More on Frugal Fridays

The response to the Frugal Fridays event has been wonderful.  Quite a few people have taken interest and hopefully the momentum will increase as this rolls along.  As it stands, I’m still working dilligently on getting things set up and…

Thirteen terms I use that sound foreign to everyone else.

Techno-babble.  We’ve heard it used when referring to Star Trek and Star Wars, but did you know that every industry has its own form of techno-speak?  Most often these are words that are used among just people in the industry…

Thirteen Things I do. Every… Single… Day…

There are things that each of us does on a daily basis.  Some of them are for our personal amusement, some are for health reasons and some are things we’d really rather not be doing, but end up doing anyway.…

Thirteen things I won’t miss about this old house

As I’ve said before, we’re getting ready to move next week.  The move is to a much nicer home with more features and a fenced yard, whih will make both charlie and Mr. Seat of his Diaper pretty happy, I’m…

And the award goes to…

I mentioned in an earlier post that I had received the “E” for excellence award from Ben over at What’s Cooking. Part of the honor of winning that award is that I’m supposed to pass it along to a few…

Thirteen Uses for Common Household Vinegar

As far as most cooks are concerned, standard distilled vinegar is a rarely used item. We tend to gravitate toward flavored vinegars or those made from ingredients that will lend a certain flavor profile to the foods we cook, and…

The Barbecue-in’ will comence!

For those who have been following along, you’ll know that I have stated my intention to show some real, down home Texas smoke fueled barbecue as the result of a discussion at The Great Cook’s Community.  I had meant to start…

Thirteen More Random Kitchen Tips

The kitchen tips segments for my Thursday Thirteen entries have met with a lot of positive feedback, so I thought I’d keep the ball rolling. From the vast reaches of the internet I bring you 13 more tips to help…

Dorie’s Perfect Party Cake: Al’orange

This Month’s Daring Baker’s challenge, hosted by the lovely Morven, of Food Art and Random Thoughts, was one that made me giddy from the get go. Why? Because this time the rules basically said “do what you want”. The challenge…

Thirteen Strange Uses for Food Around the Home

Welcome to my 24th Thursday Thirteen. The TT I did on kitchen tips was such a rousing success that I figured I would keep going with the things you guys wanted to see.

This time around I chose to find…