One recent morning, I decided it would be good to make some spaghetti before work so I would be able to bring some Cincinnati-style chili for lunch. Using my electric pressure cooker, I made some homemade Cincinnati-style chili (in the tradition of Skyline Chili), but we had eaten all the spaghetti. So, to make efficient use of my time, I thought I would try a trick from an old infomercial: Put the spaghetti in a tube, pour in boiling water and let it sit. The product in question was the … [Read more...]
East Meets (Mid)West: A Dinner for the Ages
On Friday, March 4, 2016, Wendi and I will be celebrating our 21st wedding anniversary. We have plans for the day: Head out to the Amish Heartland and enjoy a stay at the Berlin Grande Hotel. But, I was feeling good and wanted to cook Wendi a special dinner before our special day. I stopped at Buehler's on the way home thinking I would get some Certified Angus Beef top sirloin to cook and potatoes to bake. I picked up both of those items, but then I saw egg roll wrappers marked down. Then it hit … [Read more...]