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COOKING PARTY FOR ADDED LIFE FLAVORS

A cooking party around my house is a regular thing. Even if it’s just me. The requirements? Someone needs to take over the operation so I’m not the control freak. When it’s pizza baking, there are other things involved. Such as:

CAVIAR DREAMS, CHAMPAGNE WISHES

My caviar dreams started when I asked my wife what she wanted for Christmas. I wasn’t going to make the same mistake when I’ve asked before and she said, “Nothing.” Hearing nothing is not a good reason to get loved ones nothing on their birthdays or Christmas. When a wife says, “Nothing,” what they mean […]

HOME COOKING FOR WARM HEARTS

“Home cooking is best when . . .” Fill in the blank. Whatever you come up with is fine, but yesterday my group was amazing for many reasons. First:

WORKING KITCHEN HARD AT WORK

A Working Kitchen comes in two versions in my experience: One: A place to make food. Two: A place to show off cooking gear. Who’s hungry?

HOME COOKING CONVERSATION: PORK BUTT

Home cooking usually means there’s a cook involved. You know, a chef. With no cook or chef around you do what everyone else does: Get into that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans.

LONG HAUL, OR LONG IN THE TOOTH

The ‘long haul’ is a lifespan, no matter how long or short. Baby boomers know all about it, yet some are still reluctant to embrace the details. How does that work out over the long haul? Let the embracing begin.

PREMIUM CHICKEN WITH CHICKEN BONES

Premium chicken answers one question: What came first, canned chicken or bagged chicken. The question not asked: Who eats canned or bagged chicken? If that’s you, please continue; if that’s not you, please continue.

TACTICAL AGING: WHAT TO LEAVE OUT

Tactical aging comes with a certain age. Some call it the ‘whispering’ age. Others stick with ‘a certain age.’ Both mean the same thing:

FOOD EVOLUTION ON TELEVISION

You can track food evolution from your TV watching schedule. Some shows have their people shoveling in grub. The Last Kingdom was a shovel-fest with royalty sitting down to a bowl of gruel fit for a king. Follow that with an episode of CHOPPED to complete the circle.

GET UNSTUCK IN LIFE SOONER THAN LATER

If you pay attention to your feelings you may find yourself stuck, then the goal is trying to get unstuck. Can’t sleep, worried half to death, snacks in the middle of the night kind of stuck need attention. Here’s what I do, and you can too: