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Well, another day, another night of only 4 hours of sleep. It’s slowly driving me insane. On that note: I’m starting to obsess on finding a place to buy edible rose pedals. tomsaaristo is looking for them, and being …
Courtesy of www.tipsofallsorts.com : What about a hangover? . A hangover is basically caused by toxins from alcohol & dehydration. . Congeners are toxic chemicals produced as by-products during fermentation &…
So last night was almost another deep fried night. See that’s the trouble with procrastinating. All the parts were clean, but I had failed to put it away… so the thought was, “hey, instead of just doing burritos… why not…
So the only thing wrong with having a really nice deep fryer is the clean up. It fries food perfectly, the fried shrimp last night were exactly what I was craving, but the clean up process is just plain no fun at all. Th…
So tonight I’m gonna fry up some shrimp. For Christmas we got a REALLY nice deep fryer, and we haven’t really used it a ton… but when I think about all that fried yummy oil, that’s probably a good thing! **WARNING** …
I'm Bending to the enourmous pressure to talk about.... MEEEEEEE What's good enough for the chitownscalliwag is good enough for me! [ series 1 - ME ]Name : Jarod DixonBirthday : April 19, 1973Birthplace : St. Charles,…
So last night I cooked up a couple fillets, served them with some leftover roasted Veggies with a little Balsamic Vinegar over them. I'm not sure where I heard it, but I did a little trick that worked wonderfully. I took…
Steven M. Kleiner Kleiner, Steven M. 28, of Chicago, passed away February 18, 2003, cherished son of Ralph and Penny (nee Veil), dear brother of Rudy and Rick (Kathleen) Stege. Visitation Friday, 3 to…
Yummy dinner tonight. Twice Baked Goat Cheese Souffle, with Tuna Steak and Greens with a nice vinaigrette. Cooking restored my mood to normal, so I'm doing pretty good. Even if I over cooked the Tuna. Now what should I …
So the news of Steve swept through Chicago like you wouldn't believe. He was a well liked guy. He was working at the Tattoo Factory and was going to put this on Christy's arm to battle her Lady of Misfortune on the oth…
Rest in Peace Steve. You will be missed. Sorry I was giving you crap about not making the tattoo appointment last night, but as you know I was messing around. Steve Kleiner died in his sleep last night. His rrommate wen…
Not too much to write today. Dog's feeling better on her rice and boiled meat diet. That's a hard thing to cook... I want soooo bad to add a few yummy spices, but that would kind of defeat the whole "bland diet" thing. …
No VD Dinner party for us last night :( We were really looking forward to it. Turns out the dog is really sick. Got medicine for her today, as well as kinda like a doggie IV. She's walking around like a hunchback due to …
By Popular Request: The top layer. By the recipe for the top layer, I was supposed to let it set for 6 hours in the 'fridge, and then spoon it in to what ever I was going to serve it in. That didn't make all that much…
After 67 minutes of slow baking in a water bath... the bottom layer is finished. WHEW! I hate when cooking goes bad, which if you tend to experiment a lot, happens once in a while. This was no experiment though, I'm …
Another 20 minutes have been put on the clock. It's thickening, just really slowly. Could be the things I'm using in place of my tried and trusted Remkins. I just wanted to use something bigger this time.
Hmmmm... Creme Brulee isn't doing that well. Not setting the way it should. Glad I'm up early now... I might have to scrap this batch. Crap. Set the timer for another 20 minutes... 30 minutes wasn't enough hopefully an…
The Crème Brule has finally made it to the oven. At least the first layer is baking, the other will be finished this afternoon. I kinda wanted to get it all done last night, but Thursdays are hard to get stuff done on.…
I tell ya… I’m a sucker for food. The French food yesterday afternoon really hit the spot. I partook of the French Onion Soup, and the Chicken with Morel Mushrooms. Christy had the Artichoke with Mustard Butter and Brie …
Haha! Instant mood enhancement: Shopping and Food! Just talked to Christy. It appears that we're going to go downtown and hit a mall or two, and then I suggested we do a late lunch at Bistro 110, a really yummy French …
So I ended up spending a nice quiet night at home last night. I really wanted to see the show. I’ve seen Deals Gone Bad ( a local Ska band from the South Side) hundreds of times, but I REALLY wanted to see Roger Miret an…
I swear this thing hates me (Xanga) I spent quite a good chunk of time typing , hit the submit button, and all my text was gone. Not a single word. Normally I do type everything in Word and just copy it over, but I w…
Alright so for those who have inquired, and for the rest of you as well, here’s a few more details. HISTORY: I had recently returned to Chicago after being gone for 7 years (Army). I came back and didn’t really know …
Diamonds are a pain to get pictures of... I guess that's the point of getting a high quality one, nearly colorless (H)! I was going to get it at Tiffany's until I realized that Tiffany's is highly overrated and highly …
I'm such a wimp. Wanted to wait but... The big thing I bought was a nice engagement ring. She said yes. So that's about it... I really have to sleep soon. Congratulate me as you will, it'll be greatly appreciated! I'…
Helped my dad pack up a big moving truck today. He and my Mom are moving to Kansas City due to a job transfer. My Mom's already there and my Dad will be there tomorrow sometime with most of the stuff from this house. Fou…
Since I'm still on the TV thing, came across the best picture ever.
Very Cool Link: http://www.frontiernet.net/~cdm/agetv.html hehe... I'm the same age as Alisa Milano... Another guilty little pleasure is watching Charmed. Shows watched religiously, that I don't nessisarily feel prou…
Dog got me up early again. I’m starting to notice a trend… I seem to get up early kinda a lot, on my own or caused by the dog. I guess it’s getting a little redundant typing about it. Played that damn addicting video…
You know… the internet is a great thing. You can find anything you want, as well as everything you don’t want. Boredom set in this evening a little earlier than normal, and I had already done the tri-weekly monster.com ,…
Wooo Hoooo… I got my Lucent Severance Check in the mail yesterday. Quite a nice little surprise since the envelope looked like a bill of some sort. I do have plans for the cash… a little saving and one semi-hefty purchas…
You know, it's expected, as a pet owner, to wake up when I don't want to, and take her for a jaunt around the block to take care of a little business. I may be a little agitated at the time, but all in all it's really go…
So while enjoying a crisp Saturday evening Newcastle at the bar, “Candy” (Iggy Pop and Kate Pierson) came blaring out of the jukebox. This brought about a conversation about Iggy and the Stooges, and the B-52’s. This lea…
So I got a letter a few weeks ago from my aunt who lives in New Jersey. It was kinda nice... I haven't talked to her in YEARS. ##BACKGROUND## I was in the Army for about 7 years, and for almost all of that time lived…