Congrats, Nose. Tie-clip, heh…Archive for 'Food'
As if we needed an excuse…
http://www.proposition317.com/Â is where Guinness is gathering signatures to make St. Patrick’s Day an official time-off-of-work holiday.
Yeah, because without a day off millions of Americans wouldn’t go to their favorite watering hole to celebrate the occassion.
Still, in principle I’m in favor of taking a day off in early spring and spending it with a Guinness. Or a [...]
Posted: March 6th, 2008 under Food, Health.
Comments: 2
Rhythms … Meet Dangerous Dan’s Diner
Being, like all good denizens who inhabit The Flight Deck, a loyal fan of Rhythms, I was just wondering …Â
How much would you pay for what appears to be the civillian version of a Barney Clark?
 I dunno …. looks a little pricey to me.
Too bad, so close and yet so far away…
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Posted: January 17th, 2008 under Food, Sea Stories.
Comments: 10
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Posted: January 10th, 2008 under Food.
Comments: 4
How was your Thanksgiving?
Our forces are doing “good” – meaning both well and the right thing, and they are by no means “safe” just yet. I was forwarded the following message from a dear friend of a dear friend, this beautiful and quiet Thanksgiving Day.
Along with Unkawill’s post, it is time for us to pause and think of those more than [...]
Posted: November 22nd, 2007 under Food, GWOT, Military.
Comments: none
Draught-Dead Delicious??
I came across the strangest thing** in our local [read very very local] newspaper yesterday. For some strange reason, it immediately made me think of Lex.
And seeing as posting on TFD has been a bit sparse lately …. well, enjoy, if you have a mind to it. It looks to me like a nice lunch [...]
Posted: October 17th, 2007 under Food, Humor.
Comments: 5
News from the Front
Hey everybody,
Just a note to let y’all know I’m doing OK. I have been in Indoc/training since the 7th. It is somewhat on the warm side over here, with daytime temp’s @ 125-130. I have been drinking copious amounts of water and gatoraid. The chow is excellent! All you can eat, and much better than [...]
Posted: September 17th, 2007 under Food, GWOT, Military, News, Travel and Leisure.
Comments: 19
MRE Evaluations
The fine folks over at the Smoking Gun have taken a break from collecting celebrity mug shots and outrageous concert riders to provide us all with a fascinating look at what soldiers think of the new Meals, Ready-To-Eat (MREs). According to the website, the Army tested several new MREs on 400 solders stationed in Alaska, and [...]
Posted: September 3rd, 2007 under Food, Humor, Military.
Comments: 5
Jell-O Popcorn, the treat for the true sugar-junkie
Thanks for the kind inquiries about my Jello popcorn, I made up 75 baggies for the troop boxes this week, and finally, toward the end, figured out the best way to do it, isn’t that always the way? But for those who just want to make one batch, the recipe follows.Â
I made this for the [...]
Posted: May 21st, 2007 under Food, Military.
Comments: 5
A Little Help On A Cold, Snowy Day
It’s Thursday and the weather guessers are predicting 10-14 inches of snow. So, what better thing to do than rustle up a great big ol’ pot of homemade vegetable soup. Not that I’m a vegetarian you understand. Just need something soul satisfying and belly fillin’.
If your interested, the recipe follows:
4 meaty beef neck bones
3 stalks [...]
Posted: April 12th, 2007 under Food.
Comments: 7
Another Food Post
I put this up on my blog because I didn’t have anything else to write, and I thought I’d share it here. This is a quirky but delicious recipe that’s easier and simpler than it first looks, and the carnivores among us can add grilled chicken strips (be sure to increase the spices, then).
Black Bean [...]
Posted: April 7th, 2007 under Food.
Comments: 3