Thoughts of a Middle Aged Man

For our trip to New York, I did a lot of investigating of restaurants to complement our daily adventures. I wanted to go to Babbo’s, Mario Batali’s place in the Village, but we couldn’t score a reservation, so I secured a reservation at Mesa Grill, Bobby Flay’s flagship place. Its on 5th [...]

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What could be better, four days of exploration of all things New York city has to offer. Landscapes, history, entertainment, and dining pleasures. We arrived late Thursday night and checked into the Helmsley Hotel on 42nd Street. I quick walk to pick up some .99 cent per slice New York style pizza [...]

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My Dad use to say the difference between a regular meal and a gourmet meal is the gourmet meal has more butter. Gary, one of the Seamhead Tour members, was asked by his kids his favorite food, in anticipation of preparing his answer for his birthday meal. His answer was sauce, anything with [...]

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A while back I got a new chef toy, the Vita-Mix blender, and it has become my new cooking partner. With enough power to grind nuts, this machine will mix anything, anytime and in minutes. It all started when I needed a new blender to create a [...]

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I have been playing around with my blog and adding a couple new links that people can explore. First I have added an ancestry database to my site. Just click on the My Ancestry link to the right and you can view a lot of my family’s ancestry. Its the [...]

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I would thought I would spend one post to catch up on a lot of past subjects, so here it goes

I ran 9 miles the last two Sunday’s with better times each Sunday. Yesterday I finished in 82 minutes, which is much faster than I planned. I am getting better at pacing myself, [...]

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I have not been to one her restaurants, and the reviews of her restaurant in Pittsburgh are not good. I have seen her show on PBS, and she seems like she is a task master with her crew and family. She also gushes excessively about her grandchildren. Her show teases you about [...]

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Someone asked me the other day who are my favorite chefs on The Food Network. I like to judge my favorites by how many recipes I made from that chef that are successful. The number 1 is obvious from my last post. Giada’s recipes are easy, well balanced flavors and are pleasing [...]

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