This is where I was last week. Yup, that’s Niagara Falls and I’m standing on the Canadian side looking at the US. I even went on that boat, Maid of the Mist. Covered in a paper thin blue plastic poncho, we sailed straight for the falls – or as close as we could safely get. It was super humid and windy, with ice-cold water battering our faces. In the end my shoes were soaked but it was awesome! Read the rest of this entry
As how it usually happens on a Wednesday near 5 pm, Mom and I are wondering what we should have for dinner. I toss out suggestions and Mom makes pained faces until I ask what does she want? To which I get: Oh, anything that you like, it doesn’t matter to me.
Yeah. Right. Read the rest of this entry
I went to Costco with my mom and sister last week. We wandered around the store while waiting for my sister’s new tires to be installed. I found a nice pack of two 3-pound top round roast. Perfect for the three us. I had smoked a brisket for Thanksgiving, but was not happy with the results. So I figured, let’s try again! This time around I’ve got a much smaller size of meat that won’t need to be smoke for such a long time (Thanksgiving brisket took 8 hrs and I started at 6 a.m.). Read the rest of this entry
Kitchen Experiments 