Monday, October 19, 2015

Classic Barbecue: Ribeye Steak

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Most of my Sunday dinners are cooked out back, on my Weber kettle grill. Since we live in Southern California, we can barbecue just about ye...

The Rock of Side Dishes

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Probably 3 out of 4 Sunday dinners around here are on the barbecue.  The main dish isn't usually too hard. Think Flintsone. Fred Flintso...

CLASSIC TRIP: North Carolina, 2000 - Part 1

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  (NOTE: This is a 'Classic Trip.' Prices and other details have probably changed in the intervening years.) Over the course o...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

It's Dragon Season

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Eh, well we still got a few fruit from this plant in the corner.  Now the question is, is this the last harvest of the summer or the first h...
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

A Brown Bag Breakfast

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There are a couple of days per week where I have to get up very early and I don't want to wake my wife and son when I get ready to go to...

Southern California's Hottest New Attraction - Huy Fong Foods...the Sriracha Factory Tour

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It's Sriracha season again, let's go back and take the tour of the factory that makes the world's favorite hot sauce... In t...
Monday, October 5, 2015

Resuscitation

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Tomatoes are annual plants. At least they're supposed to be. I look out the laundry room window and I see that the hanging cherry tomato...
Monday, September 28, 2015

The Parasols of Summer

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You can tell it's summer on the Cheapskate's patio when the umbrellas are out.  It's a necessary accommodation where the peak te...