Cooking For Engineers

Cooking isn't fun unless you can be really analytical about it, or at the very least, anal. That's why I love Cooking For Engineers! And look, there's a handy tool for making conversions right at the top! You can always trust an engineer to have the right tool...for making calculations, that is. Speaking of engineers and their tools, I have heard that engineers make better mates than dates...

Check out the 92 comments on making mayonnaise! And don't forget to kiss the cook, and kiss an engineer! They could be one and the same!

Cold mornings and hot coffee

There is no greater joy than a cup of hot coffee on a cold morning. Even Oskee agrees. He likes his coffee with lots of cream and a generous pinch of catnip. I drink mine black.

This summer I bought some yard furniture at local garage sales, enough to furnish my "outdoor salon." Please say that with a fruity French accent: sah-LONH. It's fancier that way. I like sitting on my $12 glider with a good book and my great coffee. Unfortunately, the mornings now are so dark; I have to wait for the weekends to enjoy my hot coffee outside.

Might I add, there is no greater annoyance than forgetting to turn off the fricking coffeepot...

I propose a more suitable name...

...for Lean Cuisine. Since one of those little meals doesn't satisfy anyone over the age of 3, it should be called Mean Cuisine. To paraphrase their slogan, "It's not just cuisine, it's mean..."