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Chinese Spareribs | Serious Eats

Posted on April 19, 2011 by pete

I’ve never thought about trying this at home – but I will soon. Recipe and info from Serious Eats.. serves Serves 4 to 6, active time 15 minutes, total time 1 1/2 hours (plus overnight marinade) 1 tablespoon Chinese five-spice powder … Continue reading →

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Ramen Hacks: 30+ Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Instant Noodles

Posted on March 22, 2011 by pete

Thanks Serious Eats! via Ramen Hacks: 30+ Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Instant Noodles.

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Stop Junk Mail, Opt-out of Unwanted Mail with Catalog Choice

Posted on March 17, 2011 by pete

Getting a few too many catalogs or credit card applications these days? Catalog Choice is a terrific free service to unsubscribe from many of these companies. It is incredibly satisfying to hit the “No Postal Mail and No Name Sharing” option … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia: Inconsistent Burgers and Duck Fat Fries at JG Domestic

Posted on February 28, 2011 by pete

Serious Eats covers some amazing sounding fries: The duck fat fries served at JG Domestic are indeed something special. Skin-on potatoes are sliced moderately thick, fried to a brilliant golden hue, and then coated with a light dusting of salt. In … Continue reading →

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Google Adds New Recipe Search Tool

Posted on February 25, 2011 by pete

Tired of hunting for recipes on sketchball sites? Google’s new Recipe Search might be the answer. Example, just did a search for Spicy Ahi Pokē and found some promising results..

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Breakfast Bargains and Beyond.. Amazon Subscribe and Save

Posted on February 17, 2011 by pete

I eat Clif Bars for breakfast – they are good for you, easy to eat, and can be had for fairly cheap (under $1/bar). Usually I buy the variety pack at Costco, which runs about $21-22 dollars for 24 bars … Continue reading →

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Cookie-Stuffed Cookies

Posted on February 16, 2011 by pete

Serious Eats: “A picture is worth a thousand words, they say, so I’m not going to blab too much here.” via Cookie-Stuffed Cookies.

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Using Google Reader “Send To” with WordPress

Posted on February 16, 2011 by pete

So.. I’m a Google Reader fanatic – and figured, why not see if I can send some Reader content right to a blog, rather than spamming Facebook? Turns out it’s quite easy. And thus DFF is re-born. Using Google Reader … Continue reading →

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Zinc is Probably the Most Effective Cold Treatment Known to Medicine [Illness]

Posted on February 16, 2011 by pete

Interesting read from Lifehacker.. The moment you’re semi-sure you’re getting a cold, get some zinc lozenges. That’s the result of a meta-analysis of 15 different scientific studies of the mineral, and cut the length of coughing and sneezing days by 40 … Continue reading →

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OS 5.0 – not too shabby!

Posted on January 29, 2010 by pete

Shortly after writing the last entry, I lost all patience and decided to try upgrading the phone to an official release of the latest operating system. Not official by Verizon’s standards, of course – but official from RIM at least. … Continue reading →

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