found out that it was something drank and I have been the only one to touch it, so we still had about half the bottle (I think the world knows I really don't drink). Anyways, I remembered that on the bottle it mentioned making cranberry juice and SoCo drinks. So I figured, why not make some SoCo cranberry sauce.
Invite Only. - Food
Posted on: 2007-11-11 22:24:50[ More - 5 comments ]We have been playing host. Last Sunday, I prepared BBQ ribs (ok, heated up pre-made ribs, but it looked like I did it.), made home made mashed potatoes, and some brocolli. The wife made some cake stuffed oranges (which are prepared just like the name implies...or maybe orange baked cakes...) which she drew faces on and iced to make them look like little pumpkins (sorry, no pics). We drug punk boy over and enjoyed the feast while watching really bad flash animations.
No Bay Leaves for you. - Food
Posted on: 2007-09-20 18:28:52[ 10 comments ]I just made some chicken noodle soup. For whatever reason, tonight I decided to stray from my normal recipe and cut the basil and add a couple of bay leaves. After the second check on the noodles, everything looked fine, still could see the leaves, so I went back to the computer. Next check, obviously done, but no leaves in sight. I made a mental note to keep an eye out for them as I was eating since actually eating the leaves can be bad. I crossed the room to grab a bowl and when I turned around, I saw the two bay leaves attached to the side of the pot. Apparently, the water had boiled over just a little, but only long enough to kick the leaves out, before deciding that it could cool down a little. Now I would have thought that under a constant temperature, it would have continuted to boil over. I guess my chicken noodle soup is just too good for bay leaves.
