A Cry for Help

I am a bit of a gadget guy, and I love having people over and making food for them. Combine these two passions and it’s no surprise I graduated from this freeze-the-bowl-for-24-hours ice cream maker to this sure-its-225-bucks-but-probably-worth-it ice cream maker.
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I’ve mentioned my unwieldy financial spreedsheet before, right? Well, it just told me that I’ve spent over $50 this month at Dunkin Donuts. Whatever, that’s kind of a lot, but I accept it. And as I contemplate yet another after-work latte, I see that DD has gotten $20 from me this week alone. So now [...]

I love me my kitchen gadgets. I’ve got the citrus squeezer, the pasta roller, various silicone widgets, the coffee grinder that cost me over $100 (totally worth it). So I appreciate seemingly simple leaps of culinary imagination, and this just had me grinning: Baker’s Edge Brownie Pan.
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As my pudgy physique will attest to, I’m not even close to what you might consider a health nut. I have, however, pretty much cut out high fructose corn syrup from my diet (not exactly pursposefully, mostly just from buying less processed and other junk foods.) So, no soda, no fruit drinks, no ho-hos. This [...]

I love salad, I really do. We had some friends over the other night who brought a salad with craisins and almonds. Mmmm. So I have the salad liking down, and I know they’re good for you. And I enjoy them every time I have one. So how come we rarely eat salads around here?! [...]