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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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 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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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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There is no question that the Food Network has advanced my abilities to cook. What started as a need to make some cookies for a team party for my daughter’s softball team, graduated to different breads from a bread maker and then, thanks to the Food Network, I not only expanded my knowledge of [...]

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