Friday, October 25, 2019

Mexican-Style Grilled Corn

I've eaten boiled corn-on-the-cob slathered with melted butter since I was a little tyke.  My mother would sometimes pair that with sliced tomatoes and a glass of milk, and that was our dinner, one of the best of our summers.  But this recipe ventured into the unknown, both by grilling the corn and then tossing it with a creamy combination of mayo, sour cream, cheese and other ingredients.  As the picture at the bottom shows, it pairs very nicely with my beard.




Friday, October 18, 2019

Lasagna Roll-Ups

This vertical twist on meatless lasagna delivers portion-control and taste in an easy-to-assemble recipe.  The noodles are steeped in boiling water for about 20 minutes while you make a cheese and herb spread that's kicked up with lemon zest.  Then, one at a time, you lay a noodle down, spread the cheese mixture down its center and roll it up.  Pour half the tomato sauce on the bottom of a baking dish, line up the lasagna pointed up, and finish with the rest of the tomato sauce.  I opted to put the Parmesan cheese on top before baking, contrary to the directions at the link below.  Leftovers can be frozen and microwaved for days of yummy repeats.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sunny-anderson/sunnys-easy-tomato-and-basil-lasagna-roll-ups-7157044


Friday, October 11, 2019

Spiced Pumpkin Waffles

We recently decided to buy a waffle maker and instead of making the waffles of our childhood, we went for these Spiced Pumpkin Waffles, filling the house with the aromas of Thanksgiving.  There were two left over, which we divided into quarters, put in plastic storage bags and placed in the freezer.  That's the perfect shape for the toaster to heat and crisp them back to life.

https://www.food.com/recipe/spiced-pumpkin-waffles-67930


Monday, October 7, 2019

Cooper's Hawk

Besides Cooper's Hawk having a great tasting area, upscale bar and restaurant, and the best Crispy Brussels Sprouts possibly anywhere, you can have your wine aerated and filtered using their self-serve Grapevine Decanter.  If you avoid overpaying for wine at restaurants, you'll be thrilled at their bottle prices.

https://chwinery.com/


Friday, October 4, 2019

Elaine's Pepperoni Bread

Years in the making, this video documents my wife's preparation of her famous Pepperoni Bread, a legion with Alter High School football players of yesteryears.  Dough, pepperoni, cheese and egg wash combine to make a "bet you can't eat just one piece".  I never can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc5y37YvUFY




Thursday, October 3, 2019

100K Faces Project

Not really sure what I would ever do with this, but having 100,000 free (I love free) facial pictures to augment a story or blog seems useful.  What's really cool is that all these are generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI), so they are not real people. 

https://generated.photos




Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Fall Foliage Map

While Mother Nature is not that predictable, but this interactive map can help you plan a trip to see the trees at their peak color.  The slider bar at the bottom is graduated in weeks, just click and drag the circle, or click anywhere along the bar, to get the map to update. 

https://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map/