Jerry Orbach, 1935 – 2004

As many of you may know I’m a huge musical theater fan. Last night Jerry Orbach died of prostate cancer at age 69. Most people recognize him as Lennie Briscoe from TV’s “Law and Order” franchise. Orbach however was first an actor in musicals. He was originated the roles of Billy Flynn in “Chicago,” El Gallo in “The Fantasticks,” and …

Small Electrics Part 3: The Slow Cooker

This may sound odd coming from somebody who likes good food, but I love the Crock Pot. The slow cooker is a great tool when it’s cold outside. We actually use ours year round, but generally the foods made in a slow cooker are more suited to winter weather. For quite a while this fall we made something every week …

Small Electrics Part 2: BroilKing Griddle

The newest addition to our kitchen is a BroilKing Griddle that I got for my birthday. I know it’s been over a month since my birthday, but you just don’t have griddle using occasions every day. Let me just say that this griddle is FANTASTIC (it should also be noted that it is the same griddle used in the Good …

Small Electrics Part 1 — Toastmaster Lightwave Oven

In honor of the holidays and the shortening shopping season I thought I’d write up a few reviews from my personal experience with a variety of small electric kitchen gadgets that no house should be without. Some of these I own, some I’ve just used (and want to own). So over the next few days there will be several reviews …

Holiday Dinner Party

Last night Sarah and I hosted a dinner party for two couples (Steve & Tammy and Matt & Meredith). We’ve never really done a small dinner party before and I was very pleased with the outcome. It gave us an excuse to use our china and for me to try out some new recipes. Over the course of about 4 …

Richard’s Hawgwild BBQ

I finally feel like I’ve found good BBQ in Springfield, MO. I haven’t tried everything yet, but so far I am impressed with Richard’s Hawgwild BBQ. This is an extension of a restaurant in Aurora (they also have a location in Monett). The Springfield location is in the Village Mart gas station at Plainview and South Campbell (the gas station …

Jeremy Wright’s Christmas Cheer Candy Canes

A lot of the blog’s I read on a daily basis are technology or business related blogs. It’s always amusing when one of these blogs ventures into the food arena. To be perfectly honest this isn’t really food, but it’s a recipe and it almost made orange juice come out of my nose while I was reading it. Ensight’s Jeremy …

And this time I mean it

In my blogging slackitude I’ve neglected to post on several topics over the past few weeks. I’m going to do a brief catch up here and then return to more regular posting. My goal is go to no more than a week without a post. That should be easy for a while as I’ve been thinking, “I should blog this,” …

Acme Oyster House

Last night we went to Acme Oyster House for dinner. We started out as a group of about 12 MMUG managers, but ended up with about 19 of us. Acme is a New Orleans establishment. It’s your classic oyster bar and cafe with reasonable prices and good food. I started out with some raw oysters and then had the New …

Finally in New Orleans

Going to grab a quick bite to eat and then try to get some work done on the costume before tonight’s festivities. Hoping tomorrow won’t be too rough on me given the party tonight. Rob has posted great commentary on Bayona. It’s one of the places I’d like to try and eat while I’m here. Unfortunately there’s not enough time …

SGF Wifi & TSA Searches

I’m currently enjoying the free wifi network at the Springfield-Branson airport. I’ve got to say this is a much better experience that going flying out of a bigger airport (and a nicer airport than Columbia). Most people seem to be sailing from check-in to the gate in about five minutes. I was unlucky enough to be one of the “randomly” …