December 2006
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12/27/2006
As always, Santa was very good to me this year. Maybe it’s because I’m really easy to buy for (anything cooking related or Home Depot related are always safe bets) or maybe it’s because he knows I love Chrismukkah.
It’s time to go old skool with the grilling. A new Weber One-Touch Silver Charcoal Kettle Grill will soon be filling the neighborhood with the smell of...
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Fill My Stocking with Latkes
Having been raised Jewish, the holiday season had always been a bit of a mixed bag for me growing up. Sure, we had Chanukah, latkes, dreidels, and gifts, but let’s be honest. Christmas blows Chanukah out of the water. Trees, lights, stockings, gifts, songs, cookies, a kick-ass meal, booze, and more gifts. What’s not to like? Oh, there is that whole Jesus thing and the Church thing,...
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Named By Spam
With this whole baby thing, the first three questions that people have are:
1) When is it due?
2) Do you know if it’s a boy or a girl?
3) Have you picked a name yet?
The answers to these questions are:
1) May31
2) Nope.
3) No, and you’re not finding out until the baby is born, so don’t bother asking or offering up suggestions or likes/dislikes. Only bad things happen...
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12/18/2006
Happy Chanukah to all of my Jewish brethren out there. Who still smells like latkes? I gotta say, I am the latke master, being allowed to make them for the third consecutive year. Nice and crispy and salty without being too greasy. But yes, my entire body and every article of clothing smells like frying potatoes and onions and I felt like I was coated with a thick coat of oil by the end of the...
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It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Chrismukkah
Now that we’re all in the holiday spirit (you are in the holiday spirit, right?), it’s time to roll out some holiday inspired dishes. Unfortunately, this isn’t one of them. This salad gained the title “Christmas Salad” based solely on the colors used in it: red, white, and green (and a little yellow, but you can ignore that). I suppose it could also be called...
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12/11/2006
You know, I have pretty much every kitchen gadget that I can think of (or that I need), but sometimes, you just have to look a little harder for cool additions to make your life easier. Take, for example, the trash can. A trash can is a trash can, right? Well, we’ve been looking for a replacement for our nasty plastic can for a while, but we could never justify spending $100+ for a cool...
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Shiny
Well, after a year of talking about it, it was finally time to do something about our bedroom floors. I’m pretty sure that the back bedroom had never been refinished since they were first done 86 years ago, and over the years, judging from the scratches and patterns on them, the room had been used to cage wild animals (or two teenage boys). The front room looks like some one had attempted to...
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I Miss Tacos
You may have noticed that the food postings have been a little more infrequent as of late, but there’s good reason for that. As the Lovely Suse is pregnant, our eating options have taken a bit of a hit. First, there’s all of the foods that pregnant women aren’t allowed to eat including many kinds of fish and seafoods, soft cheeses, deli meats, undercooked eggs, undercooked...
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12/04/2006
Yes, the cat’s out of the bag. I’m going to be a dad. I’ve been doing lots of stuff around the house to prepare for my new role, most importantly, working on my “Dad look” in the morning: White undershirt, boxers, black socks pulled up to my knees. Instant Dad. Of course, tighty whiteys would be more appropriate, but I’m not that advanced yet. I’ll have...