Octopus Ceviche
July 31, 2010 – 8:13 pm | No Comment

I finally settled down after a long day of shooting pictures for my cookbook. I’m not even sure how many dishes I pushed out. But one of the ones that I’m really proud of pushing …

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How I Take Notes
January 13, 2010 – 1:46 am | No Comment
How I Take Notes

I was so frustrated one day while using prepackaged note templates that I decided to create my own. My frustration was built from not having the right fields of the things I needed to take down to …

Xpad – Passive Laptop Cooling
January 11, 2010 – 10:39 pm | No Comment
Xpad – Passive Laptop Cooling

I included an Xpad in Christmas List for 2009 and opened it on Christmas day. What a difference! Normally, after hours of playing, I semi-burn myself on my MacBook Pro. Not anymore. This geeky gadget …

Wonder Plunger Measuring Cup
December 18, 2009 – 1:19 am | No Comment
Wonder Plunger Measuring Cup

I’ve had a similar measuring cup like this for a couple years now. My mother-in-law gave it to me about 6-7 years ago.  However, mine is pure plastic and the edges show their age through …

Excel Task List Sheet
December 17, 2009 – 11:26 am | No Comment
Excel Task List Sheet

Somtimes my life gets a little hectic especially around the holidays. I needed a way to organize my “to do” lists.  I created this one for you to download.  What I’ve been doing is using the …

Keeping Clean in the Kitchen
August 29, 2009 – 7:32 am | No Comment
Keeping Clean in the Kitchen

Kitchen scrapers are not really necessary when it comes to cooking; however, if you want to move a little faster in the kitchen you’ll get yourself one.  Most kitchen scrapers have multiple purposes; some double …

Removing Spaces Linux/Mac
August 14, 2009 – 12:33 am | No Comment
Removing Spaces Linux/Mac

I had a bunch of files I needed to upload to a web server.  The filenames contained spaces and we know some web browsers don’t like spaces.  There was this script I found on the …

Le Cruset – Dutch Ovens, Opps, French Ovens
July 1, 2009 – 7:00 pm | No Comment
Le Cruset – Dutch Ovens, Opps, French Ovens

I find myself at times drooling with my mouth wide open when I enter culinary stores. I don’t know if it’s because I know that the items in the store make succulent dishes …

Your Stove Top Has 4 Burners
June 28, 2009 – 11:54 pm | One Comment
Your Stove Top Has 4 Burners

Most of you have 4 burners on your cooking range.  Usually a large, medium, and two small or some combination like that.  It doesn’t matter if you have gas or electric.  There are even some …

Emergency Wedding Day Kit
June 27, 2009 – 11:35 pm | No Comment
Emergency Wedding Day Kit

After experiencing some mishaps at a recent wedding I updated my wedding day kit with a few more items that came in handy.
Here’s the new kit: Wedding Kit

2009-2010 Ocean View School Supply List
June 21, 2009 – 11:54 pm | No Comment
2009-2010 Ocean View School Supply List

Kindergarten Supply List
2 boxes of Crayola colored pencils
Crayola regular markers 24 count
Crayola thin markers 24 count
Fine point black markers (not permanent)
White glue 8oz.
4 pack- glue sticks (solid type)
Hand Sanitizer (unscented)
Bandaids: assorted 15-30 count
Facial tissues 1box
Disinfectant …