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Some Movies, Some Drinks, Some Videos

Well, that past week of time just went by and there were no interludes at all by me on this here website.  I pledge to do better, as I really do enjoy posting.  But last week was a little busy and rough, and I hope that there is good news ahead.  If not, I continue […]

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Settled In, It Seems

We’ve finally made it – all the big boxes are unpacked and disposed of.  It’s a thrilling sensation to be done and to be kind of almost all moved in at our new and smaller apartment.  All the work of getting shelving installed has been so satisfying too, as items are finding their real home […]

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Sunday Dinner with Gwyneth’s Goop

Last week on Gawker.com there was a quite hilarious article about making one of Gwyneth Paltrow’s recipes that could be found on her site, Goop.com.  Well, it was funny but also quite serious, in the fact that the meal was decadently delicious.  There’s sarcasm galore to be found, but at the core of the article, […]

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We made our own El Pollo Loco

We found a recipe for El Pollo Loco-style chicken and yesterday, we actually made it.  And it was good!  Really good!  The chicken marinated for about 3 days although it didn’t need to as you can marinate for just 24 hours, but after those 3 days, we put the chicken on the grill.  The trick […]

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Larry Conquers Olive Garden (MM)

How, you ask, did Larry conquer Olive Garden?  Because Larry made freakin’ Zuppa Toscana soup, almost exactly like Olive Garden makes it.  I found a recipe online after googling “Olive Garden Toscana recipe”, there it was!  He got the ingredients, and after using his culinary expertise, he rocked the hell out of the soup.  Next […]