DIY French Press Cozy

My favorite gift this Christmas was the French press coffee pot Howie gave me.

The reason is twofold. First, I’ve wanted a French press for years. They make a fantastic cup of coffee. Second, he got it for an insanely low price. I love a bargain, and he found this Bodum 12-cup model at the [...]

Easy comfort food dinner: Paprikash & noodles

Last night, I tried a recipe I clipped from the label on a can of Giant Eagle condensed cream of chicken soup. When you want quick and simple, those cream soups are terrific! Recipes and more info are below the gallery.

Busy Day Paprikash
Taken from label of Giant Eagle Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup.
Makes four servings [...]

Countdown to Spring!

This winter has been a bear. So much for global warming. I think all the recent snow is beautiful, but I am so glad we haven’t experienced a raging albino crapfest, as James Lileks dubbed such snowstorms on Twitter back in December. Our friends in Frederick, MD are buried after the week’s snowfall and much [...]

The irony of a blond’s password

My friend Larry sent me a funny story today.
During a recent password audit at a company, it was found that a blond receptionist was using the following password:
MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento
When asked why she had such a long password, she said she was told that it had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least [...]

I sense cheesecake in our future

Got a new Nordic Ware springform pan for $3.99 at Goodwill.   Now all I need is a good beginner’s cheesecake recipe.
Anyone?

Review: Progressive International measuring cups and spoons

A few weeks ago I was browsing the kitchen stuff on Amazon and saw this Progressive International 19-Piece Measuring Set and snatched it right up. As regular readers know, I enjoy cooking and have recently begun baking bread at home, too. I’ve been using this set several times a week since they arrived and I [...]

Greasy isn’t getting my cellphone number

My first thought when I saw this sender’s username was, ewwwwww.

And then I thought, even if I wanted a car, I don’t know I’d want this guy to have my cellphone number.
The lesson here? Consider the e-mail address and/or name you associate with it when you want to sell something. It doesn’t matter if it’s [...]