I was in the process of making a grocery list for me that was customized just for me. I opened up Excel and Word and started working on a template. Every grocery list should definitely …
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My boss always tells me that there shouldn’t be an excuse for failure if you are given the right tools.
Getting the right tools is always a problem. Most of the “sets” out there give you …
Because every once in a while I need a list of states and territories. Well, I need this list when I build online forms. Instead of searching around the web for a list I just …
This past Labor Day I was able to attend the Nuggest Rib Cook-off in Sparks, Nevada. This is the closest professional rib cook-off near me that had 24 rib competitors. What I like about this …
This Doug Chan guy is really good! I need to setup my house with a recording studio so I can record at 2AM.
I’ve never really understood a time when you would want to slap and hug someone at the same time until now. A good friend of mine, Helen Chuan, surprised me this morning with a gift …
I’ve been on a search for Lardo for a long time. I’ve checked 4505 Meats, Fatted Calf, and Schaub’s. By a crazy random happenstance I made a trip to the Ferry Building in San Francisco. …
I don’t normally buy fancy grilling supplies but I found a cool deal that I couldn’t refuse well more that I was shopping for insulated food gloves when I found a better deal for “less.”
I …
Thanks to SB1520 my last bites of Foie Gras in California while sitting in the lounge in the St. Regis hotel in San Francisco. Sitting in San Francisco, it seems unreal that the delicacy could …
Found this cool video on the web of a bride walking down the aisle while singing “The Right Man” by Christina Aguilera.
I’m working on 3 and a half weddings this year and some of them …
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood was one of my favorite shows growing up especially the episodes with the Purple Panda. Trolley was pretty cool too. Even though the show ended it is currently being relived, revived, and …
Here’s my newest addition to my set of knives. I figured that I do a lot of cooking outside the home and I always worry about damage to my pricey set. I’m building my new …
The news of my chocolate snobbery quickly spread threw my office floor after I gracefully declined FREE CHOCOLATE. People found it strange that I’d turn down free chocolate. I had to explain that it’s hard …
A friend of mine recently joined up with Stella & Dot as one of their stylists. I went to one of her Trunk Shows to see what the jewelry is all about. One of her …
I’m helping out a friend with her Stella & Dot adventure. I was looking at matching all of her marketing material with the Stella & Dot theme. While there are a couple of variations of …
I decided to make these cake pops to hand out as Valentine grams. Chocolate cake center, candy outer layer.
Just wanted to add some lessons learned from this batch:
Wait for cake to cool before adding icing.
Don’t …
Last August I moved offices to another location. At my old location, I believed food fell from the sky…in the form of cupcakes. Sweets showing up at my door seemed to be a frequent occurrence …
Consolidating into one place for your addresses can be a daunting task. For years I struggled with keeping personal contacts mixed in with my work contacts. I decided to give that up when contact folders …
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