Let's just say bbqs are sometimes not hard because of seeing Great Aunt Myrtle and having her pinch your cheeks and tell you to eat more, you need some meat on your bones.  Sometimes they are hard because you get judged on the dishes you bring ( Read more... )

Yesterday baalin  ate the yummy curry leftovers while I looked up ideas to bring to avantageux 's bbq tomorrow.  After watching Iron Man 2 in the afternoon and then talking to some folks at work for several hours, I wasn't in the mood to cook anything that took a lot of time.  I made some instant potato gnocchi and defrosted some meat sauce to top the gnocchi.  ( Read more... )

This week has been mainly leftovers but I did attempt to use some of the frozen pizza dough that turned out pretty good on the grill for the pizza party a few weeks ago.  It didn't get pulled out of the fridge but an hour before I cooked it when it is supposed to be out for at least 2 hours.  We also ran low on gas for the grill, so ended up having ( Read more... )

The chicken bbq stayed a bit spicy, so I kept the sauce mostly separate from the meat this time.  I froze the sauce and meat, though, so we can use it later.  I will try for a slightly less spicy version tonight to take to family reunion (prep tonight, take out of the fridge tomorrow and set on low for most of the day ( Read more... )

So here is my first post on my cooking adventures. My real goal is to see if I can learn how to write something entertaining after posting on cooking for a while. I believe I will be the primary judge of this since I don't know if anyone even still want to read what I have to say!

I couldn't really stand the thought of deciding what to cook this ( Read more... )

This is an interesting website: www.kickstarter.com I love the idea of buying into projects that you think are cool. This project looks hilarious and I pledged some money:


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Anyone know any fun small airport games? Stuck in huntsville airport waiting for the weather to look better.

This person had way too much time on their hands, but the end result is really good.  Go Kermit!

Today was better at work today.  And I haven't laughed this hard in several days.

http://www.chrisdaneowens.com/video/shine_flash.html

If you thought I am geeky, check out some coworkers of mine:

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and this past year.

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They just moved to Singapore, so it will be a few years before this comes back. But now the guy my cousin is dating made the news this year with him and his neighbor.