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Something that drives me knuts is when a faucet is constantly dripping. Normally it’s not something that happens very often but lately we’ve had one particularly stubborn one that, no matter how much time I spend messing around with it, insists on continuing to drip, drip, drip, drip… until I’m ready to redecorate the kitchen sink with a fifty pound sledgehammer.
The one we’ve got in now is one of those REALLY old washerless thingys. The problem is that when that kind first appeared they sounded oh so good. Never needing washers sounded like it meant that the things would never leak. Just check one out that’s been in service for ten or fifteen years though. That’s another matter. It’ll have you racing out to find a replacement like one of the newer Hansgrohe faucet models.
The reason I say that is that I’ve been doing a little of that myself and I’ll tell you what, one of these days that thing is going to drip one time too many…..
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Posted on 18th January 2008
Under: Odds & Ends, kitchen talk | Comments Off
Honestly, I’ve never actually been into things like “tailgating”, A.K.A. Tailgate Parties but it’s that time of year again…. It’s almost time for the Superbowl and it’s also the season of the Bowl Championship Series for college football. Personally I can’t see wanting to spend a lot of time outside in this weather for a game when I can watch it at home on the tube, but there’s plenty that are more than willing to buy the pro or college football tickets, brave the weather and get the tailgate party going in the stadium parking lot when they arrive on game day.
From what I’ve seen on the subject, the key to successful tailgating is making sure that there’s plenty of everything. The idea here is that it’s better to risk having leftovers than to run out of stuff while things are in full swing. For example when making sandwiches ahead of time, make up at least six or seven more than you think you’ll need because there’s always at least one “bottomless pit”.
Whether you spend time watching Food network drumming up ideas from the likes of Emeril lagasse and Bobby Flay, or going with the basic ingredients such as everybody’s favorite types of sandwiches, loading up on different kinds of chips and drinks, potato and macaroni salads.
Then of course there’s the drinks. As much as it can be a tradition to have alcohol at something like this, it’s better to avoid that. The last thing anyone needs is for game day to end up with a DUI or worse yet, dead or injured in a wreck because somebody just had to have one more in the heat of the partying.
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Posted on 18th January 2008
Under: Eating Out, Food fun, From The Cook, Holiday, Odds & Ends | Comments Off
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