A Mustard Story
And now for a little inappropriate humor…. As ham sandwiches go, it was perfection. A thick slab of ham, a fresh bun, crisp lettuce, and plenty of expensive, light brown, gourmet mustard. The corners...
View ArticleI’m Number 45
Woohoo! I’m number 45!! When the Social Security Administration is not busy sending payments to the elderly and those in other forms of need, they spend a little time crunching some data. Regularly,...
View ArticleMuch Better Than Two Hookers
Many, many years ago my wife’s family was sitting around talking in the final days before Christmas. My eldest nephew, Danny, was around three at the time (and is now 20) and was playing on the floor...
View ArticleBreaking the Embrace
Over several posts, you have gotten to know a little about my dog Cody. He is a good dog that is friendly to people and has a well defined sense of the pecking order at home. He is not always right...
View ArticleSpaghetti Western Dinner
Back in mid 1960’s, when westerns were in vogue, an Italian director, Sergio Leone made a little film called Fist full of Dollars. Starring Clint Eastwood, it was a box office hit. While other Westerns...
View ArticleRoyale With Cheese
A little dialogue from the movie Pulp Fiction: Vincent: And in Paris, you can buy a beer at McDonald’s. And you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris? Jules: They don’t call it a...
View ArticleEating Corn the Right Way
How do you eat your corn? I’m not asking grilled, loose or creamed. (Oh please don’t say creamed ’cause that is just WRONG). I mean corn on the cob. As most of us do, I learned how to eat corn on the...
View ArticleThe Laverne and Shirley of Flavor (with wine!)
Peanut butter and chocolate. Apples and cinnamon. Tomatoes and basil. Some flavors just go well together. This is so true of honey and mustard. It is like the Laverne and Shirley of flavor. This honey...
View ArticleTravel Bugs
In a previous post I told you about the hobby of geocaching. If you didn’t read it, check it out and the rest of this post will make more sense. One of the more interesting aspects of the hobby...
View ArticleSalmon Gangnam Style
In July 2012, South Korean musician Psy released an album with the song Gangnam Style. In the following five months, the video became the first YouTube video to receive over a billion hits. Since then...
View ArticleSmells Better
When my youngest was a first grader, he was down the street at a neighbor’s house one summer day when it was time for dinner. My wife called, chatted with the neighbor and then asked if they could send...
View ArticleAny Amy By Any Other Spelling
I listen to quite a number of podcasts and one of my regular ones is the NPR show Car Talk. When a caller rings in and introduces themselves with their name and location, the Car Talk hosts, Tom and...
View ArticleDiced! – Emily – Gluten-Free Beer Battered Cod with Cauliflower Cheese
Today we have an entrant for the second course of the Diced! competition. Contestants were instructed to create or find a recipe for an entree and any sides containing the following ingredients: White...
View ArticleSeinfeld’s Top 10 (part 2)
Yesterday I started my top ten list of cultural impacts of Seinfeld. Here are my top five: 5. “Not that there is anything wrong with that” – There is an evolution to talking about sensitive topics on...
View ArticlePolar Bear Pulled Pork
Both of my boys are Boy Scouts. The eldest achieved the rank of Eagle Scout a mere microsecond before he aged out of scouts at age 18. My youngest is currently a Star Scout (two ranks below) and looks...
View ArticleOf Course, Grands!
The other day I made this recipe, Chicken and Biscuit Pockets, for lunch. Having shredded zucchini and squash in it, I was wondering how it would be received by my youngest son. They came out of the...
View ArticleCramming
Many years ago when my wife was in graduate school, we met one of her high school friends, who was in med school at another university, for dinner. We drove over to the friend’s apartment and picked...
View ArticleKohlrabi and Apple Slaw
When I purchased my current home 18 years ago, I walked onto the property and immediately one of my next door neighbors, Bob, came out to greet me. After exchanging names and the typical “welcome to...
View ArticleDon’t Crack That Egg
The Ranting Wife is one of four daughters and all of them, and their Dad, live within 10 miles of each other. My wife’s grandparents are within that area as well. Because of this, getting together for...
View ArticleProduct Review: Cookina Barbecue Reusable Grilling Sheet and Colman’s Mustard
The Ranting Chef does not get paid or receive any revenue from manufactures or retailers of products reviewed. I occasionally receive products that I am asked to use and see what I think. I take a...
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