So we just got back from the grocery store and I’m mad. We’ve shopped at several stores over the year we’ve lived in Springfield. We originally shopped at Price Cutter when we moved, but with the house switched to shopping at Wal-Mart to save a little money. A couple of weeks ago we decided that the quality of products at …
I’m Biking Again
In my younger days I was an avid biker, er cyclist. I used to ride more than 100 miles a week on average, often times riding twice a day. It’s been quite some time since I’ve done that and I’m pleased to say I’m getting back into the swing of things. I still have a long way to go, but …
Food Blogs in 417
I just got done being interviewed by Evan Fisk for an article he’s writing for 417 Magazine about food blogs in the Springfield area. I’m not sure how many of them there are in SW Missouri, but I was pleased to hear that there were enough for even a brief write up. One of note that I’ll probably start reading …
Fresh Toasted Bread
Yesterday I baked bread for the first time since we moved to the new house. I used my standard recipe (which isn’t really a recipe): 1.5 cups of water, 2tsp yeast, 1 tsp salt, 1tbsp sugar, and the appropriate amount of flour to make a good dough. I also added a tablespoon of barley malt for some depth to the …
Crock Pot Piperade
In our continued quest for easy weeknight cooking we still use the crock pot quite a bit. We’ve been cooking from a book called The Gourmet Slow Cooker by Lynn Alley. Yesterday we made the Piperade which is a traditional Basque pepper sauce that was served with chicken — traditionally it would be served with eggs, but is often used …
Blackberry pie and other farm goodness
There is nothing quite as tasty as a blackberry pie made from berries picked a few hours earlier. Except perhaps when that pie is served with ice cream (homemade if possible). Sarah’s grandparents live on a farm south of Purdy, MO (about an hour from Springfield). It used to be a dairy farm, but they’ve retired and now they just …
Agenda for the Summer
I’ve got several series of posts planned for the summer. Posting has been a bit sporadic lately due to settling into the new house, but I expect it will pick up again next week. I’m spending the last half of this week at a youth leadership retreat for the church. Starting next week I’ll be doing an ice cream of …
Fridge In Place
We got our refrigerator moved into the house on Sunday afternoon only to discover that it didn’t fit into the spot in the kitchen. We had measured this fridge and the one that was in the house before we bought it and we thought they were the same size. Apparently we didn’t measure too well because our fridge was about …
Splenda (now in Diet Coke)
If you’re not familiar with Splenda here is a brief introduction. Splenda is a no calorie sweetner. Splenda is actually sucralose which is made by replacing some of the hydrogen in sucrose (table sugar) with chlorine. Sucralose tastes remarkably like normal sugar and I can’t detect an aftertaste. About two years ago I mostly gave up drinking regular soda and …
Trailers Really Damage Trucks
So we borrowed Sarah’s uncle’s truck and trailer to move with last weekend. As you can probably guess from the title of this post we had a bit of a mishap. While backing the trailer into our driveway I hit the curb, jackknifed the trailer and put a nice dent/scratch all down the rear quarter panel of the truck. Funny …
WIFI @ Reliable Chevrolet
I’m waiting for some work to get finished on my car and using the free WIFI that is available at Reliable Chevrolet. I’m going to start using the ability to be connected as a criteria in choosing service providers for this type of work. I have to sit here for 2 hours while they work on my car, it’s much …
Blingo
I’m always a fan of free stuff online so when I got an invite for Blingo it seemed like a good idea. It’s powered by Google so the search results are the same, they’ve got a Firefox search box plugin, and they give stuff away. It’s hard to argue with it. If you’re interested you can click on the logo …