Ratatouille Recipe
June 15, 2009 – 11:10 pm | 24 Comments

I’m beginning to think that a lot of the food I make comes purely from inspiration.  It’s either that or I’m really a sucker for marketing.  I was walking past a giant display of flat …

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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 …

Open and Repair Microsoft Word
June 17, 2009 – 7:54 pm | No Comment
Open and Repair Microsoft Word

One of the top 10 things on my list of IT problems in the office is Microsoft Office. We’ve evolved far from the typewriter to a system that will almost do everything for you. …

iPhone vs Pre vs Android chart
June 13, 2009 – 9:47 am | No Comment
iPhone vs Pre vs Android chart

Usable charts are awesome.  I’ve seen many funky charts out there from people who wanted to display data.  I’ve been hearing ads for BillShrink.com.  At first I thought it was a guy named Bill Shrink …

Shun Ultimate Utility Knife
June 4, 2009 – 11:45 pm | One Comment
Shun Ultimate Utility Knife

One of the things that my wife told me to do when we married was to tell people what I want for the holidays or else I’ll get crap as gifts.  I finally learned my …

Mass Production Lumpia Shanghai Recipe
May 30, 2009 – 11:54 pm | 4 Comments
Mass Production Lumpia Shanghai Recipe

I’ve been asked on several occasions to help wrap lumpia for various clubs, organizations, and parties. I decided to try to make these “lumpia wrapping parties” a little more effective. The main problem when wrapping …