Rock’n Ribs 2006

Rock’n Ribs, Springfield’s local bbq competition, is this weekend. Sarah is the head cook for the Rotaract team (young Rotary) and she’ll be up all night in the Bass Pro parking lot cooking ribs, pork, brisket, and chicken. We worked last night on the super-secret rub and homemade bbq sauce for the competition. I think it’s going to taste great. …

Dinner with the Kirks

Last night Sarah and I had dinner with Steve and Tammy Kirks. Some watching of the Olympics and BBQ. Steve provided some outstanding brats from Wisconsin. We simmered them in onions and beer before tossing them on the smoker. Sarah and I provided some ribs, beans, fries, and smoked salmon spread. I figure if I’m firing up the smoker I …

The Blogging Hiatus Shall End

That’s about it. Stay tuned for regular updates. I’m going to write everything I’ve thought about blogging but haven’t for whatever reason. I’ve got no real excuse for the lack of blogging. There are several possible reasons for this hiatus: I’m bored with it I’m getting all the creative outlet I need at work I’m just too busy I’m not …

Happy New Year 2006!

Here’s hoping that everybody has a happy, healthy 2006 full of good food and good friends. Sarah and I used to have New Year’s Eve parties, but we’ve decided that we’d rather do other things on NYE than host a party, so this year we had a bash the Friday before (possibly a new tradition). Stay tuned for all the …

Merry Christmas

I’m writing this from my sister’s house before Christmas Eve dinner and heading to church at the Church of the Ressurection. Tomorrow we’ll be at my mom’s house, but she has no internet (and is PROUD of it). Tomorrow morning we’ll be doing the standard Christmas morning routine: breakfast, presents, then Christmas dinner. What are your Christmas plans?

Chex Mix

I really like chex mix. It’s so much better when you make it yourself. I’m not sure why we only make it at holiday times and settle for the crap in the bag the rest of the year — especially given that the stuff you buy doesn’t include nuts. I made a double batch last night. I pretty much follow …

Christmas Cookies & Other Odd thoughs

So I’ve been feeling a lack of desire to blog lately. Last week I’d decided I was going to start a new series on Christmas cookies. Everybody loves cookies that this time of the year and there are a lot of recipes that could be blogged. I just don’t seem to have a passion for it much any more. A …

Holiday Eating

I hope everybody has had a good Thanksgiving. We’re driving back from Tulsa where we celebrated our second overindulgent meal at Sarah’s uncle Keith’s house. Yesterday we were at the farm in Purdy and are returning there tonight. We’ll be back in Springfield on Saturday. I’m going to be starting a new series of posts between now and Christmas. I …

Free iPod Nano!!!

DSCN0181.JPG Originally uploaded by kerner. Slightly more than a year ago I started on the quest to get a free iPod. So many people scoffed at the notion of getting an iPod for free, but I know other people who had gotten them so I figured why not. My free iPod arrived today. I opted for a white 4gb Nano. …

Welcome 417 Readers

A few months ago I was interviewed by Evan Fisk of 417 Magazine for a story about food blogs. I haven’t seen the article because for some reason our October issue hasn’t shown up yet, but our friend Tammy Kirks let me know it was out. If you’re looking at the main page of the blog you’ll notice that it …

Moving On, Sort Of

I’ve spent the last five years working at Educara. We’ve put together some great software and worked on some amazing projects. I’ve had the opportunity to work with some great people (both clients and staff). The past two years Dick and I have been focusing very heavily on building a team that could take over our daily functions. That focus …